Hinting at New Jobs? [ Small Spoilers for Patch 5.3 ]

[Vahlnir]

Meanwhile my dictionary points to chemist and apothecary as synonyms, but marks apothecary as "archaic" - which of course is exactly what this game likes to go for. Its definition also leans more to making medicines over chemist's potentially broader focus.

That was what I was talking about, yeah. In my opinion, they are too similar, which is why I said they may need to get a bit more creative. I don't have any real issue with "Apothecary", I just think it could cause some potential confusion because, as you said, they're synonyms, and we already have Alchemist which is a DoH class. I suppose that alone could rule out "Chemist" being used, so you are possibly correct in them calling a new job Apothecary.

[ckq53]

Apothecary(chemist) seems like a no brainer here. They really focused in on it. I was like, "Sweet, chemist confirmed."

Yep. That was my exact thinking!

[Tsukino]

I don't think this is really a hint at a new combat job at all. It clearly puts what she wants to do (travel the world providing medicine) in direct contrast with what the boys want to do (learn to fight), including your own participation in the form of gathering grapes vs. actually fighting monsters. Additionally, the Japanese name for the "Chemist" job has always been the exact same as the Alchemist crafting class which is already in the game; it was also the same in FFXI as a crafting skill.

This doesn't mean they couldn't add it, and personally Chemist is my top pick for the next healer and has been since before Astrologian. I just don't see this as much of a "hint" at a new job at all.

Now if Alphinaud starts throwing around potions in 5.5...that could be the time to get excited.

[GrimGale]

I'd love necromancer be it healer or dps.

For dps I could see it being based around stacking a "cursed" debuff or so that has other commands that use stacks of the debuff to summon undead for a few seconds to do an attack or two before they wither away and flop on the floor then another that detonates the corpses in a small AoE.

For a healer I like the idea of it calling upon the deceased to protect the targets. Also the idea of a buff like Reverse making a reappearance. For those unknown to it it basically makes taking damage = heal and healing = take damage.

I dunno. There's a lot to play around with when it comes to necromancers. There's more to it than just throwing hordes of zombies at stuff(even though that usually is the most amusing imo)

I am all for a Necromancer caster DPS. The idea of building Corpses as a resource having them fight for you then blowing them up like in the boss fight, could be a genuinely fun Job mechanic.

On the other hand a Necromancer healer is awful and goes against everything a Necromancer is in my mind. I would sooner accept a Dancer healer than a Necromancer healer.

[Jennah]

Obviously, the new job hinted at is "Gundam Pilot"

[Roda]

God I am absolutely dreading the possibility that SMN is gonna be reworked to just demi-primal skinned bard with no dots and necromancer is gonna take the pet/dot niche.

Imma be so sad if they take away my sweet little carbuncle companion D':


But i'm kinda hyped they seem to be committing to the Apothicary healer.
(Scared too that they're gonna coward out on beastamaster and make it a limited job instead of braving it out and having a class with unique progression mechanics.)

[Amnmaat]

All I know is give me Berserker job. Yes even if we have war.
But for the love of hydaelyn give them a hammer weapon, we have enough swords.

[SomeRandomHuman]

All I know is give me Berserker job. Yes even if we have war.
But for the love of hydaelyn give them a hammer weapon, we have enough swords.

Sadly the Warrior job we have already does what this guy does. He's just an amped up dude that seems to have given into his inner beast. If you're unfamiliar that's what drives the Beast Gauge and its actions entirely. You'll notice his eyes look like the players when you use Inner Release.

[Jirah]

“Half Life 3 confirmed”

Honestly these aren’t hints the point of the quest was the future generations of “Warriors of Light” and those who inspire them aswell as the contrast to how are friends are in the first compared to the Source

[Roda]

Sadly the Warrior job we have already does what this guy does. He's just an amped up dude that seems to have given into his inner beast. If you're unfamiliar that's what drives the Beast Gauge and its actions entirely. You'll notice his eyes look like the players when you use Inner Release.

I mean I could see it being the dps counterpart to warrior kinda like a whm/blm thing?

“Half Life 3 confirmed”

Honestly these aren’t hints the point of the quest was the future generations of “Warriors of Light” and those who inspire them aswell as the contrast to how are friends are in the first compared to the Source

Come on, SE has previewed features of their next expansions in their patches every expansion. It's not unreasonable to expect something coming of any of these nods.