Archanist Question(s)

[Bowen]

If it wasn't, the only characters who would be born in Limsa would be the Marauders :c
In ARR, our "starting city" depends on our class, and exactly where the class' guild is located. Ever wondered why the Alpha test only allowed Lancer, Archer, Conjurer, Botanist, Carpenter and Tanner? Those are the guilds of Gridania.

I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, it makes a lot more sense lore-wise and now the guilds will probably be more important. On the other, I'm restricted by which class I can start out with if I want to be from a specific city.

[Wilan]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, it makes a lot more sense lore-wise and now the guilds will probably be more important. On the other, I'm restricted by which class I can start out with if I want to be from a specific city.

Actually, they've made it so (as I understood it from the interviews) that your starting city will be just.. the city in which you spawn in the game world. Instead of FFXI where you chose your allegiance knowing NOTHING of the game and only seeing a nice picture and a description of your city, XIV is taking a route where it puts you in the game, neutrally. Lets you experience the world, lets you visit all three cities, lets you know all three Grand Companies, makes you do quests for all of them, and only then, makes you choose your allegiance to a Grand Company and, with it, to a city state.

It is because there is no guild for dancer, rune fencer, scholar, ninja in this game so if they do add them they would need to be unlock only...

Ishgard, Ala Mihgo, Sharlayan. The three non-starting city states to be added in future updates/expansions could easily have other, different guilds. Say each of them has 2 to 4 combat classes guild, and maybe a gatherer/crafter guild too. There's plenty of room for adding new jobs.
Imagine travelling all the way to, say, Sharlayan, sign up for kendo classes at the local dojo-- eh, I mean, the samurai guild, and learn how to use a Katana, because in Limsa there's no bushido master to teach you. There you have it, you've just unlocked a new class.