So..Lets talk jobs?

[giftforce]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe they said somewhere that eventually there will be multiple jobs for each class. Also, they're designing the Classes themselves to be more versatile as solo'ers. The jobs will have more specific roles for party play for challenging content. If they implement this correctly it's a fantastic system
IMO. Its not like the jobs will eclipse the classes or vice versa, they'll complement each other for different things oyu do with them.

No, it's absolutely stupid. The "whole point" of the armory system is to design your own playstyle/build a class. A job/advanced class system is just making the whole freedom-aspect of the armroy system redundant and obsolete and they might as well throw the whole thing away.

[CanteJondo]

No, it's absolutely stupid. The "whole point" of the armory system is to design your own playstyle/build a class. A job/advanced class system is just making the whole freedom-aspect of the armroy system redundant and obsolete and they might as well throw the whole thing away.

Despite the shortcomings of the armoury system in allowing a player to build their custom class, the job system does NOT make classes obsolete. The classes will have their plusses as will the jobs. They're tackling the problem of soloability and adding challenging party content very well by adding jobs. Defined roles in party play with jobs, a broader pick and mix role with class. I don't think it would ever be possible to design great content for the classes as they stood, you just can't design battles for a party of people that all can do so much (as is with the class system now)
It surely is the best way forward by keeping the classes broad and then focusing content also for the more specialised jobs.

[Lerris]

No, it's absolutely stupid. The "whole point" of the armory system is to design your own playstyle/build a class. A job/advanced class system is just making the whole freedom-aspect of the armroy system redundant and obsolete and they might as well throw the whole thing away.

Jobs are for those who CHOOSE to specialize. Classes are for those who don't. If you haven't figured that out by now there's no hope for you.