If you leveled Conjurer expecting to be a black mage type character.. Can you swap?

[Wynn]

Just look at the whole GLA + MRD = PLD and you will realize that the current lore means nothing when it comes to jobs. In fact, expect either

A - All class lore changed to match jobs (HIGHLY UNLIKELY)

B - Job lore being "different" than usual. IE, FFXIV Paladins aren't exactly goody two shoes STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM guys.

C - Job lore being tied into company lore as something from the past companies. The current companies are accepting everyone who's "capable" of learning whatever the old warriors were able to do and all "job lore" is simply some background info about past Paladins and their exploits; all we adventurers do then is just learn their skills, not follow their beliefs and ideals.

A is exactly what they should do. The game needs to make sense if they want anyone to become attached to it. A new player coming in is going to be like WTF.

B most likely will not happen because they know the players would rage at things not being iconic enough again.

C is probably what will happen, but that doesn't make it any less lame.

[AdvancedWind]

C is probably what will happen, but that doesn't make it any less lame.

That's what I believe will happen as well. The fact we can equip and remove "jobstones" at will is already a good hint; lore wise they will likely be similar to FFX-2 dresspheres.

[Tsuga]

Basically, assuming that jobs have to evolve naturally out of their classes lorewise assumes that the "protect everyone and save Eorzea" job, Paladin, evolves naturally from "A PIRATE DOES WHAT A PIRATE WANTS, YARRR" and "paid to fight bloody duels to the death in a sandy pit for the entertainment of rich, amoral Lalafell".

It's more like "you already have a particular skill set, this makes you a prime candidate to learn something else in-character that builds off of that skill set but isn't particularly related to that skill set's story".

Thank you!

Jobs will have their own storylines that don't necessarily have anything to do with established class lore. I do wish people would stop using class lore as if it were a relevant argument for jobs.

[FilthyDisco]

You can get a job from 1-50 in 2 weeks of casual leveling... I don't think it will be a big deal for people to level it :P

[grandm]

if you leveled the wrong one. it is hardly a big deal as you can play all classes

[Firon]

Who's to say the lore wont completely change in 2.0 Yoshi-P has stated several times that some quest will be rerolled and you will have to do them again. In other words they might redo all the class quest in 2.0.

[Orophin]

everything will be 50 by then and once 1.21 hits and the cap is raised im taking my mage classes to max first

Who said anything about the cap being raised in 1.21?

[psiphre]

so what are thaumaturges actually supposed to do in leveling parties? their only nukes are banish and scourge.

[Molly_Millions]

Sure you can swap. You can swap by leveling THM. It's not hard, it'll take maybe a week or two and it's a fun class to play.

[Wynn]

Added helpfull clarification.

1.) They do not worship the tree stump. The lifemend stump is where Gridanians go to implore the help of the moogles, such as to fix broken things or enchant the masks to clear woodsin.

2.) I was unaware that white mage got blizzard, fire, aero, stone, etc in prior final fantasy games. I guess that must be cause i'm an XI player. (where did this even come from?)

3.) Conjurers do one thing, the bidding of the elementals, for good or ill. The only lives they are interested in bettering are their own and their fellow Gridanians.