Quote Originally Posted by Saito_S View Post
What I'm referring to, what utterly baffles me, is declaration that if a certain new class is a certain role, then that is unacceptable, is somehow objctively the "wrong" role for that class, and is cause for the player making the declaration to quit the game. Without even waiting to see what the class is like or exactly how it fits into its role; the idea of X class being Y role is simply unacceptable.

"If they make the egregious mistake of making Dancer a DPS, then I am done with this stupid game." <-- not an exact quote from any one person, of course, but THAT'S the mentality I'm talking about.
Just gonna chime in to say a person is entitled to draw lines in the sand if they so choose. Whether said lines mean anything in the greater scheme of things is a different matter (the answer is "no").
Quote Originally Posted by Balipu View Post
It kinda would be, yes. Red Mage had been part of Final Fantasy since there very first game 29 years ago and its feathered hat and rapier are considered very very very iconic.

It would definitely piss off the red mage fans and possibly the dancer fans as well.
Well, the hat was there since the first FF. The rapier is a more recent addition, but suits the aesthetic of the job incredibly well. And helps make them stand out from the fighters.