Quote Originally Posted by Giantbane View Post
2nd jobs aren't complete separate classes, they're just specializations as you'd see in other MMOs. For instance, WoW you have a paladin and could spec into protection (tank), holy (heal) or retribution (dps). In FF you have Arcanist which can specialize as a Scholar (heals), or a Summoner (DPS). If they were to add Geomancer as a 2nd Job to CNJ, then they're just adding a DPS specialization to that base class. It's not a full blown class, but it also (should) take a lot fewer development resources to add to the game.
Yeah I know that, I'm a Summoner myself so I know the difference. But to use myself as an example, when I first levelled ACN I wanted SMN as I didn't have a DPS class. Well when I finally hit 50, I got my SMN, hooray. However I also had SCH, level 50, despite almost literally never once playing SCH. Not only that, but it was nearly i90 thanks to my WHM gear. So as the poster below mentions, if they were going to make Geomancer from Conjurer or whatever, people would instantly be level 50 (and even may have gear for it) despite not having a clue how to play the class. That makes zero sense.