Quote Originally Posted by Zantetsuken View Post
If DRK would grow off of any current class, it should be MRD, not GLD.

The advent of AF weapons will have to incorporate a system by which when a Job-only weapon is equipped, it will also equip the Soul simultaneously (hence the recent change to make equipping job souls a server-side function).

This will allow new Jobs to have weapons separate from their root classes.

So yes, you could have MRD > DRK (Greatsword)

other possibilities:

GLD > Red Mage (Rapier)
LNC > Samurai (Great Katana)
PGL > Dancer (Fans)
ARC > Ranger (Crossbow)
CNJ > Geomancer (Bell)
THM > Oracle (Cane)

I've said this many times, and I'll repeat it here: We only need a ~5 more classes to have every base style of play covered (see my sig). After that, all growth and expansion should be job-focused.
Problem is that DRK would be too much like WAR. DRK needs to be a unique DPS in it's own way. Any common concepts it can use are already used by Warrior and Dragoon.