Is NINJA a freaking tank!?

[Exstal]

But... But... Where is thief!? /cries

Thief wasn't in every Final Fantasy. It was only in 1 more game than Ninja (I think). So Ninja is just as, if not more iconic, than Thief.　Emphasis on wasn't in every game.

[Nicole_Valkyrie]

I don't think so.... to be able to tank you need armor, to protect you more than the other roles. Ninjas need to move fast so they need light clothing in order to do their job right, like leather or cloth. I think that jump is to use when you are alone, doing quests, for example, besides, maybe you will be able to jump from the back too in order to be more mortal

[Solrak]

Thief wasn't in every Final Fantasy. It was only in 1 more game than Ninja (I think). So Ninja is just as, if not more iconic, than Thief.　Emphasis on wasn't in every game.

I never said that thf was more iconic than nin. I just said that thf is one of the most iconic... Together with warrior, paladin, dark knight, black Mage, etc. and ninja too...

Pretty sure they always seek a non iconic class ( pugilist, lancer, gladiator ) and then transform it to an iconic one. That's why rogue is rogue and not thief. Yeah, they transform rogue to an iconic on but I don't know... You are going to change one class that uses daggers or small swords for Katanas... That's bad... It's like doing a class that uses great sword and chaining to a great katana on his job...

[Exstal]

Pretty sure they always seek a non iconic class ( pugilist, lancer, gladiator ) and then transform it to an iconic one. That's why rogue is rogue and not thief. Yeah, they transform rogue to an iconic on but I don't know... You are going to change one class that uses daggers or small swords for Katanas... That's bad... It's like doing a class that uses great sword and chaining to a great katana on his job...

1) Pugilist, Lancer, Gladiator aren't classes in normal Final Fantasy games.
2) Rogue is Rogue because the dev team wouldn't like Naoki name it Thief because of a thieves' guild in a normal city state makes no sense
3) Katana is a fairly lengthy sword and usually restricted to Samurai unless there is no Samurai present in the game.


2a) http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/122...edia-Interview

Truthfully, I wanted the job to be called “Thief,” but the development team wouldn’t have it (laughs). You see, there are guild headquarters in each city for all of the different classes, but if we had a class called “Thief,” it would have to be some kind of underground organization since it wouldn’t make sense to just be out in the open and it would be difficult to include in the main scenario. I told them, well, Limsa Lominsa is a port town and it was once overrun with pirates (laughs)…. but as Thancred pointed out, to properly organize it, the guild would have to be recognized by the nation at least to some extent, and it would be strange if they kept calling themselves “Thieves.” Also, the dual wielding nature of rogues is a form of martial arts that has some respect among Eorzeans, so we intended Rogue to be the Thieves of today.

[Odd]

rouge class,

I know all I need to know about the colour red, I certainly don't need a class to teach me more.

ROGUE ROGUE ROGUE!