What jobs are we hoping to see in the next expansion?

[Vahlnir]

After having played Blue Mage, I am now wanting a limited version of every job.

I like BLU, but...

[Derio]

Hoping to see no Support role added as it would extend the DF queues and role in need would instantly become that role.

Just want to see Gunblade and Dancer introduced.

[Alexandre_Noireau]

Hoping to see no Support role added as it would extend the DF queues and role in need would instantly become that role.

All the contrary...
Adding more DPSs would ruin the queues. And gunblade or dancer don't fit as tanks or healers. Unless that something you want though.

[Vahlnir]

All the contrary...
Adding more DPSs would ruin the queues. And gunblade or dancer don't fit as tanks or healers. Unless that something you want though.

MMOs in general tend to have a tank and healer shortage, so adding more dps jobs wouldn't change anything. It might affect queues for a few weeks after release, but after the dust settles people would settle back into what jobs they were playing previously, while others may decide to switch entirely. Tanks and healers will more often than not continue to main what they were before, that being tanks and healers. I'm a dps main, but if gunblade ends up being a tank then I will become a tank. I've been waiting for this job since ARR.

[Duskane]

Not so much for next expansion but in the future.
Looking at monastery first boss using its sniper rifle,
Would be cool to have a sniper class as a physical range dps since its also the dps type with the least amount of options,
Could act like BLM and SAM being the greedy dps of physical ranged.

[Shurrikhan]

MMOs in general tend to have a tank and healer shortage, so adding more dps jobs wouldn't change anything. It might affect queues for a few weeks after release, but after the dust settles people would settle back into what jobs they were playing previously, while others may decide to switch entirely. Tanks and healers will more often than not continue to main what they were before, that being tanks and healers. I'm a dps main, but if gunblade ends up being a tank then I will become a tank. I've been waiting for this job since ARR.

You tend to see role count...
- Directly proportionate to attractiveness of aethetic.
- Directly proportionate to attractiveness of gameplay, which is in turn usually directly proportionate to intuitiveness and depth of gameplay.
- Inversely proportionate to unique responsibility.

When MMOs stop making tanks shallower and (to many) less attractive than DPS while seemingly responsible for far more, you'll see more tanks.

[Burningskull]

Blue Mage...

[Raikai]

I'd think adding Gunblader as a tank obviously won't solve the shortage, because it's a role that still entails responsibility and people don't want to take it... BUT like someone mentioned, the job aesthetics and playstyle might attract a portion of the playerbase to bite the bullet and assign to the role.

[EdwinLi]

I'd think adding Gunblader as a tank obviously won't solve the shortage, because it's a role that still entails responsibility and people don't want to take it... BUT like someone mentioned, the job aesthetics and playstyle might attract a portion of the playerbase to bite the bullet and assign to the role.

You will be surprised how vanity can attract a certain amount of people even if they suck at the job role.

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On topic:

Still my Vote remains on a Melee Sword Mage DPS and Modern Assassin Job DPS

[Lubu_Mykono]

You mean Thancred in the trailer?