New tank ideas (NOT BLU)

[Seraphor]

I love that idea of a dancer using chakrams.
I think it could easily be the third physical ranged (what else can you use besides arrows and bullets? Boomerang? But thats pretty much a chakram anyway) and specialise in debuffing enemies with dance steps, like songs but quicker with shorter durations, that you weave between gcd weaponskills.

[Rayo]

I've always had an idea for a War hammer swinging Magitech "power armor" Tank, Kinda like "Iron Nero"

[Pastahnak]

Besides Blu, I'd like to see rune fencer, gun hammer(Nero's weapon) and beast master(a pet tank would be done poorly in this game, but if they made it where the pet is a side piece to u actually tanking I think I'd work) besides rune fencer they all have unique weapons so at least that is good.

[Shurrikhan]

Chemist - Branches off from MCH and is a healer that uses an elemental pistol. It specializes in "Mix" to craft items that do all kinds of positive and negative effects to be used on the party and enemies.

I wonder if they'd finally consider making Machinist and actual Machinist rather than just a Gunner with a spare autoturret if they also had Chemist to consider. The thought actually makes me chuckle at one of the most often given cons for a Chemist job -- that it's essentially a profession, more so than a class. Well, what would a Machinist be if there were engineers in this game? Or heck, if lore/songs were a profession... (Bard)

On the topic of dancers, my own favorite is actually the blades and shawl build, but chakrams would be decent enough as well. It just wouldn't make quite as much sense to make movements which would cancel your momentum if your using a consistent-curvature drag-through-the-cut slicing weapon. Gotta admit, though, that those chakram would stick out -- in an attractive way -- even more than a blades-and-shawl setup would, flashing, twirling... Mmm.

[Hausti]

Viking? One handed axe and shield. Could focus more on party wide mitigation than personal mitigation, things like shout to raise party defense.

Yes please. Ever since i saw those enemies in the anti-tower dungeon i wanted a viking tank class^^

[Kowen]

BLU (spits)

Who hurt you?

[Linx0r]

Who hurt you?

Lol no one

[Linx0r]

Who hurt you?

Lol no one . BLU just comes up so often in tank forum. It would be nice to see other reccomendations and hear something new rather then more of the same . If SE is going to implement a class new to FF, let’s give them other ideas ....not just ....BLU.

[Tanathya]

Lol no one . BLU just comes up so often in tank forum. It would be nice to see other reccomendations and hear something new rather then more of the same . If SE is going to implement a class new to FF, let’s give them other ideas ....not just ....BLU.

Blue mage is one of the most iconics jobs of the series though, it's only natural.

[OcieKo]

I've always had an idea for a War hammer swinging Magitech "power armor" Tank, Kinda like "Iron Nero"

Im in this camp the Nero-esque Magitek Knight type. Also anything that keeps us from getting yet another bladed weapon is a win. Its Hammertime already.

There was a post a long time ago along a similar vein to this.

And for all the tanks with a shield ideas. SE basically said never again to all of them. Much as Axe/Mace/Short Spear and Shield could be cool, were basically only getting 2H or DW from here on out as I doubt theyll make a Wep/Shield as one item class in light of PLD.