Scrapped guild?

[CaptainLagbeard]

From what I understand, 1.x was supposed to get a Musketeer class, but as the game failed it never got added... Then ARR never added it either.

It probably would've been MCH's base class, but they decided to stop doing that in HW.

[Aidorouge]

Arguably, Machinist was always "Tools first, guns second" because Edgar never used a gun yet almost every single Tool he used has been lifted for Machinist to use (only Noiseblaster, Flash, and Debilitator are unaccounted for). Even with regards to Mustadio, its job's main gimmick was the Snipe skills with Head Graze and Foot Graze effectively being Arm Shot and Leg Shot (only Seal Evil was left out) with guns not being exclusive to his job. Not to say there shouldn't be a primarily gun skill using job ala Musketeer/Gunner/Corsair/Cannoneer/etc, but rather I get why FF14 Machinist leans more on Tools and debuffs (including Dismantle) than full gunplay.

But speaking of axed content from 1.0, the Pugilists Guild's attached "Platinum Mirage" was probably going to be the game's "mini-game hub" in Ul'dah (complete with its own dice signage) but was likely replaced by the Gold Saucer in function while being made into a separate zone.

[Jeeqbit]

Arguably, Machinist was always "Tools first, guns second"

The original implementation in Heavensward was very gun-oriented. Literally just cartridges and recharging them. The main machine we had was a turret. But it felt less exciting to play than Bard did through Stormblood, so they reworked it to focus on machines and tools.

[Absurdity]

But speaking of axed content from 1.0, the Pugilists Guild's attached "Platinum Mirage" was probably going to be the game's "mini-game hub" in Ul'dah (complete with its own dice signage) but was likely replaced by the Gold Saucer in function while being made into a separate zone.

It's pretty funny that to this day the NPC still talks about it being this exclusive club, when it was never more than a closed elevator door with no elevator inside.