NINJA and ROGUE confirmed

[Reynhart]

So I suppose STR will be described as "Increase Attack Power (But not for Rogue and Ninja)" and DEX, "Increase ranged attack power, but also attack power for Rogue and Ninja" ?

I don't understand...what's so special about Rogue and Ninja it that people suddenly imagine exceptions here and there ?!

[MartaDemireux]

So I suppose STR will be described as "Increase Attack Power (But not for Rogue and Ninja)" and DEX, "Increase ranged attack power, but also attack power for Rogue and Ninja" ?

I don't understand...what's so special about Rogue and Ninja it that people suddenly imagine exceptions here and there ?!

I never said that. I said specifically that DEX could be used in Thief/Rogue's non-damaging mechanics (although now I'm thinking it could be used in some damaging ones as well). Essentially the same way in that THM/BLM/CNJ/WHM/ACN/SMN/SCH weapons use the STR path but they use INT/MND for their skills/mechanics.

They should re-define the two terms though to something along the lines of:

STR: Increases attack power for Swords/Shields/Axes/Fisticuffs/Polearms/Rods/Staves/Books/Twinblades and block/parry strength.
DEX: Increases attack power for Bows and block/parry rates. (potentially evasion too)

Since there are in-game skills which specify that they deliver a ranged attack but use STR due to that being their weapons stat (Tomahawk, Shield Lob, Piercing Talon) I find it inappropriate to define DEX as being a ranged attack modifier. This way they could even put Twinblades on the DEX path instead of the STR. It'd make more sense thematically.