Beastmaster will be better as a limited job than a full one.

[xxvaynxx]

Ok so like...similar to BLU.
The job revolves around getting new skills by killing monsters/or in BST case capturing them?(Idk...never played FF11)

If BST was a full job. It would honestly suck because then it'll end up like summoner where you're only using a handful of certain monsters. Probably like 3 just like summoner.

But if it was a limited job, you can use a large amount of different types of monsters in the wild that each have their own few set amount of skills and possibly own stats.
There would be way more creativity if the job was limited and had its own battle content like BLU, maybe even its own PVP to fight other players with their own beast.

So imo.
I hope BST will come as a Limited job as a form of new content.
It could even work with the upcoming farms, you can breed new monsters that have better abilities or stats or something.

[CrispyUnicycle]

did beast master get shown? i missed the live letter

but id hope for the best of both worlds, letting you tame every beast while still letting you get to max level

[Doozer]

Just as an aside, BSM is the abbreviation for Blacksmith. So Beastmaster would have to use something else, like BST, since that's how it was in FFXI.

[Mhaeric]

Just as an aside, BSM is the abbreviation for Blacksmith. So Beastmaster would have to use something else, like BST, since that's how it was in FFXI.

When people stop using ARC to refer to Arcanist is when people will stop using BSM for Beastmaster.

[MikkoAkure]

Yoshi-P and the devs seem to be allergic to pets as it stands anyway if recent changes to SMN and MCH are anything to go by, so a limited job might be the only way that we see BST.

The problem with BLU is that I feel like a lot of the content revolved around spell hunting, which wasn't something that was fun in FFXI either and felt like a chore. And BLU was a more classic job that people wanted to see in parties and real content (though I see their reasons for not making it that way). BST was already a solo job in FFXI so I feel like people would be more accepting of it being a limited job, but what we need to go with it is engaging content beyond solo gladiator fights or regular level grinding.

Best idea I can think of on the spot would be BST-only fates that you grind to get stuff that you could turn in for tokens. Then you can use those for Burning Circle Notorious Monsters at the end of a long non-instanced dungeon like in FFXI. But that type of content might stale quickly. Anyone else have any other ideas? Does anyone here who played BST in FFXI have any input about what they liked about that class in XI that could come here?

[Roda]

Or maybe SE could step out of their comfort zone when designing classes and their mechanics?

Eh I'm probably too hopeful.

[Doozer]

When people stop using ARC to refer to Arcanist is when people will stop using BSM for Beastmaster.

Okay? I was just explaining in the event that OP didn't know.

[Mhaeric]

Okay? I was just explaining in the event that OP didn't know.

It was a joke.

[Doozer]

It was a joke.

Alright then.

[ReiMakoto]

Depends on how you define better, for people who do not like limited jobs it will be better in any form that is not that even if it is streamlined (much like how every other job is)