My “Next job” predictions: “Scouting” and “Fending”

[Derio]

Pretty sure it will be a new dps job. And pretty sure it will be a caster. Then in 8.0 it will be a phys range to balance out that role. Then it will be either a scouting melee or tank/healer

[Gemina]

Pretty sure it will be a new dps job. And pretty sure it will be a caster. Then in 8.0 it will be a phys range to balance out that role. Then it will be either a scouting melee or tank/healer

Ranged DPS is the actual role broken down into two sub roles: magical and physical. Believe it or not, roles are currently unbalanced due to there only being five melee DPS jobs vs the six of ranged DPS.

Many players who make predictions are biased or only view the game from a very superficial standpoint. They need to go a little deeper because this is where the dev team mindset is at. Currently there are four jobs that share fending sets, four jobs that share healing sets, three jobs that share caster, three jobs that share aiming (ignore accessories for now), two that share maiming, two that share striking, and only one that uses scouting.

When looking at this current state of gear and jobs, the likelihood that 7.0 will bring two new jobs is pretty slim. Then there's the fact that poster job of the new expansion has almost always been a melee fighter whether it is a tank or DPS. When taking all of this in, it becomes more and more apparent that the safe place to put your money is on another melee DPS despite the fact we just got RPR this expansion.

In contrast to the OP, it most certainly is not going to be another tank, and I would be surprised if FFXIV gets another tank or healer in its lifetime. They are the least played roles. Less exciting, and far more difficult to balance content around.