Quote Originally Posted by Kiokin View Post
I'd think Yoshida explicitly stating that Rogues used to be Thieves would mean that they wouldn't become a Job. Gladiators didn't used to be Paladins. Pugilists didn't used to be Monks. Marauders didn't used to be Warriors. You get the point? You don't go back a step in evolution to gain more power. It doesn't make sense. They already have the skills of Thieves, it's just under a new name and lore that makes sense for the FFXIV universe. Deal with it.
You do go back to gain more power in the case of Scholar and Summoner.

How long has the Rogues guild been Rogues and not Thieves? Some useful thievery based part of their past could have been lost.