Can someone please explain to me why ffxi is the standard for every class? Drg is drg. What was described to me and what I have seen of ffxi drg.... that is not a drg to me. A drg for me is Kane Highwind from ffiv or Freya from ffix, which I think we embody way better than ffxi did. As for smn, I know nothing about that class in ffxi, however I do know what other smn feels like in other games and you know what, it does feel like a smn. Like I have heard the argument with just about EVERY class ever that existed in ffxi and now exists in ffxiv that it doesn't feel like the class. And you know what, I am tired of it. Yes, ffxi was a successful mmo, but I remember correctly, we tried to emulate that game far too much in 1.0 and that didn't go swimmingly for us. (I know there are other elements behind why this game originally failed but I really don't care). If anything, we succeed now bc we don't try to emulate everything from a game that is around 15-20 years old. Also, its not the only final fantasy game out there! Bst doesn't only exist in ffxi either, so if this class comes into ffxiv and resembles something closer to Bart or Relm, then oh well! Be happy they made a new class and have fun with it. It's not defiling of a class if it feels fun. And we also don't have to play an homage to a final fantasy game with every class we introduce, either.

I know I'm gonna get a lot of flack for this, but screw ffxi and let ffxiv be ffxiv.