Third Job Speculation and Theories

[Rhodkr]

I'm hoping we get a Salve-Maker / Chemist healer out of that.

Exactly! If the Garlean forces took over Ala Mhigo and they can't naturally cast magic, shouldn't Garleans have a way of healing themselves? (Ya ya I know all about the conscripted soldiers, but would you really trust an outsider to say, lead the medical unit?) this is why I'm hoping for something like chemist, or some kind of job that Garlemalde has that drifted into Ala Mhgo with the invasion force.

[Balipu]

I don't think Chemist will happen. We already have alchemist as a disciple of hand. As for Geomancer...well maybe as a second DPS job for conjurer. I could see it work but sadly Yoshie-P seems to be moving away from classes.

[Kikoten]

Based on what's coming in 3.4, it looks like we'll be heading toward Ala Mhigo for the expansion. If there even ARE new jobs coming with 4.0, I can see them coming from Ala Mhigo, like how the ones from Heavensward came from Ishgard.

I can see Ala Mhigans being Red Mages/Blue Mages, Dancers, and maybe a Samurai, but that seems more like a Doman thing. If we get a fighter, I hope it's whatever Raubahn was

before he lost his arm, and his ability to wield two long swords.

EDIT: And I can honestly see RDM, BLU, and DNC becoming DPS, a healer, OR a tank. RDM or BLU, as a caster-tank--it's pretty cool to think about. Or maybe a Dancer could be a tank, while RDM or BLU heal, and the other becomes DPS. Lots of vice-versa.

[Stormfur]

A casting tank would be neat to think about. I could see Red Mage being more of a hybrid support/healer sort of like what Astrologian has done.

Remember, it can take them up to a year to create a single new job. And supposedly we're getting THREE of them.

But I have a BIG feeling that whatever we get in terms of red or blue mages, it won't be anything like the previous FF games and that may both upset and excite some people.

Or... perhaps one reason why YoshiP said he wouldn't be able to make it home alive (if he revealed the new jobs) is because they're NOTHING like what we've been anticipating and we end up with something like Berserker, Mime and Canonneer. Although it's more likely that it's job security

[Fevelle]

Take a look at this:



I'm pretty sure this is a Wand of the Vortex, but doesn't that look like an oriental rigid fan? Or like a Gunbai?



Am I just too hyped or could we be getting an Elementalist/Geomancer of sorts that uses fans?

[Rhaja]

Genuinely asking. What is the appeal of a tank that cast? I've seen it talked about here and there but I really can't see the draw to it. People already hate Clemency cast time, so what makes it appealing for attacks? Also there was a fix very early in 2.0 where they shortened the animation of WAR's Overpower because it took to long even though it was visually appealing.

[Stormfur]

Whoa, what is that screenshot from?

[Fevelle]

Whoa, what is that screenshot from?

The new dungeon, Xelphatol.

[CaptainLagbeard]

I highly doubt we'll get Cannoneer because we got MCH...
But people will always complain... The class isn't what they wanted it to be, the class they wanted wasn't added, too many mages, too many physical based classes...

[Toranja]

Whatever fits the coming lore best.