Why no speculation on Jobs for crafting classes?

[Griss]

Crafters really don't have any trouble with class uniqueness, there's not really a need to specialize further especially with the training books as they already are. It would just mean more unnecessary menu navigation/job switching every time you wanted to make something different.

Exactly, in fact i would go as far as to say that the doh/dol classes are the only ones in the game that fit the definition.

Now later down the line there might be some hard decisions to be made with them, but for right now there is simply no reason to speculate.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

I like the repair system it is pretty easy to figure out. I repaired a peice of gear and had no issue. The point of gathering and craftying classes was to flesh out the community. Where instead of the basic mmo archtypes
fighter rogue etc etc. They gave us 4 community archtypes fighter caster gather crafter. Each having a role in the community. Not a bad idea considering it IS an rpg.

[Nuru]

Actually, I remember back when Tanaka was in charge, in one of the interviews he was asked if those were all of the crafting classes. He said those were all of them, the reason why he introduced all of them in the beginning was to establish an economy.

[SuzakuCMX]

I still have my fingers crossed for a Chemist job.

[Arcell]

I still have my fingers crossed for a Chemist job.

You mean like DoW/M? Wasn't that a class in Final Fantasy Tactics or am I thinking of the wrong game?

[Nuru]

You mean like DoW/M? Wasn't that a class in Final Fantasy Tactics or am I thinking of the wrong game?

No you are right. Chemist was an Item Specialist, potions healed for more, Arctic Wind doing more damage.. etc.

[Abriael]

I doubt there'll be jobs for crafters. I also don't feel any need for them, an am pretty convinced that there are plenty other areas of the game that need the dev resources much more.

[SuzakuCMX]

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Chemist
Basically Chemists just use items better and have access to special items (GRENADES). They can also mix items on the fly to make new ones (so kinda battle synthesis for offensive type items).

[Krausus]

Though I think there are other things more important to focus on right now the job system could be a perfect opportunity to add in fighting elements to the craft classes.

[Keith_Dragoon]

I can see jobs for DOL but not for DOH

Botanist - Lumberjack?
Fisherman - Angler?
Miner - Archaeologist?