Future new Physcial Ranged DPS Job

[Valence]

The core gameplay has been changed already, no matter how hard you're playing ostrich about it. Just perhaps not on the same level for YOUR role. It's easy to talk and dismiss everything rphys players say when everything YOUR role has been about has started sucking up all the space into the game. You can talk all the snark as you want, but the fact remains that you're just talking from a privileged position.

We could get yoshi on the line to scrap the current game design, after all that's what he did when ShB happened. And we're still talking about rphys jobs in 8.0 right? 8.0 where they're supposed to rework the jobs and whatnot? Not possible changes to the current 7.x model, right?

[BabyYoda]

Deadeye (sniper) or Ceossbow (low range, multi-hit type, high crit job (similar to warrior))

[mallleable]

Thinking about gunslinger again, and it too could make an excellent poster job, but like don't do a spaghetti western expansion, do a Dark Tower expansion.

[SWATomega]

It would be interesting if the introduced a a whip or a chain blade as mid-range DPS class, more range than a melee DPS but less then the current phys range dps. Not sure is something like this existed in other FF games or be like the viper and be brand new.

[Xhadial]

I have a feeling we might get a blitzball job.

For all the times we volleyed Dr. Lugae in EW, I thought for sure that we would be get Blitzballer in DT.

[Zarkovitch]

It will be better than mch and brd thats for sure, but not better than god himself, Dancer.

[Elissar]

Hi guys, my father works at SE


Meele: tank with shield and spear inspired by Halone
Ranged: Corsair


please look forward to it

[seolhyun]

gunslinger type job with dual guns or dual hand crossbows

[Brandr]

Hey, guys, hear me out:

Plants.

That's right: a plant based job!!


** Description **

A job that summon plants from the ground that auto attack any threat on its vicinity. They are rooted on the ground and fade after a while.

And a creature pet, like an owl, or a sheep (an angry sheep)! Or both, why not? And an spriggan too!
These pets could be like our old Carbuncle system,

or, if not possible,

they could be summoned like the Queen from MCH or the Esteem from DRK, but with a bigger uptime, like 30s with a 90s delay, because our little guys need to rest (such good boys, yes they are!)

Yeah! A summoner melee ranged job!

This job could have a scientist vibe, with those lab coats and researcher feel.

** Weapon**

As for the weapon I haven't set my mind myself. This idea is heavily inspired by the Alchemist class from Ragnarok Online, where they usually use axe or dagger and a buckler.

For FFXIV I think it would make more sense the following:

Acid Vials

The character would throw vials containing harmful chemicals

Or

Water Gun

Similarly shooting harmful chemicals on their targets with the toy gun!

** Lore suggestion **

A scientist wants to start a new alchemical research about their new discovery, the rapid growing plants, and wants to open a new laboratory
After the Warrior of Light doing some tests with the seeds, this scientist is researcher has a new topic: homunculus.

[Carighan]

Oh that gives me an idea, a job with a whip. Not 25y range like most, ~15y. Still counts as a PRanged of course.

Would focus on slow 3,5s GCD attacks (whip has elaborate animations of hitting then withdrawing it) coupled with a mode where you engage a long spinning 15y all-AoE range sickle-and-chain temporarily that drops your GCD to 1.5s (but the same attacks happen, hence a huge damage boost!) but during this mode you cannot stop moving and continuously spin with the sickle&chain.