Yoshida says we have enough Disciples of the Land. Let's prove him wrong...

[KingMeteo]

Ye I have a great idea for one.
"Geologist"
Can farm large amounts of shards, crystals, and clusters quickly 5-10 at a time per hit.
And can also break them down.

[Felis]

I'm for Beastmaster as a DoL class ^^

[LyraKuroneko]

I'm for Beastmaster as a DoL class ^^

Beastmaster? How would it work?
Like the chocobo breeding someone talked about?

[Felis]

Beastmaster? How would it work?
Like the chocobo breeding someone talked about?

catch wild animals, tame them (that part can work like a mini-game), get stuff from them that will not kill them (so battle classes can still get loot from killing).
Timed "Hidden Nodes" animals can work like rank A Hunts.

Or building up a farm, but that have to be instanced and not like housing.

[ErryK]

Yeah, and they suck with these low ass drop rates in expansion zones.

I don't know what you're talking about, I got 90 Halgai Manes in 30 min... That's 9x more than a retainer could bring in half the time.

[Dualgunner]

I don't know what you're talking about, I got 90 Halgai Manes in 30 min... That's 9x more than a retainer could bring in half the time.

Good thing they buffed the drop rate specifically on both halgai manes and manzasiri hairs because the rates were terrible before. Especially with how much worsted yarn/steppe cloth needed.

[LyraKuroneko]

catch wild animals, tame them (that part can work like a mini-game), get stuff from them that will not kill them (so battle classes can still get loot from killing).
Timed "Hidden Nodes" animals can work like rank A Hunts.

Or building up a farm, but that have to be instanced and not like housing.

I see, a bit like FFTA then. Hm hm.

[Khalithar]

I’d welcome a shepherd class that let us quickly farm skins/meat/horns/fangs without needing to go out and fight anything or send retainers out.

[Culfinrandir]

Ye I have a great idea for one.
"Geologist"
Can farm large amounts of shards, crystals, and clusters quickly 5-10 at a time per hit.
And can also break them down.

That's a Miner's job (getting the items) & an Alchemist's job (breaking them down) to be honest. I want what you've described but on the jobs we already have. Unless we get the kind of Geologist that the Settlers series has where they go out & find new/rare resources in new areas. I thought that's what Miner would be when I started FFXIV, sadly it's not that exciting.

[Culfinrandir]

Good thing they buffed the drop rate specifically on both halgai manes and manzasiri hairs because the rates were terrible before. Especially with how much worsted yarn/steppe cloth needed.

They're still not great to he honest, expecially if RNG is being unfriendly or, worse, others are also farming. There are just not enough mobs in the areas.