Why not abolish the Class system entirely in favor of Jobs? [@ Devs]

[Shougun]

But we still don't really know everything about what's required for the new jobs yet, right? What if the jobs require classes we already have? You know, like what if to be a blue mage you have to become lancer and thaumaturge, or something like that? It might not be as stuffed full of abilities as you think it will. Also, there could always be a limit on what abilities are allowed from job to job. If some abilities are not even available, then that fdefinately limits the large pool of abilities to choose from, getting rid of the crowded abilities problem altogether.

Oh yeah that is possible but then lets imagine that class.

A dark knight but we dont want to make a new class (so lets say we use MRD (more damage-y then GLD)) and we change his weapon too (convoluted but possible). And we make the subjob THM.

He does have ok damage.. he does have spells - but what is he really? He is just a copy paste of other classes with 5 special abilities. He has nothing "themed" into being a dark knight its like if you made Dota in WC3 out of all blizzards spells instead of making your own unique ones each time. Yes sure X hero is assassin like Y hero but he has his own theme and feeling - impossible with this class to modified job system. Perhaps people like that, but I dont.

It would work.. it would be boring as hell less exciting (copy paste city).