Jobs that exist in lore but aren't playable.

[wereotter]

Geomancer, for all intents and purposes, already exists in the game.

When you do the Conjurer class quests, they describe how their magic works, and it's basically identical to how geomancer works. But not only this, but in Othard, they have character categorized as geomancers, and they function very similarly to the Gridanian conjurers, even down to the three primary elements they use.

Berserker would essentially be a DPS version of WAR.

Given that part of the core identity of berserker is that you lose control of the character while they're in berserk mode, this wouldn't be a job that really works with how this game plays too. Warrior has it's inner beast mode, which is as close to berserker as we're probably going to get.

[ReynTime]

I hope they don't add any new tanks or healers until they do something to make the existing ones more distinct.

[Winterfang]

Given that part of the core identity of berserker is that you lose control of the character while they're in berserk mode, this wouldn't be a job that really works with how this game plays too. Warrior has it's inner beast mode, which is as close to berserker as we're probably going to get.

I think there's two ways the theme of "Losing Control of your Character" can fit fine within the games restrictions if they ever implement Berserker (And I hope they do because WAR is too slow when you just want to RAGE)

1) The Character loses control by giving up abilities that actually Damage the Target. A Job where the vast majority of your Damage comes from Auto Attacks and the buttons are essentially juggling buffs to your Auto Attacks.

2) Utilize channeling Attacks, similar to MCH flamethrower, but where you have to commit. No canceling, "I'm not moving":Melee Edition. Featuring Healers Adjust from the hit moments of "The BLM just placed their Leylines"

[Kaliesto]

You could make Necromancer theoretically work, but it requires some lore tweaking:

Basically you make Aether Simulacrums of characters that died during the MSQ that help you in battle (but they're not the real thing), basically the simulacrums are constructed from your memories. So if someone was a fanboy for

Zenos you could unlock his aether simulacrum at lvl 90, Louisoix Leveilleur at lvl 50, Haurchefant at lvl 60, Papalymo Totolymo at lvl 70, etc.

Personally I think it would be a fun optional class to unlock if you beat POTD floor 200 or just POTD floor 100.

It would function similarly to that of summoning a Primal except your just summoning illusions of those long dead based on memory.


Of Course this would mean there is going to have to be two factions of Necromancers; the ones that literally summon the dead and are considered evil, and the ones that splintered off into their own practices of summoning simulacrums based on memories rather than literal summoning of the dead.

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Edit - Also without making a new topic does someone here have a compilation of cut jobs that didn't make it? There was a few that was cut for Stormblood apparently.

[Velaethia]

Musketeer was originally intended to be a playable class in 1.0, but never made it. That concept eventually evolved into MCH. If SE didn't do away with adding more classes, MSK would have presumably been MCH's base class.

Geomancer is more or less just the Far Eastern take on Conjurer.

One that hasn't been mentioned yet is Void Mage. With the fall of Mhach, the job is extinct and is pretty much the precursor to thaumaturgy.

I mean geo isn't much like conjurer. And modern white mage isn't even anything like conjurer anymore. We have no nature themed jobs at 90.

[mallleable]

They were very briefly mentioned in the MSQ, but Whalaqee shamans could be a possibility. And my tinfoil hat is back on, but they could utilize animal magic by way of shapeshifting.

[Sove92]

I mean geo isn't much like conjurer. And modern white mage isn't even anything like conjurer anymore. We have no nature themed jobs at 90.

Geomancer draws on the power of the "star below", the land. It draws on the elements of earth, wind and water, just like a Conjurer does. WHM has drifted from its CNJ origins but the base class is still there.

[Calysto]

Chemist in Cristarium
Mariner from Nym/SCH quests
Gleaner as DoL

[Velaethia]

Geomancer draws on the power of the "star below", the land. It draws on the elements of earth, wind and water, just like a Conjurer does. WHM has drifted from its CNJ origins but the base class is still there.

We still have no nature oriented job at 90 and I doubt the level 100 white mage skills will be anything like that.

[TBerry]

Somewhere, in an alternate universe, you can unlock gunner in Limsa, which then becomes Machinist at lvl 30.