[Tanks/Healers]: Are you disappointed there is no new job in 4.0?

[vigioX-Sun]

Being a war since 1.0/2.0/3.0 an probably 4.0 too, my war an I are one, so I'm not really salty or anything about not getting tanks, the only thing I'm hoping for is not a big nerf, besides that I'm a happy the way it is.

[crazedtoo]

I am a little disappointed. I have played a healer since Beta and the role is getting a bit boring for me (I do play DRK and a few DPS to break-up the gameplay). I'm hoping the changes they mention bring something to WHM.

With that said, I will still buy Stormblood since I have been with FFXIV too long to stop.

[bass9020]

At the end of the day one group is going to be upset. We can't really expect 3 jobs every expansion, thats asking a bit much. Some games don't even get new classes for years sometimes so we should be grateful we get this much. We didn't have a proper blade type dps so that fact we are getting 2 should keep those people happy for a while!

[Belhi]

At the end of the day one group is going to be upset. We can't really expect 3 jobs every expansion, thats asking a bit much. Some games don't even get new classes for years sometimes so we should be grateful we get this much. We didn't have a proper blade type dps so that fact we are getting 2 should keep those people happy for a while!

Pretty much. I think this thread as much as anything just serves as a chance to express that disappointment and raise concerns and hopes. Its not fundamentally changing anything but its worth letting the devs know though I think they expressed as much. Honest, constructive feedback never hurts.

[AmalonStar]

Yea it is a little disappointing that a new tank or healer job wasn't added but typically dps type jobs always out number tank and healer jobs unfortunately, it was the same on FFXI except whm was the only real healer job rdm was an acceptable replacement for a whm if one couldn't be found. There were only 2 acceptable tank jobs on there too pld and nin.

Now from a previous thread I had started someone had posted a link in regards to a live letter question I think it was about if another job would be released for stormblood. Yoshi P had replied that they wanted to get everything balanced properly and everything but afterwards then MAYBE they would look at releasing a third job in one of the 4.x patches

[Cylestea]

im not sad or disappointed im happy we dont have to pick between a new tank or healer right now and i love my drk. i wouldn't change off it for anything right now. unless we get blue mage as a tank

[Shippuu]

At the end of the day one group is going to be upset. We can't really expect 3 jobs every expansion, thats asking a bit much. Some games don't even get new classes for years sometimes so we should be grateful we get this much. We didn't have a proper blade type dps so that fact we are getting 2 should keep those people happy for a while!

Of course expecting 3 jobs every expansion is a bit much, so naturally some role would get left out, it just makes zero sense then to not at least cover 2 of the 3 roles instead of doubling down on just one. Especially when that one you doubled down on already has the most variety and number of jobs available to it and had already had the most new jobs added to its role as well (3 in total before 4.0, now 5). Where as healers have had 2, and tanks only 1.

[bass9020]

Pretty much. I think this thread as much as anything just serves as a chance to express that disappointment and raise concerns and hopes. Its not fundamentally changing anything but its worth letting the devs know though I think they expressed as much. Honest, constructive feedback never hurts.

Yea I wasn't trying to come off as mean spirited or anything, I just don't think people realize its not that easy to just add a role for the sake of adding one because thats what they play. DPS seems to be the easiest to design. I would love for another role class to be added but after how Dark Knight and Astrologian were nothing more than carbon copies of Paladin and not just White Mage but also Scholar! I think taking some time off from those roles is a good choice.

[bass9020]

Of course expecting 3 jobs every expansion is a bit much, so naturally some role would get left out, it just makes zero sense then to not at least cover 2 of the 3 roles instead of doubling down on just one. Especially when that one you doubled down on already has the most variety and number of jobs available to it and had already had the most new jobs added to its role as well (3 in total before 4.0, now 5). Where as healers have had 2, and tanks only 1.

So would you prefer another healer or tank thats exactly like what we have now because they couldn't think of something more unique? Of course DPS will always be the most bloated role but its better than getting more clones with just a different name attached.

[Oriens]

I'm disappointed. Currently on the RDM hype train because I have nothing to look forward to for AST or SCH -yet-