FF is due for some entirely new Jobs

[Altijacek]

What will we get? What will FFXIV bring to the table that's entirely new? Pure speculation here. I think before it brings something new we'll have essentially every FF job known to man, but I would really love to see something entirely new and unique...

I can't think of anything myself, however >_<

Although I really like how pugilist/monk plays in this game, and would love to see a sort of healer or tank that plays in a similar fashion.

[Mcshiggs]

I would like to see them introduce a soldier, cop, Indian chief, cowboy, construction worker, and biker.

[Altijacek]

Cowboy and Indian Chief yes please

[LadyVaJedi]

Y.M.C.A.
I love your post.

[Eardstapa]

Lawyer, it can be DPS or a Tank... And they will be so good players will have to pay them to be in their party. If a DPS and Tank Lawyer are in the same party, they will defend their role for the entirety of the dungeon/time they are in the party.

Although on a serious note, who knows what Yoshi and his team may come up with outside of traditional FF jobs.

[WellFooled]

I think before it brings something new we'll have essentially every FF job known to man, but I would really love to see something entirely new and unique...

I wouldn't say its so unlikely. If FFXI is anything to go by, they introduced at least one entirely new class--Puppetmaster; allowed players to be a classic NPC class for the first time--Corsair(Pirate!); resurrected a job that hadn't been used since FFIII--scholar, and also brought back a job that was only ever used in FFV--Rune Fencer (Mystic Knight).

So I'd say there's precedent for a new job, or seldom used job, being added to the game!

[AnimaAnimus]

If FFXI is anything to go by, they introduced at least one entirely new class--Puppetmaster

Well technically, even tho she was not a playable character, Luca from ffiv was a puppetmaster, as was Reeve in vii (the guy who controlled cait sith) and you can make the argument that Lulu in X was also.

Also we have seen mobs that control puppets in games as a means of attack, so the xi puppetmaster was not completely unheard of in the final fantasy genre but just different and more prominent enough to seem that way

I personally like the classics, they can introduce new jobs if they would like but there is something about the classics. What they really need to do is drop the thm, con, mrd brouhaha and just do jobs.

[Bloodclaw]

I am not sure what to call it, but I think we will see a magi-tech gun class, but get this it will be a healing class not a DPS. We need a non-magical healing class and I think that will probably do the trick. It shoots its injections at the other players.

Silly idea I know, but was just thinking about it.

[Tanama]

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Sounds a lot like this:


Chemist in Final Fantasy Tactics start off with Daggers but eventually gain access to guns.

Description of Chemist throughout FF's history.

Their main weapons are daggers, guns, and rods. They are best known for their abilities involving various items. Usually, this involves having an exclusive access to special items, doubling the potency of recovery items, and most importantly, their unique ability Mix allows them to combine two items into one. They also can heal party members for free.

Now, before one of you bust through the door yelling: "BUT WE ALREADY HAVE ALCHEMIST AS A DoH CLASS!" Yoshida could totally name the class Medic instead. They would have access to the Mix command. And instead of using up consumables, the items would be abilities that you learn as you level up and quest for. IE Potion, Hi-Potion, Mega-Potion and so on. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere saying Yoshida is against jobs that rely on consumables a la FFXI's Ninja so this should work.

Main Weapon: Pistols, Rifles [etc.] [Base class: Musketeer]
Through use of their abilities, Medic is able to heal, offer DPS like White Mage and Scholar with their firearms, grenades and such, buff your party and debuff your enemies.

[Bloodclaw]

*snip*

I was thinking of something more matching the NPC villains from end game. I have a theory that they are not going to stay the villain too much longer in the story line.