I think locking access to new Jobs is a HUGE mistake..

[Sammix87]

Personally I don’t see how locking these jobs behind the expansion will really hurt the game. Ninja was only unlockable to all players who had completed the envoy quest at level 15. Basiclaly if someone really wants to be Dark Knight, Atrologian or Machinist then they will simply level as required to unlock it.

FFXIV isn’t anything like XI in terms of levelling and as the leader of an FC I have seen new players pick up levelling and questing rather quickly and getting to 50 in no time at all.

I remember, I don’t have the source to link, that these jobs are ‘advanced’ jobs which are why they are only unlockable in the new content. As we don’t know anything about them we can’t really speculate too much but the fact that they all start at level 30 initially points me to thinking that perhaps they involve certain mechanics or something and as someone else said we don’t know how exactly the new jobs will be unlocked.

Also going back to the mass craze that was Ninja levelling. DF times on my server were abysmal and selecting all languages made no change to the times what so ever because vast majority of players were levelling NIN. Imagine what it would be like if newer players could all level Dark Knight/Machinist/Atrologion on day one of expansion….

[Satia]

...but the fact that they all start at level 30 initially points me to thinking that perhaps they involve certain mechanics or something..

All "Jobs" start at 30... this is nothing special. ^__^

[Adire]

Also going back to the mass craze that was Ninja levelling. DF times on my server were abysmal and selecting all languages made no change to the times what so ever because vast majority of players were levelling NIN. Imagine what it would be like if newer players could all level Dark Knight/Machinist/Atrologion on day one of expansion….

DF was like this due to the fact that NIN was the only class released at that time. People who normally played tanks and healers most likely were queuing as dps.

With Heavensward, we have a new class for each role to please people who prefer each role. I doubt it will be a repeat of the NIN chaos, or would be even if newer players could use those classes. Seems like it would really keep things as balanced as always, though you'd be seeing parties made of up a Dark Knight tank, an Astrologian healer, and 2 Mechanists more often than not.

[Satia]

...With Heavensward, we have a new class for each role..

No no no Not "Classes"... Jobs.

I know that is what you meant but some people seem to be getting them confused is all and that is why they cant understand why they are not starting at level 1.

[Adire]

Yes, Jobs, whatever the right word is. My point remains the same.