FFXIV 2.0 and Weapons?

[Arcell]

Have they confirmed whether jobs will be able to use multiple weapons? For example GLA/PLD can use both Great Swords and Swords. Or MRD/WAR can use Swords, Axes, Great Axes, Polearms, etc.?

So many requests for weapons!

Just to fill you all in on the Item Team's current thought process, they would like to introduce new weapon types at the time when new classes are implemented.

What will be introduced? Well, that's a story for another day...

Judging by that statement right there, I'd say no. The way the armoury system is built classes = weapon types. You switch classes by switching weapons. Not that it would be impossible but any secondary weapons a class gets access to would have to be exclusive to that class, not to mention the jobs by extension would have to have access to them as well. I can't see jobs getting any weapons their base classes don't either, considering you have to go Class > Job. Let me put it this way:

*If Gladiator can use Sword and Greatsword but Paladin can only use Sword, you ALWAYS have to carry a Sword with you if you want to use Paladin regardless of whether or not you use it on Gladiator.

*If Paladin can use Sword and Greatsword but Gladiator can only use Sword, you ALWAYS have to carry a Sword with you if you want to use Paladin since you must switch from the class first to the job.