Here's how the Jobs will look like. They're on the cover of November Famitsu Connect

[SAMINUS]

Question for you guys. What do you think? The semi-hidden galka in the middle is a warrior or a dragoon?

Looks like he is holding an axe, so I will go with Warrior ^^ The one on the very top in all black is holding a spear thingy though so I will say he is the dragoon

[WintersMoondancer]

there is also the possibility that this is all an artist concept for cover artwork with absolutely having nothing to do with future jobs wearing what looks like a form of FFXI AF. I would think that since SE has been so anti-FFXI that they would make a very completely different looking "AF" for whatever actual unconfirmed jobs coming out.

[User201109011315]

there is also the possibility that this is all an artist concept for cover artwork with absolutely having nothing to do with future jobs wearing what looks like a form of FFXI AF. I would think that since SE has been so anti-FFXI that they would make a very completely different looking "AF" for whatever actual unconfirmed jobs coming out.

Where have you been?

Ever since dev restructure they have been trying to appease the FFXI vets with some inapplicable fanservice.

The jobs are supposed to harken back to the concept of "FFness" which people claimed was missing from FFXIV.

[Nero]

there is also the possibility that this is all an artist concept for cover artwork with absolutely having nothing to do with future jobs wearing what looks like a form of FFXI AF. I would think that since SE has been so anti-FFXI that they would make a very completely different looking "AF" for whatever actual unconfirmed jobs coming out.

Did you read any of the Dev-Posts or Interviews? They confirmed they will use FFXI Names for Jobs and they actually confirmed some of them like WHM, BLM, BRD, MNK, DRG, PLD.

[Oscillate_Wildly]

Where have you been?

Ever since dev restructure they have been trying to appease the FFXI vets with some inapplicable fanservice.

The jobs are supposed to harken back to the concept of "FFness" which people claimed was missing from FFXIV.

Which, I'm not disagreeing with you I'm building on what you said, apparently means to the devs to introduce a concept over a concept instead of just introducing later classes with FF titles and cram as many 'jobs' into classes to prevent further growth for the game. So it would seem.
I do hope that these are the last of the jobs we see in the next few patches, and then they'll focus on introducing new CLASSES.

[WintersMoondancer]

They didn't confirm ALL the jobs nor have they confirmed ANY of the actual end game gear. Just saying people get worked up too quickly over this. Wait for offical news.

[User201109011315]

They didn't confirm ALL the jobs nor have they confirmed ANY of the actual end game gear. Just saying people get worked up too quickly over this. Wait for offical news.

I prefer to speculate myself into a furor. (furor? Is that even a word? I'm too lazy to double check so don't judge me if I made it up.)

As for what Oscar Wilde said, they have already set a precedent for implementing jobs which should have been classes, so who even knows whether they will implement more classes. They might just forego the whole thing and make everything a job.

Bard should have been a class, and now it's a job, so who really knows how they plan to reconcile this with the armory system and future class/job implementations. Obviously they've thrown all the rules out the window as far as jobs/classes are concerned.

[DeadRiser]

Omg this looks awesome. Nastalgia is hitting me and I've never played XI before lol

[WintersMoondancer]

I prefer to speculate myself into a furor. (furor? Is that even a word? I'm too lazy to double check so don't judge me if I made it up.)

Heh, i get what you're trying to say. I'm just saying though, until we get actual confirmation on what all the jobs will be, it's pretty much anyone's speculation on what the gears represent. I just feel though that alot of those gears look very much like FFXI AF, something I don't see us getting. After all, wouldn't you want a different set of AF looking gears instead of the same or slightly tweaked version of FFXI AF?

That's just my thoughts, people get overly excited and then they get mad or angry because they think what they believed was going to happen does not materialize in the way they were hoping.

[Oscillate_Wildly]

Not to mention this whole Solo vs. Party mentality we have going on, where jobs will be best for party situations I wonder...why? And how big of a party? these are things the team should be answering. Because on the topic again of Archers and Bards, why should either be better or worse in a situation? Isn't it all...situational? Does this mean for every boss we need to equip our Job?

The whole system just boggles my mind. It was supposed to be implemented for those who wanted the FF Flavour, so why in a way such as this? Why not in special artefact gear and class specific skills and split ups? Was it so necessary to implement in /this/ way?
And yeah who knows, my main concern is we'll never get another class. Everything will be quested for in terms of skills and that's not fun at all.

But, the artefact armour is really neat looking. I particularly like the white mage robes. But I'll like them even more if they're shorter than current gowns, billowy-er and with a different model. :> They are
cuuute.


Edit: Not all of it is speculation, certain points are facts because it's what the devs have told us. Such as jobs being for party situations etc.