Future Job Ideas

[OrganizationXIll]

These are just my speculations about future secondary jobs. I had gradients going but the darker colors took precedent and it conveyed the wrong ideas. Basically, I was thinking Samurai could be a DD that could off tank very well. Knight would have tank status, but be able to deal pretty good damage with counter attacks. Also, as I mentioned before, this was an old image. I also had Chemist going into 2 un-named classes that would throw vials. (One Debuff and one Healer) This could maybe start the DoH requirements making it get extra skills for having a higher Alchemist if people really want to go that route.

EDIT: I used the wrong image. I had fixed this, but the requirement for Black Mage is Archer. XD

As long as the Ninja doesn't have to rely on consumables to actually tank I have no problem with them becoming a tank. FFXI Had the problem where 1% of the actual Ninja tanks used their tools like there was no tomorrow, and they were awesome tanks. However for the rest of the 99% they barely used any tools, if at all, and failed miserably.

The rest don't look bad, although when I think of a Dark Knight I think of 2 handed weapons, not 1. Of course I'm a little biased since my EQ and FFXI days.

In my mind the Dark Knight was intended to be more of a caster. I was thinking they could cast magic with their free hand. Meh. lol

I do not see Red Mage in there.

That's because I made the Dark Knight very similar to Red Mages. xD

ninja as a tank? yeah, no. never again. terrible thread

Why is it such a bad idea? It didn't work in FFXI I know, but if the skills were used masterfully, it was a pretty darn good tank. I think a good evasion tank could really switch up the game play. Require less healers as his whole goal is to not take damage at all. Coming from Pugilist it could get Second wind to restore any damage it DOES take. In theory you could not need a healer at all in pre endgame dungeons with a ninja tank.

I would rather see Dancer come form pug as a healer (I notice you include no healers) and templar from lancer (similar idea though) as tank. Samurai seems a little off coming from mrd, Id rather berserker as DD and have sam/nin come from more proper classes later. I agree with sniper/ranger (probably be labled ranger) sorc is an interesting idea. I always thought we could maybe get geomancer from con, but if we did we would want sep job weapons ( like you also mentioned). The theme is close, just the weapon off, unlike say the sam idea where both are off.

I could actually see Dancer being a Buff role (if buff and debuff became roles) rather than healer.

[Vid]

As long as the Ninja doesn't have to rely on consumables to actually tank I have no problem with them becoming a tank. FFXI Had the problem where 1% of the actual Ninja tanks used their tools like there was no tomorrow, and they were awesome tanks. However for the rest of the 99% they barely used any tools, if at all, and failed miserably.

The rest don't look bad, although when I think of a Dark Knight I think of 2 handed weapons, not 1. Of course I'm a little biased since my EQ and FFXI days.

[Arimer]

I so hope samurai comes in, Loved that class.

[Marxam]

Its a nice start but I'd rather they stick to the formula they had in FFT. It just seems to make more sense to me. I have not played FFXI but I liked the fact that in FFT to unlock DRK you needed to kill 50 enemies and have a Black mage and Knight maxed. Also the Dark Knight should use great swords to give them a more glass-cannon feel. It would make their life drain a very important role in staying alive. Good work and fingers crossed that the DRK and SAM returns because that is my most fave classes in any game period

[Saii]

I hope they bring back Puppetmaster and Beastmaster from FFXI. I know they weren't the most popular but, they were still really fun to play.

[Deedsie]

I do not see Red Mage in there.

[Irondude]

damn that chart was a lot of work for no reason.

[MrSmiley]

I would rather see Dancer come form pug as a healer (I notice you include no healers) and templar from lancer (similar idea though) as tank. Samurai seems a little off coming from mrd, Id rather berserker as DD and have sam/nin come from more proper classes later. I agree with sniper/ranger (probably be labled ranger) sorc is an interesting idea. I always thought we could maybe get geomancer from con, but if we did we would want sep job weapons ( like you also mentioned). The theme is close, just the weapon off, unlike say the sam idea where both are off.

edit: I would alos like to see a class with bst and blm as its jobs :P one tames, one learns them

[ForteXX]

Red and Blue Mage would be interesting. Perhaps they could expand the Job system to make 3rd classes by requiring 2 Jobs at certain levels (30/15, 30/30, 50/25, or 50/50). And yes I mean jobs (2nd classes, like BRD), not classes like THM.

[Vid]

Its a nice start but I'd rather they stick to the formula they had in FFT. It just seems to make more sense to me. I have not played FFXI but I liked the fact that in FFT to unlock DRK you needed to kill 50 enemies and have a Black mage and Knight maxed.

Was very similar in FFXI, in fact you had to do a specific quest to become a Dark Knight that required you to kill so many enemies using a 2 handed sword. You could not kill the enemies by any other means except by using the sword for it to count toward the total.

FFXI had various quests to unlock all of the classes, but unlike here, they weren't in the form of a crystal that you equipped over your current class, they were completely separate classes and started out as level 1. Summoner was not a starting class in that game, you had to actually unlock it at level 30, and then you could play your summoner starting at level 1.