New Class Speculations

[RobbieH]

I assume the classes in the expansion (if 3) will be:

- Red Mage as DPS
- Blue Mage as Healer
- Samurai as Tank

I suppose these are what some people are already expecting.

[Selsix]

I assume the classes in the expansion (if 3) will be:

- Red Mage as DPS
- Blue Mage as Healer
- Samurai as Tank

I suppose these are what some people are already expecting.

BLU as a healer makes no sense, like literally none. Almost all Blue Magic spells are offensive in every game, off the top of my head I can recall like three healing spells they commonly learn ever and tens of damage spells. If anything RDM makes more sense as a healer as that was it's common role in FFXI, but even that's a huge stretch.

Odds are we just don't get a healer this expac unless they bench BLU for DNC or something. Which I doubt will happen as they've yet to hint at DNC in any capacity and DNC isn't typically a dedicated healer either.

[RobbieH]

BLU as a healer makes no sense, like literally none. Almost all Blue Magic spells are offensive in every game, off the top of my head I can recall like three healing spells they commonly learn ever and tens of damage spells. If anything RDM makes more sense as a healer as that was it's common role in FFXI, but even that's a huge stretch.

Odds are we just don't get a healer this expac unless they bench BLU for DNC or something. Which I doubt will happen as they've yet to hint at DNC in any capacity and DNC isn't typically a dedicated healer either.

I know it doesn't but it's the only Job that came to my mind having healing and support spells and Yoshi said he would like to do it.

I don't know about the Dancer class, i don't remember playing a FF game that had it so can't comment on it.

[Selsix]

I know it doesn't but it's the only Job that came to my mind having healing and support spells and Yoshi said he would like to do it.

I don't recall Yoshi EVER saying he wanted BLU to be a healer. I only remember him mentioning the job would be very difficult to implement and he mused on the idea of it being a solo play only thing. Never anything on it being support or a healer, do you have a source?

Also as I said, RDM has a plethora of healing and support magic available, but still I see that being a DPS too.

[RobbieH]

I don't recall Yoshi EVER saying he wanted BLU to be a healer. I only remember him mentioning the job would be very difficult to implement and he mused on the idea of it being a solo play only thing. Never anything on it being support or a healer, do you have a source?

Also as I said, RDM has a plethora of healing and support magic available, but still I see that being a DPS too.

I mean he would like to do it the Blue Mage not it as a healer lol.

[Selsix]

I mean he would like to do it the Blue Mage not it as a healer lol.

Oh fair, my bad then. I misunderstood.

[Beckett]

He said that releasing 3 new jobs AFTER doing NIN mid-expansion was the problem, so we wouldn't be getting jobs outside of expansions anymore.

That's definitely true, but he also said that each new job is months worth of work for the team, strongly implying that we might not get three new jobs with the next expansion. I'm hoping we still get three new jobs, but I'm expecting two.

[Selsix]

That's definitely true, but he also said that each new job is months worth of work for the team, strongly implying that we might not get three new jobs with the next expansion. I'm hoping we still get three new jobs, but I'm expecting two.

You rouse a good point. Still, I expect 3 jobs. Not because we got 3 for HW exactly, but also because XI set a trend for 3 jobs per expansion. 2 jobs is definitely possible, but given that as a baseline and the fact that the 2015 rising event hinted at 3 possibly in the works? It seems more likely.

[RobbieH]

That's definitely true, but he also said that each new job is months worth of work for the team, strongly implying that we might not get three new jobs with the next expansion. I'm hoping we still get three new jobs, but I'm expecting two.

I'm ok with two, we don't need more healers.

- Samurai as Tank
- Red Mage as DPS

[Greedalox]

I'm ok with two, we don't need more healers.

- Samurai as Tank
- Red Mage as DPS

We don't particularly need more tanks either. Really the only niche that isn't filled is melee caster and ranged STR. Though as most people are saying, it'll probably be a STR and INT DPS, playstyle is a tossup. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if we didn't get a tank or healer in the Xpac.