Red Mage Dark Knight?!?!??!

[Rain_Rhel]

Only job I wish they would add is dancer.

I want it to be said that I actually logged into the forums for the first time in months... -JUST- to hit the like button on this. >_>

[Bluebun]

So fake took me 5 seconds to realize how underdeveloped the concepts were

[Arkghyom]

Nice try, really.

[Kyri]

wasn't my pic, i just found it and wanted to bring some new class love back to the forums!

[BlueMage]

OMIGERD!



makes me :O

Discuss why this needs to happen!!!!

The DRK armor looks cool. Very much how I'd hope DRK AF would look if they added the job. Too bad this isn't legit. Wish I knew the artist who made it.

[Diadumenos]

OMIGERD!
makes me :O

As much as I <3 my RDM and DRK in FFXI... IDK, I just get the feeling they would screw it up XD Maybe not DRK so much but as RDM (Jack of all trades master of none) really doesn't have a place in this FFXIV. Unless you wanted something that was for solo play only =/

[Gamemako]

As much as I <3 my RDM and DRK in FFXI... IDK, I just get the feeling they would screw it up XD Maybe not DRK so much but as RDM (Jack of all trades master of none) really doesn't have a place in this FFXIV. Unless you wanted something that was for solo play only =/

Red Mage as a jack-of-all-trades is more a game-specific role. At its core, the job is a mix of melee and magic with middle-range equipment all around. This arose directly from FF1's design, where single-target damage was for melee jobs and AoE damage was for mages. You could only have 4 jobs of 6 and couldn't swap them out, so Red Mage did everything decently. That need disappeared in future job-based FF games, which is why Red Mage ended up with the doublecast ability. In FF3, it tried to be what it was in FF1, and that role no longer existed, so the job just sucked. In FF5, it got doublecast and was pretty boss until you mastered the ability and put it on other jobs.

In FFXIV, Red Mage would clearly be a DPS job. Mechanically, you can even pay homage to FF1 by focusing the spells as AoE damage and weaponskills as single-target damage. It also offers the opportunity to use more close-range spells (cone, line, PBAoE, even channeled ones). You could create any number of additional mechanics for keeping things interesting, but that's all beside the point.

[Shori]

I'm in full support of both - so long as Red Mage isnt seen as just a solo job, it needs gravitas in a party too. example: in the way that I see my HP increase in a party, maybe red mage gets an increase to spell damage within a party to make it a firmer damage role.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

I've never been a fan of Dark Knight, but I've always absolutely loved Red Mage, so I'd be really happy if it was brought into the game sometime. I'm not usually a fan of playing mage classes, but I'd play the hell out of Red Mage if it was added.

Though if it's a choice between a class with dual pistols/guns in general and a Red Mage... I'd have to go with the pistols.

[SirSaber]

Red Mage
Ranger
Dancer
Blue Mage
Samurai
Ninja
Dark Knight (batman?)
Beast master
Green Mage
Illusionist
Spell Blade

I would like to see these :'(