Next Tank Job?

[Gamemako]

I'd LOVE if we had a caster tank like Red or Blue Mage...

Blue Mage could be a tank depending on how it's implemented, but Mystic Knight makes the most sense for a magic-oriented tank. You already have sword, armor, and spells for use at close range.

If SE ever adds Ninja, I think they should make them an evasion tank like in FFXI

Both unlikely. Ninjas were never supposed to be tanks; they ended up that way due to gimpy balance and were only eventually given enmity boosts because of how the players had adopted the job. Evasion tanks also don't work in ARR, which relies heavily on spikes to pressure tanks.

[Purrfectstorm]

Problem with Ninja Tank is that Ninja was never intended to be a Evasion Tank. Ninja was intended to be a DPS Job but due to bad design it failed at being a DPS and some person just discovered how to use Ninja skills for tanking needs.

Most likely Ninja will be DPS in FF14ARR

I already know this. It doesn't change the fact that people ENJOYED playing NIN tanks and FFXIV is for the players after all. So I could see SE putting NIN in a DPS role: a lot of players expect this and for some it would be desirable, it's what they intended in FFXI originally, and it thematically makes sense OR a tank role: a lot of players might still enjoy this, it's what NIN ended up being in FFXI, and it might encourage more people to play tanks. So I agree that NIN will probably be a DPS but it would be understandable and totally unsurprising if they made it a tank class. I personally am 50-50 on it. I enjoyed NIN tanking in FFXI but I doubt it would work much like it did in FFXI and who knows if it would still be fun to tank on NIN if they changed it too much?

[Naberrie]

I'd LOVE if we had a caster tank.

I appreciate the idea, but a tank that can't get any abilities off because they're in a constant state of interruption probably wouldn't work too well.

[Purrfectstorm]

I appreciate the idea, but a tank that can't get any abilities off because they're in a constant state of interruption probably wouldn't work too well.

Easily solved by traits.

[Gamemako]

I appreciate the idea, but a tank that can't get any abilities off because they're in a constant state of interruption probably wouldn't work too well.

Your tank stance could just as well confer immunity to interruption, you know. That's assuming you don't just give it instant spells instead. Regardless, it would free you from the need for THM as one of your cross-class jobs, leaving you to do GLA and something else.

[CUTS3R]

I appreciate the idea, but a tank that can't get any abilities off because they're in a constant state of interruption probably wouldn't work too well.

They probably could have a sort of move like shield oath or defiance that could increase their enmity and prevents them from being interrupted when its on.

[Dravion]

I think it would be neat if they added in two classes that work the way Arcanist does, basically two paths.

Soldier would use Great Sword and could become a Dark Knight (DPS) or Rune Fencer (Tank).

Ronin would use katana style weapons and could become Ninja (DPS) or Samurai (Tank).

I understand though that Ronin is probably a terrible name for the starting class, but I literally couldn't think of what else to call it.

[Gamemako]

I understand though that Ronin is probably a terrible name for the starting class, but I literally couldn't think of what else to call it.

Ashigaru is the name I chose for a similar design that I never finished. Hard to find a good pre-existing FF name for that.

[Langureion]

NIN. Period.

[Yukiba]

I think it would be neat if they added in two classes that work the way Arcanist does, basically two paths.

Soldier would use Great Sword and could become a Dark Knight (DPS) or Rune Fencer (Tank).

Ronin would use katana style weapons and could become Ninja (DPS) or Samurai (Tank).

I understand though that Ronin is probably a terrible name for the starting class, but I literally couldn't think of what else to call it.

Yes, I love this idead.. It fits. Samurai are kown as protectors so them being a tank isnt to far from the idea. We need another tank class to help with tank population I believe.