Gunblade DPS/Tank for 5.0 could be the opposite of a Red Mage?!

[Ashyl_Frost]

As we all know, Gunblades exist within FFXIV already, except you only see NPC's using them in-game which is too much of a teaser at this point for me lol. (Even a certain someone in Omega is using a Gunblade, like wtf man, not fair. )... Anyways, I had this great idea of how a Gunblade could work in FFXIV as a job. Since Red Mages are casters, that jump in to do a few melee attacks, then jump back out to keep casting. What about Gunblades being the opposite, where they jump out to do a few gun shots, then jump back in to keep melee attacking? The ratio of melee/ranged for Red Mage would be 25/75, while the Gunblade would be 75/25. What do you all think of the idea? P.S. Being a Tank or DPS is fine by me, as long as it's implemented! Either way would work honestly.

[Titor]

If a gunblade class was released.... words couldn't describe how happy I would be.

[Agumonz1001]

As we all know, Gunblades exist within FFXIV already, except you only see NPC's using them in-game which is too much of a teaser at this point for me lol. (Even a certain someone in Omega is using a Gunblade, like wtf man, not fair. )... Anyways, I had this great idea of how a Gunblade could work in FFXIV as a job. Since Red Mages are casters, that jump in to do a few melee attacks, then jump back out to keep casting. What about Gunblades being the opposite, where they jump out to do a few gun shots, then jump back in to keep melee attacking? The ratio of melee/ranged for Red Mage would be 25/75, while the Gunblade would be 75/25. What do you all think of the idea? P.S. Being a Tank or DPS is fine by me, as long as it's implemented! Either way would work honestly.

Not really a big fan of the tank jumping in and out. The fights would be annoying for melee users.

[Twinsoul]

I think gunblade would be more something that Machinist gets than its own class. I would enjoy a melee class that has some step-out-and-dps-a-bit mechanics, and I really always did love the gunblade aesthetic (it's so impractical and hammy, but great). But if there was a class built around it, I think we'd have too many classes using too similar of weapons/poses. I think future classes should have really unique looks to them, like how AST and RDM do.

[Ashyl_Frost]

Not really a big fan of the tank jumping in and out. The fights would be annoying for melee users.

Then it should be for the DPS version. If it's a Tank, it can still have jump out skills, but can be used only in DPS stance. Kind of like Warriors only being able to use certain skills in Deliverance or Defiance. If not, there are many ways to work around that idea. Plus, jumping out can always be optional, same way with Red Mages having the option to jump back out if they want or not.

[KABESSA]

Two shields tank it's better.

[Ashyl_Frost]

Gunblade Specialist (Sounds like a good name for it, Totally not stolen from the FFd20 site) should probably be DPS instead of tank. The Melee/Range mechanic would work.

My chainist has the only thing that can be described as a "Gunblade" in the game, which is the Warwolf Knifelock. Not much Bladyness.

Gunblade Specialist, I approve of the name. It would work both ways for how the game plays. So like I said, I'd be happy no matter if it became a DPS or Tank, because it can fit both roles quite well.

[Medicine]

All I want is DNC as a healer I don't care about any other class.

We don't need any more DPS classes.

[Arutan]

No for DPS. Simply because adding more DPS for now would only harm even more the DF. Let's give tanks and heals some love for the next expansion, we may actually get some decent queue for each job this way.

[Ashyl_Frost]

No for DPS. Simply because adding more DPS for now would only harm even more the DF. Let's give tanks and heals some love for the next expansion, we may actually get some decent queue for each job this way.

Which is also fine. Tank would work too.