Which class do you want added into the game the most?

[NintenPyjak64]

How would thief differ from rogue?

Thief would be a Rogue with 5 new abilities to make it into a Thief. I've said this before but just because SE didn't want thief as a class doesn't mean it won't be a job. They left the doors open at E3 by mentioning that Rogues were once thieves so imagine 5 new abilities taught to us by an elder master Thief who rejected the new lifestyle Rogues would achieve

On topic: I'd love to see Samurai but would mostly want to see Thief or Blue Mage

[coldreactive]

Thief would be a Rogue with 5 new abilities to make it into a Thief. I've said this before but just because SE didn't want thief as a class doesn't mean it won't be a job. They left the doors open at E3 by mentioning that Rogues were once thieves so imagine 5 new abilities taught to us by an elder master Thief who rejected the new lifestyle Rogues would achieve

On topic: I'd love to see Samurai but would mostly want to see Thief or Blue Mage

Unlikely for thief. Mainly because they would never add a "Steal" system.

[MeeDeggiThePunisher]

Red Mage and Thief, the bastard step children of the FFXIV ARR development team since they are using stupid lore reasons to not add THF.

Unlikely for thief. Mainly because they would never add a "Steal" system.

Source? Or are you playing wannabe Nostradamus?

[Exstal]

Thief would be a Rogue with 5 new abilities to make it into a Thief. I've said this before but just because SE didn't want thief as a class doesn't mean it won't be a job. They left the doors open at E3 by mentioning that Rogues were once thieves so imagine 5 new abilities taught to us by an elder master Thief who rejected the new lifestyle Rogues would achieve

On topic: I'd love to see Samurai but would mostly want to see Thief or Blue Mage

No, Rogue is Thief.

Proof

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.

Written proof

The English translation goofed, Naoki never said "job" but the English shows that he says that.

[NintenPyjak64]

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I read what you quoted a few times over and what it's saying is that there won't be a Thief CLASS. Yoshida keeps going back to the point of guilds which is where classes originate, it's all pointing to a CLASS. Do Bards have a guild? The NPC is a guy in South Shroud sitting on a stump. Do Monks have a guild? You're learning from the Ala Mhigan about Monk and their internal energy. Warriors? It's a Roegadyn in hidden falls that's shunned for being a monster

They said Thieves can't be classes, but that won't mean Thief won't eventually be a JOB. Yes he says "We intended Rogue to be the Thieves of today," But like I said, WHAT IF there was a Rogue that rejected Limsa and went on his own. He developed new skills on his own or learned from others (who've also rejected Limsa) Thief based skills. He's getting old and wants to pass on the skills he learned and that's where we come in. After the final Rogue quest we could get a rumor of an elderly thief and we'd have to investigate being a highly recognized Rogue from the guild

If I'm wrong in the future, please call me wrong and I'll admit I was wrong. I won't deny what I said. Until then I'll keep my hopes'

I'm getting way too off topic and in a prior post I posted what I'd like to see added so I'll leave it here

[Exstal]

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I wanted to call it Thief.

That's all you need to know about the thought process and the extend of Naoki's vision of thief in FFXIV.

名称については……開発チームでも本音を言えば“シーフ”と呼びたいのです（苦笑）。

About the name, Even though the development team didn't want it said, I wanted to call it Thief. (how I would read it)

Truthfully, I wanted the job to be called “Thief,” but the development team wouldn’t have it (laughs).

EDIT: However, since SE can do whatever they please with their game as long as they can make it somewhat reasonable, to say Thief (job) is completely off the table would be foolish. I personally doubt that it'll happen since Ninja is in the game unless they do a throwback to XI.

EDIT2: Realized my first link was actually broken
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/122...dia-Interviewf