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

[Nedkel]

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.

I generally agree with your point that tanks are responsible job to do and not everyone enjoys being responsible in the video game, however when looking into statistics, the spread between jobs and classes is quite even for the active players.
https://ffxivcensus.com/2018-08/#popeu



The distribution between each class is pretty much similar.
Warrior is being played by the same number of people like for example red mage or lancer.
There is a disproportion not because tank classes are not being played, but because there is like 3 tanks for the game counting for 1 568k players playing them and 9 DPS classes played by about 4420k players.
By following the knowledge on these statistics, i guess giving to us 1 healer and 1 tank class extra should affect queue times significantly.

[EdwinLi]

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Shield Mage tank is doable if the developers attempt it. Have you seen Luna from CLOSERS Online? She basic is that Shield Mage Tank you want....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Kr-vTHjuk

[CaptainLagbeard]

You realize Viking in FF is just another form of Warrior right? Why else would Warrior have berserk as a skill?

If you need to make a class/job with a two handed hammer, must it be so uninspired that the best one can come up with is an already existing jobs theme? In this game we already have Nero and Grynewaht using two handed hammers setting a precedent for an existing class/ job of Garlean origin. From my perspective they do not seem to be Vikings to me. Would it not make more sense to have a Engineer who makes magitek field emitters that create defensive/ buffing AoE's and make it a Tank role? Something that would mirror Machinist but with a defense role rather than a DPS. The whole story could be wrapped around Garlean defectors trying to help make their homeland something to be proud of, something i feel is being missed with the current defectors we have had contact with.

He even calls his hammer Mjolnir ffs...

Viking and Warrior (or Fighter) have been two very separate things in FF games... In the very few games Viking has appeared, namely 3 and Tactics A2...

Marauder might be loosely based on the FF3 Viking, but none of Warrior, given that it was more a berserker class and in the DS remake was given Provoke...

And in Tactics A2, Vikings while mostly melee fighters, get Mug style abilities (damage and steal) and Thunder magic...

When was the last time a WAR cast Thunder?

[ApolloGenX]

Gun blade sounds basic to me... like a tanky MCH. I would rather see something different like dancer... or just an unlimited BLU....Honestly, it's difficult. They do a great job with some things.. like AST or RDM.... and some things they botch so badly... BLU... (imo DRK current playstyle).... So hit or miss.definitely not another pet class....

[RitsukoSonoda]

We could always get a tank that dual wields shields. ;3 Be the wall.

[Dualgunner]

We could always get a tank that dual wields shields. ;3 Be the wall.

Keep the dream alive!

[Floortank]

SE has used up pretty much every classic FF job. They're going to have to start inventing new ones.

[Shougun]

Keep the dream alive!

Not requiring anything specific but an example may be a tank mage with two floating shields (doesn't hold them, shield being used loosely since like a titan weapon would be giant rock walls lol - and of course they use the shields as huge bludgeons).

Lol! That's exactly the game I was thinking about when I first thought of the idea XD. Dual wielding shields.. Remember the enemy that was a wall, but turned out to be two dudes and four shields.. @_@.

Except I thought having a mage wield them might look neat and add to the open design for the team, like as I said two titan shields could actually be very large columns of stone ~! Also wielded by magic means you're open to some wild attacks and avoids stepping on Paladin's shield in the slightest. Sort of a elemental geomancer tank, knight, thing. :3

[Derio]

I will be satisfied as long as its a tank and a healer.

A big part of me though is ready for disappointment when they announce 2 new dps jobs again. Especially if they announce gunblade dps, and dancer as a support dps with heals on par with redmage.

[Tabbs]

I would like Geomancer, tbh. There's the common argument of "it's just the eastern version of CNJ/AST" but I don't think mechanically that it needs to behave the same. Lorewise, sure it's basically an AST. But that really only implies that the aethers are the same, not that their spells need to behave similarly. Visually, it could be a bell swinging CNJ as a DPS, but it could use more water or wind, rather than stone, and have aoe support spells (which would be the "AST" aspect of buffing your allies).

I don't think it's very likely with 5.0, but I can hope.