What are your thoughts on 2.0's summoning system?

[Mijin]

Here's a recent interview that comes to mind where "new jobs" are mentioned.


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GE: what about new jobs or classes, or other changes to battle system.
Yoshida: [Zips his lips shut] We will definitely be adding more actions and abilities for the current jobs, especially because of the addition of the new PvP gameplay. That will require all new types of crowd-control,buffing and debuffing actions. We will tell you more about this system around when beta comes out.

[Viritess]

Here's a recent interview that comes to mind where "new jobs" are mentioned.


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Thats a fairly recent one.

"We call tell you that we’ve decided to put a Summoner class in the game. I want to be a Summoner."

"...The foundation or system for using pets in battle is currently being made. So yes in the future there will be a beast tamer type of class. Again, it’s all about that adding one class means adding more jobs and all these extra things. So all these jobs won’t come at the same time. It’s all about the priorities, but it is on the list and we are making preparations for it.
Like one idea could be for example maybe having a beast tamer class and that job would be like a summoner type of job."
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http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/2011/10...-is-out-there/

Theres a real old one 1.19

Theres been a couple more recent ones about Summoners would get something like carbuncle. but he was not commital enough to leave use guessing.

What i would say is theres not much need to lay groudwork for a pet type class if there won't be one. Unless we want to assume something even more radical, that being one of our current classes/jobs will become pet users?

[Mijin]

Thats a fairly recent one.

"We call tell you that we’ve decided to put a Summoner class in the game. I want to be a Summoner."



http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/2011/10...-is-out-there/

Theres a real old one 1.19

Theres been a couple more recent ones about Summoners would get something like carbuncle. but he was not commital enough to leave use guessing.

What i would say is theres not much need to lay groudwork for a pet type class if there won't be one. Unless we want to assume something even more radical, that being one of our current classes/jobs will become pet users?

Yeah, I figured they will be adding one. I'm just warning that one guy not to get his hopes up about the specifics yet, because no official statements have been made.

If as you guys are suggesting he said in an interview that smns will be getting stuff like carbuncle, it sounds like they are just thinking about giving SMN a bunch of conceptually week summons... which is a huge disappointment to me. Talk about cheapening the experience. A SMN who can just summon carbuncle, cait sith, moogles, etc would be pretty lame.

[Fensfield]

Yeah, I figured they will be adding one. I'm just warning that one guy not to get his hopes up about the specifics yet, because no official statements have been made.

If as you guys are suggesting he said in an interview that smns will be getting stuff like carbuncle, it sounds like they are just thinking about giving SMN a bunch of conceptually week summons... which is a huge disappointment to me. Talk about cheapening the experience. A SMN who can just summon carbuncle, cait sith, moogles, etc would be pretty lame.

No need for the warning; that's what that one guy is expecting to be honest, and I personally rather like the idea. Each to their own and all that and not that I'd be bothered if Summoners would be hurling about more powerful summons. Somehow though, to me.. that just feels a little .. I don't know. I find less powerful spirits with which I can be more familiar have the greater appeal.

'Course, Carbuncle happens to be my favourite of the traditional spirits, soo..