I hope this clears up some of the Rogue>Ninja rage

[Quintalian]

Try again next time, the base for paladin in FF1 was fighter, not warrior.

Fighter and Warrior are the same job with different names. It seems like that sort of situation applies here too, doesn't it? Thief is already here, but it's named Rogue.

Well, perhaps you're right. We don't know exactly what's included in Rogue's skill set. If there is some kind of stealing skill, then Thief's bread and butter ability, the very heart of the Thief, would be possessed by Rogue and I'd concede that we will likely, 99% certainly never get a Thief job.

However, don't tell me stealing can't work. There have already been numerous examples given in this thread alone. FFXI THF's repertoire has plenty of tricks that could be adapted, not the least of which is Aura Steal. Against foes that have nothing to steal (or when regular Steal fails), it dispels a foe's buff with a chance to apply it to the Thief.

And I can't believe this is going over so many heads, but just because mobs currently have "nothing to steal", that doesn't mean it would be that way if Steal were to be added. If nothing else, Steal could just pull from the usual drop pool (and maybe have a greater chance of HQ) for quicker farming.