So Yoshi-P just confirmed jobs won't get a big rework in 8.0.

[Daralii]

I think there's quite a large amount of people who see jobs playing the exact same way with very minimal differences for the 4th expansion in a row to be quite a serious problem, and as it continues longer, the amount only grows larger.

The amount can't grow if SE convinces those people to quit.

[Xurtan]

Can confirm, class design and the way they play is THE biggest reason I don't play much anymore. I keep my house and I log on to occasionally raid or go to venues with my guild, but if the social side dried up I'd end up cancelling *shrug*

[seolhyun]

I'd rather have them tackle more serious problems. I dont think job design is bad at all. There are some jobs feeling worse though i wont deny that. Healers could easily have a small dps rotation added to them, but i understand that instead of having a dps rotation, they have a mitigation/healing rotation that they need to map depending on the fight.

I'd like to see them add more UI customization, new character creation options, like aura horns etc, replayability to content, reward structure reworked, not having to wait 4.5 months for a patch, but rather 2.5 months maybe. These things would make players stay, not jobs that feel "fun" bug no content to play. Fun is very objective and there are enough players liking the jobs right now.

Also like others have said, i would not expect a shake up after so many years. Everyone who was here for a while knows how it works. I even expect more reworks into the direction they took with DT.

the developers that work on job design dont work on UI or aura horns though

[Asari5]

the developers that work on job design dont work on UI or aura horns though

isnt yoshida always saying how they switch around their people to make them do various work?

[Halivel]

isnt yoshida always saying how they switch around their people to make them do various work?

I mean, even if they do, staff is unlikely to do tasks in both departments at once.

I also doubt they switch people between positions of wildly different profile. I can see a concept artist who normally works on gear being tasked with designing dungeon's visual design, but they're unlikely to be tasked with battle design because that's a completely different skill.

[Kishin12345]

isnt yoshida always saying how they switch around their people to make them do various work?

Yep thats what i heard, too. And that they dont have enough people to do multiple things at the same time. I read that only 4 devs work on jobs at the same time.
They even thought about outsourcing the New ultimate weapons for new jobs from the older ultimates iirc. We're supposed to get more ultimate weapons for the old ultimates in this expansion. We'll see if thats true.

[Asari5]

outsourcing? sounds good. if they start doing this now they'll might wanna do it for other stuff too at some point.... like hats and hairstyles... and dyeable dungeongear... and old ex weapons... and... and...and a lot more

[Zeekdober]

I just can't dig any further, the bar is as low as it will get.

[echo78]

I just can't dig any further, the bar is as low as it will get.

Don't worry. Based off the past 4 expansions I'm sure the devs are actively trying to put the bar underground with whatever job changes they are cooking for 8.0.

[Silren]

Don't worry. Based off the past 4 expansions I'm sure the devs are actively trying to put the bar underground with whatever job changes they are cooking for 8.0.

Changes? HAH. Some minimal aspects that they will celebrate like the holy grail, as usual.