Quote Originally Posted by basketofseals View Post
I wonder why people are so hype about GEO? It's thematically the same as CNJ, and lore-wise it's literally AST.

If we're going to get a new job, it's going to be something completely different in theme.
Not sure how you figure GEO is lore-wise AST. The guy came and studied Astrology and basically came to the conclusion that AST and GEOs were completely different, but complimentary; very effective when working together, one drawing strength from the heavens above, the other from the earth below. I don't believe that the GEO ever displayed any healing abilities; his spells were all about protection and defense. And in the final battle, he very literally was the tank for the fight.

If we're going to draw upon the AST quest lore to decide what GEO is going to be, signs point way more firmly to tank.

Quote Originally Posted by Linx0r View Post
how is BLU .....'clearly the next tank'? I have seen nothing of the sort to prove that, and i'm not sure how much of the communitty wants BLU to be tank or dps. It really could go either way.
Ask "the community", and the answer is pretty much always going to be MOAR DPS. The majority simply prefer DPS to healer or tank, and if they're interested in a job, they'll want it to be DPS so that they can play it. In the interests of keeping a balanced roster, SE's simply going to have to "sacrifice" a job or two to the tank/healer pyre. If we're lucky, they'll do so in such an interesting way that a few DPS players are drawn to try a new role out...