Quote Originally Posted by Zyph View Post
Not really, since Vana'diel has lore to back up directions being important, tying them to elements and summons and stars and whatnot. Lore that the job is probably going to be grounded in.

In Eorzea we can't even keep our elemental wheel in order, fuck it, east may as well be southwest.
Not to mention going by cardinal direction is very lame and not exactly useful in quicker combat like what XIV has. Playing on the theme of the elements would be cool, as would utility granted by Geomancy that would be on par or variations of what can be achieved with White and Black magic.