Unpopular Opinion: SE Is Not Obligated To Add New Jobs Every Expansion

[Jeeqbit]

In fact, when you buy an expansion, you're basically paying just for the .0 patch. Subsequent patches are not even guaranteed

Actually, they have promised some features in 6.0 that will release during patches, and it's common practice for at least a few of the things they use as selling points to come in patches - sometimes half-way through the expansion's patch cycle.

Ishgard Housing, normal raids and alliance raids are examples of things that are already promised but won't come in .0. I have a feeling Island Sanctuary won't be out for .0, just like Firmament Restoration wasn't.

[linayar]

I think what irks me more about the idea of newer jobs or the inability to make them is it would be SE's own fault for falling into the trap. They bend backwards to make every job the exact same thing with different animation effects and then struggle with making the jobs unique. This would have been less of an issue if they didn't over accommodate with the fear of people not being able to play every single class ever for end game content (which they'd still be able to do but they were afraid stupid players would lock others out for their job choice).

If every job is "the exact same thing with different animation effects," then it would make it easier for them to create new jobs, not harder. The problem, if any, is in creating more assets to accommodate new jobs, balancing them with existing jobs, and possibly even handling the increased length of time people would have to acquire more weapons and how it fits into their reward structure.

Actually, they have promised some features in 6.0 that will release during patches, and it's common practice for at least a few of the things they use as selling points to come in patches - sometimes half-way through the expansion's patch cycle.

Ishgard Housing, normal raids and alliance raids are examples of things that are already promised but won't come in .0. I have a feeling Island Sanctuary won't be out for .0, just like Firmament Restoration wasn't.

Yes, I addressed some of that in the same paragraph of the part that you quoted, but I also note that plans can change.