Quote Originally Posted by Zantetsuken View Post
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I completely agree with your suggestions there, classes DON'T get much in the way of use anymore. Aside from solo play in some scenarios, playing a job is still better suited. The sad part is they were attempting this process with 1.0 nearing the end by making specific kinds of armors and weapons exclusive to a class. I loved this way of thinking and I hope they expand upon it later down the line once more. Jobs should by far be always the preferred choice in any situation but content that offers to the flexibility that classes can provide that jobs cannot is needed. Sure you can pull it off with use of jobs instead, but the ideal choice are classes where having access to a wider array of skills creates new and interesting strategies that get the job so to speak, done more effectively.

Personally when I'm not in a party I still switch to Archer over Bard just for the extra healing potential alone. This is especially true with Pugilist over Monk. However I'd like to see more opportunities to use this in a light party setup over something like Warrior, Bard, Black Mage, White Mage.