Eye Candy for Tanks/Healers?

[Risvertasashi]

Isn't 60-70 potential for new?

Or are people only interested in fresh classes instead of fresh ideas? I believe that all classes have potential to pull players in if they're done right and inevitably the fresh coat of paint that is a new class chips and it all settles into place.

Ah, but here's the problem. SE wants to simplify DPS rotations... which might imply that we actually have things cut down a bit rather than further filling our already very full hotbars. Now tanks and healers are not DPS, of course, but they have said they want to focus on balancing them too. So, what exactly does that mean?

It's not impossible that we won't get 5 new abilities like last expac... but I'm not holding my breath for it. Unfortunately, we probably just won't know the answer to that question for another 2 months. But my expectation from all the different comments and hints is 'changes' more than 'new stuff'.

Finally, you're right. And the person above me is right. We have 2 super iconic jobs that could pull in people from all sorts of other jobs. While some would undoubtedly have mained DPS already, so no loss... Jobs this iconic will definitely pull in at least a few tank and healer players. How much we feel that... that also remains to be seen.

[Greedalox]

Fresh Classes bring both though lol. Especially when Samurai and Redmage are super iconic jobs in the FF Series. every class is getting 60-70 new stuff, makes it less special lol.

I'm sorry you see it that way, I think your favorite classes deserve your appreciation too as I'm sure the devs are working hard to update them.

[KarstenS]

But AST and DRK did bring in new people to the roles.

Not really. Yoshida said, in overall the people who haven chosen to be AST or DRK were the same people, who played tank or healer before.

[loreleidiangelo]

Isn't 60-70 potential for new?

Or are people only interested in fresh classes instead of fresh ideas? I believe that all classes have potential to pull players in if they're done right and inevitably the fresh coat of paint that is a new class chips and it all settles into place.

Well said. Why are players seeking for old jobs to be abandoned and left in the dust, while new jobs get all the attention expac after expac? Let's hope that Stormblood adds some seriously interesting reworks to our existing tank and healer jobs rather than complaining that we're not getting the same old-same old with new ability graphics but identical playstyles.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Isn't 60-70 potential for new?

Or are people only interested in fresh classes instead of fresh ideas? I believe that all classes have potential to pull players in if they're done right and inevitably the fresh coat of paint that is a new class chips and it all settles into place.

Do you really believe they are going to do something NEW and FRESH for tanks and healers? Because I sure don't. They're gonna nerf AST/SCH and WAR/DRK to be more in line with WHM/PLD and throw on a few new skills. IMO, that is not new and fresh.

[Risvertasashi]

Not really. Yoshida said, in overall the people who haven chosen to be AST or DRK were the same people, who played tank or healer before.

Overall, sure. There's still a chunk of people that play only those for their healer or tank category jobs, though.

[Greedalox]

Do you really believe they are going to do something NEW and FRESH for tanks and healers?

I believe they're going to try. Succeeding is another thing, but I have no evidence to be as pessimistic as you are quite yet. Be cautious or unsure, but it's a little soon to be flat out sure about it.

[NorthernLadMSP]

I believe they're going to try. Succeeding is another thing, but I have no evidence to be as pessimistic as you are quite yet. Be cautious or unsure, but it's a little soon to be flat out positive about it.

After my enthusiasm for the expansion just dropped by half today when it was confirmed tanks/healers aren't getting anything new, it's very hard to stay positive. Do I want to see new and fresh? Yes, but I doubt that will happen.

In the end, for me, it's better to be pessimistic and be pleasantly surprised than to be super optimistic (as I was before today's fan fest) and be let down considerably.

[Greedalox]

After my enthusiasm for the expansion just dropped by half today when it was confirmed tanks/healers aren't getting anything new, it's very hard to stay positive. Do I want to see new and fresh? Yes, but I doubt that will happen.

In the end, for me, it's better to be pessimistic and be pleasantly surprised than to be super optimistic (as I was before today's fan fest) and be let down considerably.

May I ask what not getting new classes has to do with your mood for old classes besides just an overall mood drop and not an actual focal point for your pessimism?

[ErikMynhier]

How is 50% of the game in a Japanese-isk area with a classical Japanese Icon made by Japanese developers for a Japanese game headquartered in Japan for weeps? I've seen this a lot today, where is it coming from? Not everything can be Euro-centric, and it comes off a little racist that it is bring this out.

It must be them bowing to weeboos... can't possibly be the guys felt like drawing from their own culture or nothing. That's dumb why would they draw from their culture when ours in the west is so rockin'. We have plenty of castles and knight armors guy. A few kimonos won't kill you.