Thief/Ninja looks to be Inbound

[Exstal]

I'd make Ranger a separate class from Archer altogether. There's no reason to fix what isn't broken.

[Deathscythe343]

I'd make Ranger a separate class from Archer altogether. There's no reason to fix what isn't broken.

It would be another job for the class to pursue. So at 30 Archers can choose either bard or ranger.

[Exstal]

It would be another job for the class to pursue. So at 30 Archers can choose either bard or ranger.

That's foolish. Ranger would play exactly like Bard without songs (which Bard doesn't do 90% of the time anyway).

Archer => Bard
Scout (or something else) => Ranger

[ziddyt]

That's foolish. Ranger would play exactly like Bard without songs (which Bard doesn't do 90% of the time anyway).

Archer => Bard
Scout (or something else) => Ranger

just like sch is exactly the same as smn, right?

[Exstal]

just like sch is exactly the same as smn, right?

Yes, SCH is a DPS class. Just like SMN.

[RyuDragnier]

Yes, SCH is a DPS class. Just like SMN.

lol oh you!

[Axlle10]

lol oh you!

you have never seen a good scholar then if you havent seen one dps and healz at the same time.

[Ixpheon]

I'd make Ranger a separate class from Archer altogether. There's no reason to fix what isn't broken.

I agree, Bards may be support but they have such decent aoe and damage that a Ranger class would just seem superfluous. I'm expecting that the Archer secondary job is likely to be Beastmaster as the bowman with a beast companion is such a staple. Of course, they could buck the trend and give Beastmaster to the axe wielding marauder to shake things up a little. Would be cool. :P

Without having much of a clue about how the job system could change in the future, I personally see the classes playing out a bit like this:

Thief --> Ninja/Blue Mage
Musketeer --> Corsair/Machinist?
Lancer --> Dragoon/Dark Knight
Archer --> Bard/Beastmaster
Gladiator --> Paladin/Red Mage
Marauder --> Warrior/Rune Fencer?
Pugilist --> Monk/Dancer
Conjuror --> White Mage/Geomancer
Thaumaturge --> Black Mage/Time Mage?

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

I keep reading about Ehrmahgerd GEOMANCER. Why is everyone so stuck on it?