Quote Originally Posted by Vivi_Bushido View Post
I never played XI but beast master and puppet master sound like boring jobs to me. They both sound like SMN clones, beast master being a melee version, and puppet master... Idk what that is tbh. I just picture this guy from Naruto.
The pet jobs in XI actually have a decent level of interaction with their pets and so are very, very different from the monstrosity that is "SMN" in this game. You're right in that Beastmaster is generally quite close-combat viable, and it can call (or, in the past, charm) lots of different types of beast with their own strengths and weaknesses, and unique abilities controlled by the BST. Puppetmaster is a complex job with a hugely customisable and adaptable robot companion that is controlled by influencing a simple AI - sadly I don't think XIV is flexible enough to do it justice. At any rate, they are very far removed from being clones of the "SMN" in this game.