Would Dancer having a similar playstyle to Monk hurt Monk?

[Exiled_Tonberry]

This is assuming the character in the trailer is indeed a dancer.
Their fighting style seems awfully similar to Monk's. From what I can see, they're fast paced, blunt damage mixed with possible slashing damage.

I know it's premature to base things like this off a trailer, but it has me worried that we're about to get another Bard/MCH scenario where either Monk outclasses Dancer or Dancer outclases Monk.

Or it could be the dream and we synergize greatly with eachother, but I have a feeling SE wouldn't, it would make taking one automatically mean taking the other.

[Kiteless]

Yes, awfully similar to MNK. A dancer who assumes MNK stances, performs katas similar to how a MNK does, uses their fists like a MNK does, and uses ki like a MNK does. Almost as if that character weren't a dancer at all...

[ZhaneX]

Working under the assumption that a Dancer would be Melee DPS, spring-boarding off the assumption that the girl in the trailer's a Dancer and an obvious physical combatant, I would like to think that were this the case, SE would be able to create enough unique about them to have them stand out, without being redundant with regards to the other Melee Classes. I think the same thing could be said of the less-controversial speculation of a Samurai Melee DPS. Either way there's the chance of some mechanical conflicts with other classes. But I'm hopeful that whatever SE implements, it'll add something new and interesting without stepping on too many toes.

Yes, awfully similar to MNK. A dancer who assumes MNK stances, performs katas similar to how a MNK does, uses their fists like a MNK does, and uses ki like a MNK does. Almost as if that character weren't a dancer at all...

How about if you're going to post in a thread musing on speculation, you actually contribute something to it, rather than just going "*Scoff* Doesn't matter, because it definitely isn't."

[Exiled_Tonberry]

Yes, awfully similar to MNK. A dancer who assumes MNK stances, performs katas similar to how a MNK does, uses their fists like a MNK does, and uses ki like a MNK does. Almost as if that character weren't a dancer at all...

Assuming that it IS Dancer.
I get everyone wants to be snarky about it, but until it's confirmed it's still up in the air.

[gumas]

assuming it is dancer? i think their playstyle is like battle priest of sort.

deal damage and heal at the same time

[Neela]

don't mind which job the red lady is... either if it is a dancer (don't hope so cause yeah to similar to Mnk afaws) or if it's rly Ida at her personal storyline.... all im looking for is her outfit, which probably is bound to her cls... i would love to have this one and her hairstyle as well q.q

edit: about the fighting style itself... well in FFT dancers pre Cls are Geomancer/Lancer... never got it in the first way though... for me its more logical that the cls is related to Bards or Bards pre cls like in Ragnarok Online but thats just me. i never thought that it could be a melee dd cls at all. i'd like to see them more for a supporter role, kind of a Brd/Healer range mixup

[DamianFatale]

Give it a rest, the lady in red is not a dancer.

[Maero]

Would much rather prefer dancer if/when introduced has a completely different playstyle then Monk.
So many players out there love dancer from previous ff games, this would hurt it if similar to Monk. People would be hugely upset

[FyrmurlFloerasksyn]

As long as it doesn't have monk's annoying positional requirements, i dont care.

[MagiusNecros]

Assuming that it IS Dancer.
I get everyone wants to be snarky about it, but until it's confirmed it's still up in the air.

Trailer showing a Monk fighting another Monk, Lore dictating there were 2 warring Monk factions in Ala Mhigo at some point, Stormblood being about Ala Mhigo, job history dictating that fistfighting wasn't their main trait if a trait at all. Moreso Dancers were surprise about their dances that produced spell-like effects and mostly were proficient in daggers and short swords, and of course in some games bare hands.

However if the only thing a Dancer can bring to the table is dances that can enfeeble enemies and dances that can support the party and this is the Monk expansion why not take the easy way out and give Monk flavor skills akin to dances in the expansion?

Grump grump