The Future of THM

[Coglin]

why not ? In all MMOs bards are very fluent bow users.

[syntaxlies]

why not ? In all MMOs bards are very fluent bow users.

bards have also been known to use swords and daggers as secondary weapons, i wouldn't want glad to be bard either.

[Umo]

The archer only has one role though. Adding more dps abilities to a dps class? What would the point be? You can do that by leveling lancer or something and pulling their abilities. Archer is unique in the fact it is already specialized as DPS. You can not specialize it further, so adding new elements would be ideal.

This argument doesn't follow your own quote...

Rather than being advanced versions of classes, we would like players to think of jobs as specialized playing styles optimized for partying. While playing as a particular job will render you unable to equip certain actions of other classes, you will be compensated with access to exclusive actions, which can be acquired through quests.

Almost all DPS classes are already specialized as DPS. They can change their playing style (even their role) by equipping another class' abilities. Job system will prevent that, enhancing differentiation between roles on determined situations. It will make you want to have that exclusive actions in order to do your best on your role (Tank, DPS, Healing, Support), actions that don't come from another class.
BRD for ARC? C'mon...

On topic:

I just can't see THM being moved to "White Mage".
Why would they give CON the Curaga and Raise line of spells if they were intended to be given to THM's job? Sounds kind of silly to me.
It makes more sense for CON to move to White Mage at this point in time due to the last updates CON received.
That's not to say that THM will go to Black Mage. You still have Dark Knight or Time Mage, or various other things a THM could move in to.

^This.

[Umo]

BRD for ARC? C'mon...

Even though this is off topic, after watching Letter from the Producer LIVE I'm quoting myself just to eat my own words. Yes, I was wrong on this matter. Still it sounds odd for me, though...

PS: Now I realize that anything could happen with WHM and BLM jobs...

[Denmo]

Uh guys? You realize you can use CON spells as a THM right? Right? What's stopping a BLM from doing the same?

[syntaxlies]

Uh guys? You realize you can use CON spells as a THM right? Right? What's stopping a BLM from doing the same?

no one knows what type of restrictions jobs will have to cross class skills. for all we know, when using a job you can equip any skills from other classes