Arcanist, the next THM?

[Vingtdeux]

Logic tells me that Red Mage is the next job coming, being a big FF staple and considering the lack of mages and debuffing (Thief is prolly the next after RDM). It might not branch from the Arcanist class however, we'll see.

Oh and I already imagine people complaining about Arcanist with the current server lag if it really involves mob and player placement. They might wait for 2.0.

[Klive]

Logic tells me that Red Mage is the next job coming, being a big FF staple and considering the lack of mages and debuffing (Thief is prolly the next after RDM). It might not branch from the Arcanist class however, we'll see.

Oh and I already imagine people complaining about Arcanist with the current server lag if it really involves mob and player placement. They might wait for 2.0.

Arcanist is a class. Red Mage will probably be a job. Question is, what class will red mage linked too.

[Chinook]

Arcanist is a class. Red Mage will probably be a job. Question is, what class will red mage linked too.

Hence why Red Mage is written as job and Arcanist as class ?

They cannot put a new class without a job now.

[Klive]

Hence why Red Mage is written as job and Arcanist as class ?

They cannot put a new class without a job now.

Spell-wise, I agree completely, but Red Mages use rapiers. My guess use a fencing melee class will be the base which Red Mage is built upon.

[Altano]

Spell-wise, I agree completely, but Red Mages use rapiers. My guess use a fencing melee class will be the base which Red Mage is built upon.

Must. Be. Fencer/RDM. *drools*

[MartaDemireux]

I see Arcanist dealing more with the Time Mage than the Red Mage but only because Red Mage is always defined as a magic using warrior (sword/rapier in hand). However for the next class to be added Yoshi already said he wanted a pet class to make the first appearance. Development is already well underway for Summoner he stated.

Now one gripe I have about Arcanist is everyone on the forums calling it Arcanimist... why do they do that!? D:

[Chinook]

Spell-wise, I agree completely, but Red Mages use rapiers. My guess use a fencing melee class will be the base which Red Mage is built upon.

Hency why it's written "It might not branch from the Arcanist class however" ?

[Kailok]

Didn't Yoshida say a while back that Arcanist would turn into Geomancer? I remember him saying something that they were planning on that, but that idea could have changed drastically by now.

I don't care what class/job we get after 1.21, I just hope it doesn't take a ridiculous amount of time. The game needs more classes to go with, otherwise people are going to start getting bored once all of the only 7 classes are capped. I'd like it to be a caster, but with the statement that enfeebs/dot's are gone until after 2.0, I don't even know what to think it would be other than perhaps summoner.

[Dreadnought]

Didn't Yoshida say a while back that Arcanist would turn into Geomancer? I remember him saying something that they were planning on that, but that idea could have changed drastically by now.

I don't care what class/job we get after 1.21, I just hope it doesn't take a ridiculous amount of time. The game needs more classes to go with, otherwise people are going to start getting bored once all of the only 7 classes are capped. I'd like it to be a caster, but with the statement that enfeebs/dot's are gone until after 2.0, I don't even know what to think it would be other than perhaps summoner.

i dont remember him saying arcanist would turn into geomancer, but i very much do remember him saying geomancer would be in the game one day.

ps: i still hate the 15 ability design!