I'm really eager for another bow job.

[Eraden]

We already are supposed to have that.

In theory Machinist is supposed to be the selfish physical ranged DPS because it does not have the support capabilities of the others but due to how SE decided to balance things it also does not have the DPS of Samurai or Black Mage. That could change if we went back to the old HW gauss barrel and bow mage casting mechanics but those were removed. Considering how they took away most of SMN's casting spells, high mobility seems to be how SE wants to have the game played so I don't see that coming back at all unless all the ranged jobs got warps like BLM does.

That brings me back to "why would they add another selfish ranged physical DPS when we already have one?" and "what could a new job in this class of jobs bring that would make it different than the others?".

Thank you for your reply. I was somewhat aware of the Machinist class but I honestly don't know much about them. I appreciate that you took time to fill in some of these details. If Machinist is the class that fulfills the role of selfish ranged physical DPS then I believe you are correct in thinking that we probably don't need another one. However, I am curious to know as to why they do less DPS than Black Mages. Do they have more vitality, or damage mitigation or more mobility?

[MikkoAkure]

Thank you for your reply. I was somewhat aware of the Machinist class but I honestly don't know much about them. I appreciate that you took time to fill in some of these details. If Machinist is the class that fulfills the role of selfish ranged physical DPS then I believe you are correct in thinking that we probably don't need another one. However, I am curious to know as to why they do less DPS than Black Mages. Do they have more vitality, or damage mitigation or more mobility?

MCH has 1 party-wide damage mitigation ability and that's all they have for support unless you count peloton. But all ranged physical DPS have the exact same damage mitigation ability with a different name. Other than that, MCH is "more mobile" than BLM since it can move around while shooting and doesn't have cast times. And unlike Samurai it doesn't do most of its work in the Danger Zone. How much of a DPS loss mobility and ranged provide is a little controversial though.

BRD and DNC do so much more to help the party out that there's basically no specific reason to take a MCH unless you like it. BRD can buff the party with 3 different songs that do different effects, as well as esuna in a pinch or throw an incoming healing potency buff on the tank. DNC can boost the whole group's DPS as well as one specific targeted party member full time. MCH is supposed to be "selfish" so it just has the one shield and it supposed to outdamage the other two in theory.

Right now DNC does the least amount of damage of the ranged physical DPS on a personal level but has a lot of support, with BRD supposed to be in the middle since they can support but I'm not sure if it's worked out that way. If they were to add a new ranged physical DPS, I don't know how they would balance it or what it could do different that would be actually impactful in Savage without breaking it or becoming redundant. It seems like Savage is where SE balances their jobs so anything new or any changes need to make sense from that standpoint.

[Lunalepsy]

I know there's a lot of ideas for potential new jobs floating around already, but as someone who enjoys the typical 'ranger', 'thief' or 'sniper' class fantasy in videogames I'd like to propose a variant of archer as a fully fleshed out job in the future.

I'm not fond of bard as it leans on using instruments and although it does wield a bow I think we could have something that uses a crossbow instead. After all, there's already multiple jobs that use swords so I don't think it'd be too jarring to have another bow wielder!

Crossbows are also arguably well suited to having some interesting designs - both in terms of the weapon itself and the bolts wielded as ammo. If it wasn't for Bozja effectively establishing that Beastmasters wield an axe and shield, I'd suggest that a crossbow wielding pet job could be a thing.

I'm curious as to whether there's even demand for a crossbow wielding job though - so feel free to discuss it within this thread and share any ideas of your own!

Split Bard from Ranger and have two interesting classes.

[Momo_Kozuki]

i think this is an amazing idea




as for what i want in a ranger class:

crossbow/dual crossbow
we got a reaper
time for some van helsing vampire hunter action

VMH (vampire hunter)
Armour type - mail/plate with hints of leather
General rotation theme - multiple arrows coming out of crossbows, combo starts with one arrow, then two, then three, then four, and if you keep up rotation you're rewarded with some mega dual cross bow action
LB III - brd lb3 ? hah, what a joke. VMH summons the god Charon (Golden Sun style) purifying your enemies and directly sending them to the underworld all at once. Take that Atalanta.
Style - Flashy, edgy, Vampire Hunter D but even more broodier and stoic along the lines of the meme of wife and husband in bed and wife believes hes thinking of other women but no, he's thinking of his crossbows

also, nice title hah

Maybe not vampire hunter, but Void Hunter?

[kaynide]

i think this is an amazing idea




as for what i want in a ranger class:

crossbow/dual crossbow
we got a reaper
time for some van helsing vampire hunter action

VMH (vampire hunter)
Armour type - mail/plate with hints of leather
General rotation theme - multiple arrows coming out of crossbows, combo starts with one arrow, then two, then three, then four, and if you keep up rotation you're rewarded with some mega dual cross bow action
LB III - brd lb3 ? hah, what a joke. VMH summons the god Charon (Golden Sun style) purifying your enemies and directly sending them to the underworld all at once. Take that Atalanta.
Style - Flashy, edgy, Vampire Hunter D but even more broodier and stoic along the lines of the meme of wife and husband in bed and wife believes hes thinking of other women but no, he's thinking of his crossbows

also, nice title hah

Fun fact: The artist for Vampire Hunter D is the same artist that does the artsy-art for the Final Fantasy games (the title cards, etc).

The Warrior of Light boss and Omega F/M are directly based on his style.

Not a far stretch to have a VHD-esque job.

[Beytran70]

I wouldn't mind a proper archer type class as a more mundane option. I really just want more mundane class fantasy options with less... extravagance. I will always go back to City of Heroes as a game that did "just archery" well because it had a nice blend of varied arrow types like Green Arrow had and also mixed bow attacks from quick shots to snipes. It all felt good because the animations and sound effects had proper weight to them and didn't make you feel like Legolas.

I think such a class could be replicated well enough maybe with the addition of some magical arrows or beast companion attacks, but it wouldn't need to go too overboard or lose the core of your Job which is that you shoot people with a bow very well.

[Absimiliard]

Limsa seems like a suitable place to add the starter quest for another bow job.

[hynaku]

Could see another job that uses crossbows. If they ever add vampires could see crossbow using job as a vampire hunter or call it monster hunter.

[Vedauwoo]

I have mis-read the topic of the thread....at least 5 times..... lol

[Skriz]

I have mis-read the topic of the thread....at least 5 times..... lol

Yep, same. Day 3 of skimming the topics, this one has fooled me everytime.