Next Scouting Job?

[Alacran]

I'm not sure it does. There is nothing in game that says that scouting jobs always have to be melee. It's true that, so far, all jobs that share left-sided gears are placed in the same role, but that was also true for accessories until they made Ninja. They could do the same thing and make another exception with the next scouting job being ranged physical.

Except the current role quest specifically separate Physical ranged from Melee roles. Similarly the one Scouting job is placed along side the other melee jobs, therefore placing Scouting squarely in the melee camp.

The whole reason i had to level & tolerate the ridiculous Machinist job animations was because of that split of the role quest.

At this point i just want a scouting job that isn't tied to a eastern thematic.