[dev1032] Class uniqueness or character customization?

[Sorel]

What will help with class uniqueness is enforcing the Armory System. The Armory System basically states when you use Weapon "A", you are Class "X". So why allow characters who are not currently Class "X" to use weaponskills that belong to Weapon "A"? Restricting weaponskills (and only weaponskills) to players who are actually using that weapon will go along way to enforcing class uniqueness, I think. Abilities, traits, and spells should remain unrestricted and cross-classable, though.

[Ouka_Ranbu]

Right now FFXIV class is so broken it's hillarious. For NM all you need are three classes.... that's tank, archer, and thm... because archer damage is out rageous if you get enough weapon skills archer deals more damage with lancer/pug/mrd weapons skill then lancer/pug/mrd can do at their 100% affinity. It doesn't mean archer needs to be nerfed, it just means that other class needs their own role.... like pug(monk) ability to becoming off tank and what not. Lancer is the only melee class with some uniqueness due to speed surge/life surge ability.

[Malakhim]

What will help with class uniqueness is enforcing the Armory System. The Armory System basically states when you use Weapon "A", you are Class "X". So why allow characters who are not currently Class "X" to use weaponskills that belong to Weapon "A"? Restricting weaponskills (and only weaponskills) to players who are actually using that weapon will go along way to enforcing class uniqueness, I think. Abilities, traits, and spells should remain unrestricted and cross-classable, though.

But I like my "dirty fighting monk", Sorel!