Magitek Armor Speculation

[Lucke]

Rather than having a chocobo out doing it's own thing, you'll probably have to pilot the magitek. So, instead of it being a 3 man party, it's 2. Could end up being like Prae where you start out with like a machine gun, and that magi blast move, but over time, you can upgrade those weapons or install new ones like missles or better armor. I kinda hope it's like PUP in XI. You could install and uninstall different mods based on how you wanna build your armor. Maybe you could sacrifice armor, for better weapons, or substitue a weapon for thicker armor. Maybe Magitek pilot would be it's own class (Machinist maybe?). Like, if you are a WHM piloting the magitek, should you have access to WHM spells?

[HakuroDK]

Rather than having a chocobo out doing it's own thing, you'll probably have to pilot the magitek. So, instead of it being a 3 man party, it's 2. Could end up being like Prae where you start out with like a machine gun, and that magi blast move, but over time, you can upgrade those weapons or install new ones like missles or better armor. I kinda hope it's like PUP in XI. You could install and uninstall different mods based on how you wanna build your armor. Maybe you could sacrifice armor, for better weapons, or substitue a weapon for thicker armor. Maybe Magitek pilot would be it's own class (Machinist maybe?). Like, if you are a WHM piloting the magitek, should you have access to WHM spells?

I definitely like that idea of being able to swap components in and out for improved stats and different abilities. That sounds really, really cool and could even end up being a very interesting PVP Mode: Magitek Mayhem!

However, I'm not so sure about being able to use character skills while piloting one. It wouldn't make sense for a Melee class to have them, and it would be unfair if mages could use their skills while melee could not. Instead, maybe have certain jobs/classes impart certain ability unlocks for the Magitek Armor itself? WHM might get Healing Beam, PLD might get Strobe Flash, MNK might get Rocket Punch, etc.