Beastmaster concerns based on DT story (minor spoilers)

[Chasingstars]

You get a look at it with the fishing turn in quests, the beastmaster kid in that gains the ability to summon the 'strengths' of the fish were catching by eating them. I think, it's looking like blue mage 2 but you do a quick beast-egi summon that does a 1 off attack before going poof, as also demonstrated in said fishing quests.

No that is a blue mage. He even states hes from the whalaqee tribe which are the practioners of blue magic. Its also kind of evident by the fact he has the starter blue mage weapon, a rainmaker cane, and also those pants he wears are whalaqee-style.





Last speech only available if you did blue mage content.

Also the fact Pashenine only knows the spell Flying Sardine, that has to be a joke from the developers. As the most common spell to first teach a blue mage friend you want to powerlevel quickly is Flying Sardine. And I know its that spell because he says he learned it from a seabird, aka an Apkallu.

[E4EO]

I agree that the whole use of souls in the latter part of the expansion is so absurdly evil it'd be comical if it wasn't for the serious tone of the game. I find it insane how it's treaded as no big deal but people who know for a F A C T it's denying souls from returning to the lifestream.

However, I don't think that'll be the way we go about capturing monsters, I think the actual way of doing it is how you'll sometimes get a creature to low HP in a quest, then use a item on it. I think with Beast master, you'll cast a spell on the mob of your choice that prevents it from fully dying, then as it lays stunned at zero HP, there's another spell to capture it. Think like ARK or Pokemon, or now Palworld, but in XIV.

What will you do with said creature? I guarantee it'll have it's own special abilities, and I think it's highly likely you'll be able to map them to a hotbar, think capturing a Cactuar and you get a hotbar slot for Thousand Needles, or a Bomb with Self destruct that you then need to rez. And you'll eventually work your way towards getting creatures who act as tanks, healers, and DPS from instanced content, for use in BST clears of trails and raids.

Also, I highly doubt morphing with your creature will be a thing, people think pet job when you say Beast master, not some creature morphing, as it's not a pet job at that point, the pet is just a means to get your character buffed.


Guild Wars 2's ranger class does pet morphing and it's so awful because it removes the pet entirely without changing your characters looks to me more like the merged pet. All it does is give the character buffs. I could see them re using a skeleton and slapping on a new skin as they're oh so fond of doing if they decide to do morphing.

[AmorfaVex]

I saw someone say there were hints in the Viper job quests, but I haven’t played it yet. I also hope it’s not going to be done with the regulators too!

This.

I dont want to give away the Viper quest, but it left me feeling it was a prelude to the Beastmaster class.

[Kukajoo]

Ahhh that makes more sense. I didn't connect him to be a blue mage since afaik with what little I know of blue mages they don't eat the monsters to gain their powers

[EusisLandale]

Honestly, the only thing I can really think of about Beastmaster relating to the DT story is that Erenville is likely going to be one,

considering he quits his job to become an adventurer in honor of his mother, while also having absolutely no combat experience but is an animal expert.

[SeriousPan]

Honestly, the only thing I can really think of about Beastmaster relating to the DT story is that Erenville is likely going to be one,

considering he quits his job to become an adventurer in honor of his mother, while also having absolutely no combat experience but is an animal expert.

While I don't hate the idea I can only imagine the people being mad at him appearing in MSQ as a limited job when it's been such a long desired addition. haha

[EusisLandale]

While I don't hate the idea I can only imagine the people being mad at him appearing in MSQ as a limited job when it's been such a long desired addition. haha

Honestly I'd like to see them do not only him as a Beast Master, but have us with some random Blue Mage as well for some of the patch dungeon Duty Support/Trust options. It'd just be fun to see them get goofy with that rather than having them use characters with preexisting jobs in roles they don't actually do.

[Nighthawky2010]

I'm kinda hoping it's like FFXIII-2 where you defeat beasts & it becomes a beast crystal. U can use that beast crystal to conjure up that beast to use a pet to fight along as you. In XIII-2 each beast had a certain role. One beast could be used as a commander (tank), another beast could be used as a saboteur (apply DOTs), another beast could be used as a healer, etc.

[mallleable]

I am predicting BST is gonna be like mounted combat with moments where you, and your creature split up. Think about all the Lyon fights we've encountered.

[Ryvick]

I had been thinking there were two possibilities in game at the moment:

1. Similar to the Uq'Braax tribe. Raise animals to fight for you. Problems were Devs are really anti pet anything including reducing Summoner pets into "eye candy" and other classes pets are nothing more than DoTs and DDs.

2. The hunter using Souls of Beasts. Equip regulator in weapon slot, skills change based on Souls uploaded etc. Problems are the example was little more than a berserk Monk and apparently multiple souls uploaded at once causes physical changes and insanity. Also feels a lot like Blue mage only Melee. (Similar to Gau of FF6)

I was wanting 1. but felt they would probably go with 2. due to the ease of development for them until the recent interview where they say they don't want it too similar to other classes. Now I have no idea how they may go.