New Caster

[Tsiron]

Personally I really want a spellblade enspeller Mystic Knight. Ideally as a tank, but I'd take it as DPS, too. Since RDM is more cast based, I'd like this guy to be melee focused. I want his rotation to be using Enfire, Enblizzard and Enthunder then releasing a big attack very similar to SAM Midare of combining all three elements. Honestly I'd love a copy and paste of SAM, put in Mystic Knight aesthetics instead, lower potencies and add utility.

Of course, GEO makes a lot of sense and would be awesome as well. MTK spellblade enspeller is just my favorite job in all of FF.

Damn I wish we got Mystic Knight, or call it Judge and mix the influence with Gabranth or something.

I would 100% be down for Mystic Knight! Depending on what aesthetic they were to go with it it could either be Casting (therefore butting heads with RDM, so unlikely), Maiming (for a conventional knightly look, would have to skip next expansion because we just got a Maiming Job) or Scouting (which... could work, actually, it'd complement NIN as another melee+"magic" Job). We're due both a Casting and a Scouting Job, so it could go either way!

[Mithron]

and Yoshi P has specifically said they're not doing any more 'classic' jobs.

Source? I don't remember him ever saying that. I remember him saying he's interesting in doing other jobs in addition to classic, but never "no more classic."

I would 100% be down for Mystic Knight! Depending on what aesthetic they were to go with it it could either be Casting (therefore butting heads with RDM, so unlikely), Maiming (for a conventional knightly look, would have to skip next expansion because we just got a Maiming Job) or Scouting (which... could work, actually, it'd complement NIN as another melee+"magic" Job). We're due both a Casting and a Scouting Job, so it could go either way!

Scouting could work if they do the FF5 style of Arabian curved sword style look, similar to Minwu from FF2, or BLUs from FF11. But DEX is a weird stat to fit for melee spellblades lol

[Tsiron]

Thing is, PLD already has those kinda swords and SAM is all (okay, predominantly) about curved swords, too, so as much as it hurts to say (because I love swords), they'd probably want to come up with some other kind of weapon. That, or...

we might get the dual swords/twinblade 2-in-1 Job next expansion? It would've fit Maiming better given it's the iconic Judge weapon, but Zidane also uses them, the so-called "thief swords", so it would kind of be a reversal where RPR should've been Scouting and this hypothetical Job, Maiming

and the Caster will be something else entirely.

[Mithron]

There's only a few "scimitar/shamshir/saber/cutlass" type swords PLDs have, and we already have some scythes from other jobs yet RPR exists. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

A dual blade MTK doesn't sound very cool to me. I much prefer single sword or sword and buckler/very small shield.

[Kalaam]

Dual blade could be a sword and ritual dagger that attach into a dual one (think the rakuyo from bloodborne).
But yeah I doubt it would be a caster then, I think we'll likely get a range and a caster. Dot focused caster is an open seat now so who knows.

[MagiusNecros]

Dual blade could be a sword and ritual dagger that attach into a dual one (think the rakuyo from bloodborne).
But yeah I doubt it would be a caster then, I think we'll likely get a range and a caster. Dot focused caster is an open seat now so who knows.

Last I heard they will never do double DPS again. For the conjestion that happened with DNC/RDM. So it's going to be Tank/DPS, Healer/DPS or none because they probably need to rework half their jobs.

PLD is happening this xpac and AST/DRG are 7.0 so if we get new jobs it'll probably be like 4 new jobs maybe 5.

[Kalaam]

They likely need to release at least one new job to bring in new people. So we'll likely will have at least 1 casterDPS (because DPS are what brings the most and we haven't had one since stormblood).
Honestly if we got a big delay to allow time for job reworks and a course correction on the design or jobs and fights, i'd welcome it. If new jobs have to be cut for it, so be it.

[MagiusNecros]

Krile will be more involved so I wager she will showcase one of the new jobs if any.

But then you have to consider if the Hrothgar(The Lost) or if a Viera tribe will hallmark the origins of a new job as well.

Or if you get a job class that ultimately hails from Etheirys in the past.

Lots of things they could do.

I think 7.0 is going to be a better expansion then Endwalker because I expect a LOT of battle changes.

[AriaValkyrie]

I've been working on another job concept for the Elementalist, which is a more complex caster. Imagine Ninja Mudra combos but as full spells, with all the elements (lightning, fire, earth, ice, water, wind) as actions leading up to fusion spell with those three elements. Order doesn't matter, just the elements themselves.

Its a complex job with a good amount of potential utility, but with a high skill ceiling. It would be nice to have jobs that could actually have a variety of viable gameplay and rotations.


Also there have been certain hints in-game towards Puppetmaster as a job, that might end up happening

[Raikai]

I made this a while ago to manifest my wishes for the new caster:



- Dot based caster with hexes and curses

- Weapon is the idol, inspired by Lulu from FFX. Through those, they channel aether to amplify curses upon their foes, much like a voodoo doll.

- No idea what the job actual mechanics could be (beyond dots of course). Maybe something like channeling while walking? Probably some new "thing" they manage to make viable with the code.

- The name is "Mystic" and not "Onmyoji" so it can serve under a wide umbrella of origins, although the job fantasy (and initial artifact) for the player Mystic is Far-Eastern. Maybe "Oracle" could do as well instead of Mystic, since the latter is sometimes associated with Mystic Knights.

- Signature color is a rich purple + gold, and the key piece of their sets is a yokai mask.