Why leave your shield at home!?

[Akumu]

ummmmm.did you not read the description on ffxiv when the class came out lol. You want to DD be and ARC or THM

there are practitioners who marry sword with shield, seeking to defend their fellow companions. Others opt for an empty off hand, choosing instead to focus entirely on their sword arm.

This is straight copy/paste from the GLA description which means they are suppose to be able to DD since every 1 handed user carries a shield to DEFEND their allies in every rpg i ever played or know about.

[Nephera]

I would like to see going shieldless result in increased spellcasting capabilities.

[Akumu]

I would like to see going shieldless result in increased spellcasting capabilities.

A great idea. There should be a reason not to use a shield and currently there isn't one except for looks.
Even with all the ideas abut how jobs will be implemented based on Yoshi-P quotes. If GLA can become a PLD or DRK there still will be no purpose in not having a shield(unless DRK abilities can't be used with a shield).

[Alderton]

there are practitioners who marry sword with shield, seeking to defend their fellow companions. Others opt for an empty off hand, choosing instead to focus entirely on their sword arm.

This is straight copy/paste from the GLA description which means they are suppose to be able to DD since every 1 handed user carries a shield to DEFEND their allies in every rpg i ever played or know about.

The problem here is that you are quoting a page that still lists Chakra and Steal as Pugilist abilities. These things were said far before beta even began, and it's obvious things have changed since then.

The class has since been tuned more towards a pure tank and less of a 'hybrid' class. If damage is what you want, why not just main a class that has primary abilities to allow you to do so? Why does GLA need to be able to become some crazy DD?

[Akumu]

The problem here is that you are quoting a page that still lists Chakra and Steal as Pugilist abilities. These things were said far before beta even began, and it's obvious things have changed since then.

The class has since been tuned more towards a pure tank and less of a 'hybrid' class. If damage is what you want, why not just main a class that has primary abilities to allow you to do so? Why does GLA need to be able to become some crazy DD?

It doesn't have to be some crazy DD its just that with the way Yoshi-P describes what jobs are it is possible that a GLA can become a PLD, DRK, DRG, and THF which in the last 3 cases why not still hold a shield? Unless the abilities would need off hand to be empty or shieldless.


There is a thread about this already but i will sum it up.

Class = Weapon Specialist
Job = Role Specialist