Thief, we want it!

[CatlikeThief]

As a Catlike Thief i've been waiting for a thief class since i preordered the game in 2010.

Plus it's not a FF game without steal/mug abilities. A thief or stealth based combat class woud be so awesome to play, or if it included treasure hunting abilities that help a party out with drops or farming. Some burst thief abilities are pretty powerful but in general, stealth based DDs arnt as powerful as other counterparts in MMOs, but still would be extremly fun to play.

[silentwindfr]

another interview talk about the new class possible (from september):

New Classes/Jobs

-It’s fun looking back at the various Jobs and classes featured in the Final Fantasy series history as potential candidates to be added to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Heck, you can even look at Final Fantasy XI for some obvious examples of classes players would probably like to see in ARR. However, the system ARR uses makes considering the logistics of these additions somewhat perplexing. For example, it’s not too hard to imagine Square Enix adding Dark Knight to ARR. GLD+CNJ gives you a Paladin, GLD+THM could easily give you a Dark Knight Job. But what about some other classes and Jobs that aren’t represented at all in either gameplay, theme, or aesthetic in the current game? Are these still possible? Or would Square Enix look more to add Jobs such as Dark Knight, which easily fit within the current crop of classes available in the game.

To illustrate my point, I used the example of adding Ninja to the game. You’d probably want a “Thief” base class for that, but this doesn’t currently exist, so would Square Enix still be open to adding it?

- We were told that, yes, Square Enix would be willing to add these sorts of classes and Jobs if the game needed the team roles and if it wouldn’t break the current balance of the game. Adding something like Ninja (and Thief to go along with it as a base class) would be a massive undertaking as one might imagine, as each class also features its own guild and missions to go with it. For certain iconic classes or Jobs like Ninja, Square Enix is willing to do it, but they are definitely putting more of an emphasis on trying to find Jobs that can fit within the current scope of the game’s available classes.

from there: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/g...-Prime-13.html


a bit of search on the web and you can found all the information you need.

[silentwindfr]

well i did post a looooot of official word from yoshida san in person, if that not official, nothing can be it...

actually i don't think we will see musketeer added before a long time, like i have said it will need a new jobs in DoH for make him weapon... plus, eorzea haven't the technologie for exept some gun that pirate have, but like said is not enough for make a class, the machinist as jobs ask a more evolved technologie that eorzea don't have. only the empire have it, the only possibility will be when we will reach ala miggho... not before.


for come back to the subject if they add thief, i guess it will be with ishgard, or link to it. or it will make another class come from uld'ah

[Sumii]

well i did post a looooot of official word from yoshida san in person, if that not official, nothing can be it...

actually i don't think we will see musketeer added before a long time, like i have said it will need a new jobs in DoH for make him weapon... plus, eorzea haven't the technologie for exept some gun that pirate have, but like said is not enough for make a class, the machinist as jobs ask a more evolved technologie that eorzea don't have. only the empire have it, the only possibility will be when we will reach ala miggho... not before.

Thanks for the Secrets Interview, I hadn't seen that one. The other one you posted I already linked earlier in this post.

[Davorok]

I would like to see a Thief Job mostly for the "Treasure Hunter" Ability. I would love to have an extra chance at drops esp. for HQ's. I think Treasure Hunter 1 should be a cross-class ability but TH2 & 3 should remain Thf only.

Also, although I wouldn't mind a Scout Class that branches to Thief/Ninja Jobs, I don't think it is necessary. Archer could branch off into a Thief/Ranger Job with Traps Actions, Survivability Traits and Drop Boosts...and they could equip a Dagger in the Off-Hand.

[Berezo]

Thief should have been in already and it is a shame it isn't.

[Duuude007]

Putting this here for safekeeping...

[Silhouette]

I'm happy to see so much support for this class, and thanks to those that provided me with some useful information that I had not previously been able to locate. The scout 'class' information was helpful, sometimes those interviews are difficult to keep up with. A lot of you seem to agree that it should be the missing dexterity based class, I mean Thancred is a Thief, is he not?

Max

[silentwindfr]

i think he wait for musketeer, the trouble with this class is what jobs put behind? what they will bring as class and jobs to the team. so far as jobs i can see the corsair and the machinist (chemist will be a pain to add to the game, since what they use are potion, will be link to the pt and a healer support on the pt will be really really strange)

corsair as machinist are dps, ranged dps, but actually we do have 3 ranged dps available, it's that really the priority actually? we do have black mage, Summoner and bard as ranged dps (even if bard is support, since the role don't exist, it's a dps)
adding more ranged dps, means less place for the other and possibly less for the melee (we know how is hard for a melee to get in a party, people tend to bring more ranged than melee)

actually, i see more another melee dps added with a tank, maybe another healer before i see another ranged dps added.

ps: i wish they add a true support role, a lot of jobs from the FF series will fit in this description and will give a more interesting setting for the large group.

[ShinkuTachi]

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I really don't know how well a 'full support' role would work in a game with a system like we have now. It would probably be best to stick to jobs doing partial support. Which are roles that jobs like Dancer, Red Mage, Corsair, and such could easily fill.