What should be the next tank job

[Jhett_Magnum]

Onion Knight or Geomancer

I always thought the last expansion for ff14 would have Onion Knight.

[Starkbeaumont]

since it needs to be able to wear heavy armor we don't have many classic jobs left I guess.
I'd like Blue Mage to be a tank but see above. That doesn't fit.
Beast Master doesn't really fit either. Geomancer as well.
Not sure if a Rune Fencer would work. What kind of weapon would it use?

Sure you could take the basic mechanics of said jobs and build a tank out of it. Job gear could be anything and doesn't have to look so heavy (see WAR).

[Claire_Pendragon]

since it needs to be able to wear heavy armor we don't have many classic jobs left I guess.
I'd like Blue Mage to be a tank but see above. That doesn't fit.
Beast Master doesn't really fit either. Geomancer as well.
Not sure if a Rune Fencer would work. What kind of weapon would it use?

Sure you could take the basic mechanics of said jobs and build a tank out of it. Job gear could be anything and doesn't have to look so heavy (see WAR).

I thought about this as well, when it comes to other jobs too.
A lot of us wondered what RDM would wear, since it usually wore light/medium armor, and if it has melee attacks, would it use DoM caster gear? Doesnt seem like a good fit, but here we are, RDM is in full caster gear.

So as much as it would be weird for certain jobs to wear fending, Im thinking they will use fending.
I also think some other changes will be made, like how Time Mage was turned into AST, to focus on a more unique flavor, rather than just a support with stars/space theme.

So looking at FF12, they might make BLU a Blue Battlemage, like the Red Mattlemage.
or they will give it a completely different name like AST. (And some unique flavor like AST)

Similar with BST.
(also, with AST now also being GEO in SB, im disinclined to think there will be a GEO, but its still possible GEO will compare to AST, the way BLM compare to WHM.)

EDIT: Ive personally assumed either RDM or BLU would have been a more "Magitech" style mage, using "Fake magic" via magitech. (Also thought RDM would have an off hand crystal like item for this, but thats coincidence.)
So if they made a Magitech job that used enemy skills as a "Fake magic" it wouldnt seem as crazy to put them in armor.

[aqskerorokero]

For the moment there is no npc that has unique combat style to suggest a new job. But in the whole ff seriies there are still a lot of heavy armored job to choose from but almost all are "knight" related. But I would like to see a tank that fight with a stick, can be tank or can be healer, in the original version of ffxii playr can use a stick as melee weapon but the damage scales with magic power, a stick can also parry and counter attack quickly. a fighter like irl martial artist.

[Jhett_Magnum]

Exorcist:

I kind of envision it as a combination of FFTa2 Spellblade and FF5s Oracle.
Rather than using swords they\\'ll use double-sided glaives. Which can also be dual wielded.

I might make a mock build if I get enough likes.

[Freyyy]

Exorcist:

DRK called, he'd like to get his armor back

[Sylvain]

I'd like some sort of shape shifter although that'd be a first for a ff.

[Starkbeaumont]

I'd like some sort of shape shifter although that'd be a first for a ff.

FFT:A had a morpher. But it wasn't anything tank like

[Spiriel_Basanda]

Not sure if a Rune Fencer would work. What kind of weapon would it use?

I keep seeing this when people bring up RUN, but PLD and RDM both use swords. Yes, RDM also has that little caster bit to their weapon, but they don't melee with it, they do use their sword. With precedent in place, I don't think there's really a hard rule that says "No one can use the same weapon!", it's just happened that way so far.

[Jhett_Magnum]

DRK called, he'd like to get his armor back

I knew a comment like that was coming. First of all it was one of the first concepts of an Exorcist in an MMO,(Possibly the only one.) which is why I used it... I ASSURE you this was around long before Dark Knight came to FF14.


Obviously neither design can be used as it's property of another MMO. Albiet, I can see how they look similar to one another if you just look at the picture.