So... that spiderman shirt... (new job tease)

[Vexander]

Providing 5.0 is going to the Garlean country which all signs seem to point towards.

I can't see us invading Garlemald in 5.0. I can't even see it in 6.0.

For starters in one of the live letters they stated the first three expansions are telling the story about the rebuilding of the Eorzean Alliance.
3.0 was for Ishgard.
4.0 is for Ala Mhigo.

5.0 is the last chapter of that story, and while there is a lot of speculation, the two most likely places would either be Othard, or Sharlayan. The Sharlayan homeland is located on an archipelago of islands north of Eorzea, so it could be feasible we're going there to give us a break in the war story with Garlemald before we head into Othard. I imagine we'll be retaking Othard before launching a counter-invasion into the heart of Garlemald, meaning an Othard expansion could be 7.0. There are also other places to go between now and then so we don't burn out on the war with the Garleans story.

[Katana190]

I can't see us invading Garlemald in 5.0. I can't even see it in 6.0.

I also wouldn't like to be rid of the Garlean empire so soon... but it's so close to Ala Mhigo. Liberating Ala Mhigo and then leaving it again won't bode well when the empire is so close by.
Regardless if I'm wrong or not I think the next melee DPS will either be a Gunsword or Beast Master.

Edit: It's dangerously close, but maybe we'll do something so threating that the Garlean empire will think twice before trying to invade again.

[frankenbeans]

Blue mage makes the most sense to me as well regardless of people digging into the game 3.5 files. A spider bit peter parker and he became spiderman. A blue mage gets hit with Beast magic and gains his powers. The samurai Sam Raimi theory is just too much of a reach IMHO. Blue Mage would also fit the Ala Mhigo theme of the Expansion.

There is also a red vs blue theme going on in Stormblood. even the name stormblood conjures image of blue and red. Storm = Blue (there's even a dye in game called Storm Blue :P), Blood = Red. Then we have the Trailers with the blue and red auras and the Azure and Crimson in the New Years Poem, even spider man himself has a red and blue costume.

[ErikMynhier]

Blue mage makes the most sense to me as well regardless of people digging into the game 3.5 files. A spider bit peter parker and he became spiderman. A blue mage gets hit with Beast magic and gains his powers. The samurai Sam Raimi theory is just too much of a reach IMHO. Blue Mage would also fit the Ala Mhigo theme of the Expansion.

There is also a red vs blue theme going on in Stormblood. even the name stormblood conjures image of blue and red. Storm = Blue (there's even a dye in game called Storm Blue :P), Blood = Red. Then we have the Trailers with the blue and red auras and the Azure and Crimson in the New Years Poem, even spider man himself has a red and blue costume.

What if they Bard it and make Samurai a job that mixes SAM+BLU. Oh the salt.

[WistariaEyes]

What if they Bard it and make Samurai a job that mixes SAM+BLU. Oh the salt.

WHAT!? Now I kind of really like this idea and want to see it happen. I think it sounds fun and unique.

[Dualblade]

WHAT!? Now I kind of really like this idea and want to see it happen. I think it sounds fun and unique.

I could see it as a sort of counter-play thing. Use certain enemy attacks back against them, or "steal" supportive abilities to use on allies.