Predictions for job(s) in the next expansion?

[ItMe]

Really depends if they want to expand on Ranjit. I'd like to believe he's still alive because his "death" was very underwhelming. No theatrics and you just see him lying on the floor. Could of been unconsciousness for all we know. Which his body disappears afterword without any transition. Guy is resilient as Master Tao from Dragon Ball which is who Ranjit reminds me.

Yeah... after Giaus and Zenos dodged death I guess no one is really confirmed to be off the table, huh...
I guess it really does come down to if they wanna expand on it or not.

[MagiusNecros]

How is Ranjit supposed to get from the First to the Source? The class trainer is going to be located in one of the starting cities, most likely Gridania. It is also going to start at lvl 70, which is before we meet Ranjit in the MSQ and when he is still very much antagonistic.

There's nothing saying a class quest can't start in the Source that calls the WoL to the First. Think it's best to wait and see.

Since as you said the class starts at lvl 70 and 70-80 content is in the First.

If they involved Ranjit it would have to be between levels 80-90.

[Karl0217]

There's nothing saying a class quest can't start in the Source that calls the WoL to the First. Think it's best to wait and see.

Since as you said the class starts at lvl 70 and 70-80 content is in the First.

If they involved Ranjit it would have to be between levels 80-90.

They already confirmed that the role quest system from Shadowbringers will still be in use and that they are splitting the DPS role quests into melee and ranged DPS role quests. This job will have class quests from 70-80 with generic melee DPS role quests from 80-90 and a level 90 quest to tie up the expansion; just like Dancer and Gunbreaker had class quests from 60-70 and one level 80 class quest with 70-80 role quests in-between. There will be no 80-90 class quests for it or Sage.

[MagiusNecros]

They already confirmed that the role quest system from Shadowbringers will still be in use and that they are splitting the DPS role quests into melee and ranged DPS role quests. This job will have class quests from 70-80 with generic melee DPS role quests from 80-90 and a level 90 quest to tie up the expansion; just like Dancer and Gunbreaker had class quests from 60-70 and one level 80 class quest with 70-80 role quests in-between. There will be no 80-90 class quests for it or Sage.

That's intriguing. I hope the writing is compelling for the 2 new jobs then if they will have significantly less development.

[Kalaam]

Well, some of the lore around the jobs may get expanded through NPCs with that job in MSQ (Alphinaud) or some big size content (Like GNB lore with Bozja).

[Shiro--Tsubasa]

my theory is that the job might have something to do with Azem. Perhaps flash of memories being awakened from being in a certain place and observing something, leading to key interest like some parts of Eorzea and the Azim Steppe for the pre-81 level quest and for post 80 stuff after we get Azem's star we get a job quest giver in the form of Emet (in the same vein as Hythlodious in that they are a mere memory fragment with a set purpose to perform). I think it be a cool way to give us story on Azem and the convocation leading up to the fight against Zodiark.

I also think the weapon will be a scythe which seems to be the common guess. Which would make sense due to the reaper and Azem being portrayed as shepherds in real world lore for reaper and in game lore for Azem. Plus it does seem a lot like we called forth Emet temporarily from the aetherial sea to help us during a big fight by using the stone.
It be cool if the gimmick of the class was to call forth lost souls, the ones we failed to save during our adventure (like Moenbryda, Haucherfant, and Emet to name a couple) that would jump for a duration to help us fight.

[Kalaam]

Again, a job starting at level 70, which we'll likely be able to play ShB through with, couldn't be tied to our character's identity as Azem's shard.
If we have flashbacks from Azem's life those will be part of the MSQ.

Your idea has a great awesome factor, but making those characters "simple" job mechanic would quickly diminish it. How special would it be if everyone does it all the time ? It'd work better in an instance fight of the MSQ, like when we play as Thancred etc.

[Shiro--Tsubasa]

they wouldn't have to wait until we get Azem's star to have a job around Azem. Like I said in my previous post, we could unlock it by tapping into memories by visiting places that have importance to Azem. The stars were intended to help ancients reclaim their memories, but there was nothing about them not being able to tap into them by themselves without help. How would making a job centered around our characters origin diminish it? That makes no sense.
You mean like how everyone is a WoL and how everyone is a shard of Azem? or how everyone was the one who dealt the final blow to Hades, or how about how everyone is the main character?
Having it be like the thancred scenario would be so detached imo for something that is so intimate for our character.

[Kalaam]

they wouldn't have to wait until we get Azem's star to have a job around Azem. Like I said in my previous post, we could unlock it by tapping into memories by visiting places that have importance to Azem. The stars were intended to help ancients reclaim their memories, but there was nothing about them not being able to tap into them by themselves without help. How would making a job centered around our characters origin diminish it? That makes no sense.
You mean like how everyone is a WoL and how everyone is a shard of Azem? or how everyone was the one who dealt the final blow to Hades, or how about how everyone is the main character?
Having it be like the thancred scenario would be so detached imo for something that is so intimate for our character.

You misunderstand my point.
From your point of view you are the WoL/WoD. Other players are other adventurers with the echo.
Having a job so heavily tied to the MSQ would feel weird. Why not just make it part of the MSQ then ? It breaks the tacit suspension of disbelief that "you" are the WoL.

The job could be tied to Azem, absolutely. The job's questline could be tied to Azeyma etc... and maybe the level 80 quest, post ShB (though it should be post 5.3) make the connexion more obvious. Maybe it could be an art coming from followers of Azeyma/Azem, based on myth about them and how they fought while adventuring in their myths/in the unsundered world.
It is possible. It could work.

But Azem's crystal won't be the job's soul crystal, and we won't be summoning MSQ characters to fight for us.
We might summon them with the crystal during MSQ fights/cutscenes, yes. That's what the crystal was told to be able to do.But this is MSQ material only. This would make it "the canon job" of the WoL, and if so, it would have been the poster job (though who knows, later down the trailer we could see the WoL sporting a new job).

[ItMe]

It be cool if the gimmick of the class was to call forth lost souls, the ones we failed to save during our adventure (like Moenbryda, Haucherfant, and Emet to name a couple) that would jump for a duration to help us fight.

It would be pretty funny to TP to my FC house and see two people in the yard summoning Haucherfant on the training dummy while they practice rotations.