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

[Vahlnir]

My only real issue is with the HW jobs. They start at level 30 but you'll be 50+ by the time you get there, so if soemone wants to swap to those jobs they can't just unlock the job at 30 and then keep going, the same way that a rdm could level blm to 50 and then swap over etc.

Yeah, I think that the starting level for those jobs should be lvl 50 as well. When they were added before it sort of made sense to make players level them up a bit. Now? Not so much. 50 should be where they start after everything players have to do to even gain access to them.

[technole]

HW jobs starting at 30 is fine, allows faster access to them to newer players. That's important


Lastly, they will add jobs each xpac, cause it sells. It's all about selling another boxed product and keeping people subbed until they burn holes in their wallet from excess mogstation sales.

[Seraphor]

HW jobs starting at 30 is fine, allows faster access to them to newer players. That's important.

You can't unlock them at 30, in fact you likely won't unlock them until level 55+

[gumas]

they dont need to yes, but ff14 is a big game coming from a big company so the expectation is high.

and if the other big company like blizz can make a new class every new expansion, FF14 has to follow or they will be losing face.

[Vahlnir]

they dont need to yes, but ff14 is a big game coming from a big company so the expectation is high.

and if the other big company like blizz can make a new class every new expansion, FF14 has to follow or they will be losing face.

Blizzard does not add a new class every expansion.

[Shougun]

Blizzard does not add a new class every expansion.

In their defense they do have talents and 3 specializations +/- 1 which, sometimes, offer significant twists in gameplay. This makes the math a little funny if we're trying to compare. 3 * 10 + 4 + 2 = '36' jobs if we were being INCREDIBLY generous. Certainly less than 36 would be more fair, but absolutely more than 12 (number of 'base' classes they have).

Not in their defense, they absolutely do not add a new class every expansion as you said.. lol.

[KayRadley]

Perhaps they aren't, but you can't deny that new jobs are a big draw to the game with each expansion. Hell, I was brought back into the game after lapsing through Heavensward when I learned Red Mage was coming to Stormblood.

[linayar]

In their defense they do have talents and 3 specializations +/- 1 which, sometimes, offer significant twists in gameplay. This makes the math a little funny if we're trying to compare. 3 * 10 + 4 + 2 = '36' jobs if we were being INCREDIBLY generous. Certainly less than 36 would be more fair, but absolutely more than 12 (number of 'base' classes they have).

Not in their defense, they absolutely do not add a new class every expansion as you said.. lol.

Well, if you're counting specializations, then they have 8 expansions and they've added 8 specializations during that time (9, forgot about Guardian Druid, then there's the change to Survival Hunter) ...

[technole]

You can't unlock them at 30, in fact you likely won't unlock them until level 55+

The redesigned ARR you'll fly by rather quickly to HW be well over level 60 if you do everything, or 54ish if you did MSQ only things. It's still pretty easy to get to. Once again this isn't 2.0 ARR we are talking about, its still quick enough because of lore reasons.

[Payadopa]

Basically what the title says. While new jobs are cool, if 7.x expansion adds no new jobs that wouldn't be the end of FF14.

The are obligated to their shareholders who want their investment back which only happens if a lot of customers are happy. And I'd bet good Gil the vast majority expects new jobs so..