So.... What exactly is this? [Stormblood Speculation]

[Shippuu]

It's not really reaching. The gear looks very much like mage garb as opposed to what normally qualifies as bard dress. The moogle and the fact that it is a musical instrument made me think bard at first, but then I thought about how the bard instrument is a harp, not a bagpipe or any other wind instrument. I certainly agree that this is most likely new Bard AF, but I felt the slim possibility of it being something else should be examined. The plume is not indicative of anything, though.

No other wind instruments?

I mean, it's not like they haven't been a part of BRD's designs since the beginning...oh wait


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It's not a slim possibility it's anything else. No other job is known for instruments period, certainly not Blue Mage of all things. It's cut and dry bard.

[Jonah_Greymont]

It's not a slim possibility it's anything else. No other job is known for instruments period, certainly not Blue Mage of all things. It's cut and dry bard.

Geomancer has used Bells, which are decidedly an instrument. Still, I can admit defeat when I see the writing on the wall. I was unaware of the press announcement that this was in fact the Bard AF, which I've found since I started this thread. I did do some research prior to posting this, but nothing came up until I scrolled down and read through multiple hits. I haven't seen the gear you referenced in the photos either. As I stated in the OP, I recognized this as wild speculation at best anyway and was looking for verification on what it actually was, hence the thread title.

All in all, still good to see the passion in the community for what they hope will come about. Even if Blue Mage is incoming with Stormblood, I would hope everyone acknowledges that the Bard AF is hardly evidence of that. Thanks for the discussion!