Classes and Jobs - The issue of creating unique jobs

[casker]

There are plenty of ways they could shake up a new pugilist job. Here is some stuff off the top of my head.

1) Ascetic Form:
A buff similar to Warrior's Defiance ability. Using Ascetic form nullifies greased lightning. While Ascetic Form is active, using abilities fills up a gauge. Let's call it the Chakra Gauge.

2) New ability: Chakra! - based on the form you are in, expends your Chakra Gauge.
Trigger Chakra during Raptor = Spike Damage single target nuke. The more Chakra built up = the more the burst damage
Trigger Chakra during Coeurl = Mana Regen for team. More Chakra built up = more mana regen.
Trigger Chakra during Opo-Opo = something, maybe a TP related buff, or increased skill speed for nearby allies. This would make them synergize with monk/dragoon.

3) Wave Fist - requires Chakra. Ranged attack that will hit multiple enemies around your target with aero force. Good AOE nuke but the trade off is that requires chakra to be useful, so it won't rival BLM aoe or Holy.
While other Chakra abilities will require a specific form, Wave Fist will be neutral and can be used in any form.

4) A new off cooldown ability like Steel Peak, except with a very short cooldown. This means you will do more weaving attacks than a monk, and will need to fit weaving attacks into your rotation much more. So instead of greased lightning, this will still render a pretty fast play-style.

5) Change perfect balance so that it no longer does anything with forms, but instead grants a full Chakra gauge.

I think that's all enough to change the playstyle of monk quite a bit.


ANYWHO

I don't think Scholar and Summoner are an exception to the rule at all. If you think Scholar and Summoner work as different jobs, I think they could easily make a lot of other interesting jobs for other classes.