[Suggestion] Beastmaster Job? Companions?

[Kazrah]

If we got Beastmaster, I'd much rather have something that looked like it was raised in the wild, furiously dual-wielding stone clubs like some over-hyped drummer and blowing a ram horn to call beasts in for attacks.

Forget that loser with the whip; the circus closed down for a reason. No, I want something far more primal. Something that looks even crazier than whatever beasts they fight with.

[SophieKitty]

Forget that loser with the whip; the circus closed down for a reason.

Well it's FFXIV, as far as I know they always take things from previous FF games, so IF we get one, I'm almost sure we would get the whip-fanatic. lol

[D1rtySpartan]

I would be ok with a Beastmaster type class. The Beastlords in EQ were nice

[SophieKitty]

I want BST so muuuuch. Screw Blue Mage, BST plz.

yes! this^
even though I wouldn't mind having a blue mage xD always found those a nice addition.

[SophieKitty]

The Beastlords in EQ were nice

Hmm... I would really prefer a class where one could capture the pet themselves instead of having a preset one. xD
One of the reasons why I made this post too.

[Stormfur]

It would be neat if the quest classes would require you to capture the beast, even if it is a pre-set type.

[Leigaon]

I think with the introduction of gauges, this job is most likely to come around.

Since we don't have all the complications like there were in XI with beast types vs., they could really expand on the types of pets that you would be given.

I would assume they wouldn't get a skill tree but more likely a set of general skills + "trainable" skills like roles that you can only select a few.

Much like SMN though you'd have only so many variations before you start just things cloning each other or making things too over powered. It would be nice if you had a "Hunt board" but for pets that you could capture. I think though in the end they would make it "Go tame this Courel.." and it's like the leve quests, use the item to tame the wild Courel @ a percentage..

Not saying that's how I'd like it to go down just thinking that's how it might. But if you guys can start much more fun sparks of imagination..please do! It's a nice thread to start out with.

[Kazrah]

Well it's FFXIV, as far as I know they always take things from previous FF games, so IF we get one, I'm almost sure we would get the whip-fanatic. lol

And Yoshi has also expressed a desire for XIV exclusive jobs, so we could get something inspired by a job like Beastmaster but not even close to it visually (much like Astrologian is with Time Mage).

Also the other thing to factor in is that fluid weapons like whips are more of a pain to design than the more static weapons found among all the current jobs.

[SophieKitty]

I think though in the end they would make it "Go tame this Courel.." and it's like the leve quests, use the item to tame the wild Courel @ a percentage..

That would sound really acceptable I think, so people wouldn't just have every single pet after running through the world once. lol

[SophieKitty]

(much like Astrologian is with Time Mage).

o.O I thought Astro class comes from the tactics Astro class. lol
Never even slightly thought it had anything to do with time mages.