Is FFXIV hinting Berserker, Necromancer, and Chemist next expansion?

[Lersayil]

Raising dead humans for undead slavery yeah sure, don't do that- still solidly necromancer even by pop culture standards when you remove that. Besides if someone says they want necromancer but they don't want or need the pigeon hole that also blows past the issue then (name still a problem but creative story could solve).

No's are flimsy because they make zero creative attempts. Just like no on demi was, and honestly on 3 egi as well- it's just wet paper waiting for the time when desire needs to punch a hole through it. Well usually, some people do offer suggestions at the same time as saying unlikely.

You say that, but the term necromancer is suprisingly unknown to anyone that isn't at least midly versed in the fantasy genre, so even if we say popular pop culture, its still rather niche.

Anyways, sure the necromancer theme can be wide and could encompass a number of power domains, but the "popular" definition is very strict: reanimation of corpses and life drain / negative energy effects. Both of these effects are present and explained phenomenon in the lore and considered taboo (both the end effect and the method). The workarounds so far proposed either hurt the lore, or twist the necromancer theme to something you wouldn't call a necromancer at first glance.

It isn't really an issue of creativity, but the relatively cemented image of the necromancer and conflict with already existing lore.