Possible 'official' hint to the role of the new jobs added in 6.0?

[Avalon304]

I'm really expecting Apothecary as a healer (not Chemist, I don't believe they'll choose that name as it slightly overlaps with Alchemist)... But I wasn't def. expecting another ranged physical dpser, and I have no clue on what that can be, because all the other hints points towards other stuff.

I have a hard time believing it would be a Musketeer job, as the MCH already encompasses part of that job fantasy. Unless it's something brand new like Gunbreaker. I was really expecting it to be a caster tbh.

The thing about Chemist is that it has the name recognition in the series already. As far as I know, Apothecary is not a job from previous games. While that doesnt necessarily mean anything, it is a reason they would choose Chemist (which would be abbreviated as CHM rather than ALC, avoiding any confusion).

[RicaRuin]

These goods will release before an eventual expansion, so there is no way they would include actions from future jobs. There could still be changes to the expansion after that.

[Raikai]

These goods will release before an eventual expansion, so there is no way they would include actions from future jobs. There could still be changes to the expansion after that.

But why would they brand those 2 with a "Secret" then?... The only reason I can think of is that being tied to new jobs... Plus, even if they release the images themselves, it would still be pretty speculative, as most of the icons aren't kind of intuitive. Who would know that a "Z" could represent RDM in XIV?

[AceofRains]

My money is on BST as RDPS and GEO as healer. I know a lot of people want a chemist, but I feel like that would be so redundant in the face of DoH Alchemist.

[AceofRains]

Maybe they'll finally just give up on the limited job idea and make BLU a full DPS job. Hey, I can dream.



I'd still like to see Scouting and Maiming just rolled into Aiming and Striking. It'd save bag space for those of us who level everything anyway, and it'd mean two less gear sets needing to be designed for each level going forward.

I do get the impression that BLU will eventually be made into a real job. Perhaps the best way of achieving that in this stage is by unlimiting the job past level 70 with the criteria of a completed spell book.

[Raikai]

My money is on BST as RDPS and GEO as healer. I know a lot of people want a chemist, but I feel like that would be so redundant in the face of DoH Alchemist.

I've thought about this and maybe the theme overlap between CHM and ALC can be a key point to be explored, if they basically treating them lorewise as actual "siblings", one being focused on production (DoH) and the other being focused on battlefields (DoM). I'd say they could even involve some NPCs from ALC questlines in the introduction of CHM's quests.

[Fayt1203]

These goods will release before an eventual expansion, so there is no way they would include actions from future jobs. There could still be changes to the expansion after that.

Well Yoshi said after the last fanfest fiesta with the classes that they were considering different approach how they where going to announce the next classes. This could be one of those step

[AceofRains]

I've thought about this and maybe the theme overlap between CHM and ALC can be a key point to be explored, if they basically treating them lorewise as actual "siblings", one being focused on production (DoH) and the other being focused on battlefields (DoM). I'd say they could even involve some NPCs from ALC questlines in the introduction of CHM's quests.

Well if it weren’t for the overlap only, I personally have a very hard time imagining what would make a supposed Chemist stand out from the other Healers in the face of the already frustrating homogenization. To me there is just so much more they can do with a Geomancer especially that being it was already conceptually introduced.

That one little girl in the 5.3 MSQ who wants to be a combat apothecary- I do believe that they are saying here “We hear you and know you want this, but bare with us a little longer.”

[Seraphor]

They would have to rework BLU into a 'real' job if they went this route.
Otherwise caster is getting the short straw.

[Avalon304]

Well if it weren’t for the overlap only, I personally have a very hard time imagining what would make a supposed Chemist stand out from the other Healers in the face of the already frustrating homogenization. To me there is just so much more they can do with a Geomancer especially that being it was already conceptually introduced.

That one little girl in the 5.3 MSQ who wants to be a combat apothecary- I do believe that they are saying here “We hear you and know you want this, but bare with us a little longer.”

GEO wouldnt be any less homogenized than a potential CHM would be... one of the thigns they seem to want is for healers to be mostly similar. So nothing would make CHM stand out, but GEO wouldnt either.

But CHM could mix and throw potions to heal, or use a gun to fire aetherically charged bullets to heal or lob healing capsules from a launcher of some kind.