Gunbreaker starting level

[Reinha]

Level 60 seems a bit high. I'm glad I decided to spend Poetic tomes on Shire gear first because Ironworks would have been a waste.

[AxlStream]

You'll just have to beast the Tank wannabes to the punch on the new dungeons. Let the wave screw up in Castrum Abania and Doma Castle.

[DracotheDragon]

sad gunbraker is a tank but just means i get to level up a class i wanted, i do play tanks just not my cup of tea.

[Vaer]

Seems alright to me. Won't matter with the trust system anyway since they can play by themselves if they don't want to play higher level group content on a tank. They'll probably go in and blanket nerf all the SB dungeons anyway.

[Gemina]

We had this same discussion when it was known that SAM and RDM would start @50. I wasn't around when HW was released, but I bet a similar concern was voiced when DRK/AST/MCH would start @30.

I'm sure everything will be just fine, and you're not going to deal with anything that you're not already currently dealing with in DF.

[EdwinLi]

sad gunbraker is a tank but just means i get to level up a class i wanted, i do play tanks just not my cup of tea.

It is not that bad since it gives players certain motivation to play Tank now.

Though I expect more SAM now because of the Nier Raid for maybe the 2B outfits, 9S outfit, and 2A outfit rather than more Gunbreaker Players since things will curve out once those that only play for the hype and those who stay because they wish to remain dedicated to the Job role is done over the 1st month of release.

Still consider Gunbreaker is based on Squall from FF8 (even using his battle stance), I expect plenty of Squall Cosplays.

[cicatriz313]

I mean, they already have jump potions in the game so allowing people to have a 60 tank probably won't change a thing with how people play in DF. I've already had jump potion tanks in sirensong being awful so I'm ready for it.

[ElazulHP]

I'm fine with it. Less time spent grinding Gunbreaker up to 70 to bring them on the MSQ's. Should easily be able to do it within the early access period now.

[Kaurhz]

Bad tanks, will always be bad tanks irrespective of level. Let's not pretend this isn't a thing already. If someone actually cares for the input they have in grouped content and their performance overall, then they are likely going to either read on the fundamentals of tanking in general, and for the class.

[linay]

I’m really hoping they don’t do something really dumb and force you be level 60 or to complete the main scenario quest “Heavensward” to unlock it.

Having a level 60 job is stated as being one of the two requirements to unlock gunbreaker, the other being to purchase Shadowbringers. Those are the only two requirements and the job is unlocked in Gridania. There is no mention of MSQ/Heavensward, although if you have a level 60 job, you might as well finish MSQ up to 3.0 at least, unless you use a boost.

And it makes sense to already have a level 60 job because they're not going to let you "skip" levels by unlocking a new job.