New interview from JP 4gamer site

[Chrees]

They said 1 class = 1 job for now. If Red Mage is going to come from anything my money is on Fencer

Mind you, this is Google Translate, but this is what he was referring to:

For the time is not stated, and can get up to a certain class of two particular rank, and also provides a composite job. For example, he may also expand and grow both red and guiding his magic illusionist and magic.

時期については明言できないが、特定の二つのクラスを一定ランクまであげると取得できる、複合ジョブも用意する。

[Akuun]

The translation is most likely not 100% accurate. There is still one "job" missing. So most likely ARC will be Ranger and MRD will be Warrior and i would guess BRD would come from a class not developed yet namely Archanist. The reason I say this is because of the buffing nature that the "hooded figure"/GM had when visiting. Unless..... they don't intend Bard to be a buffer in ffxiv.

I think you are grasping at straws here. The lack of MRD being represented is very odd, but I don't think they are adding a new class and putting in bard as its job.

I, however, would love to be wrong.

I'd say everyone else is grasping at straws saying that Archer or Marauder is likely to become bard.
To me it looks like a handful of jobs they plan to implement at some point, but is in no way a 'this is going to be added in the same patch that implements jobs' or that there won't be other classes added by the time jobs are added.

As you said, Marauder (nor Archer) isn't represented, which only backs up that this is just a random list of ideas.
Good news, you probably are wrong.

[Jynx]

I'm sorry guys but i think this SUCKS... I would rather this info be more discoverable rather then handed too me.. Like with the bestiary idea (I think you started a post on it Jynx.) I think the bestiary idea serves the same purpose except you just need to do a little work for the information... after you have it.. its yours to keep! disappointing.

I wish that is how it was, but I've come to terms that people want that information up-front and now. I'd rather it be something that was blank until we ourselves discovered what rank the mobs were by killing them or something to that extent...but what can you do?

Hopefully we still see a bestiary eventually, and they start to cut down on the spoon feeding us information and letting us earn something for a change.

[Cyan]

I'd say everyone else is grasping at straws saying that Archer or Marauder is likely to become bard.
To me it looks like a handful of jobs they plan to implement at some point, but is in no way a 'this is going to be added in the same patch that implements jobs' or that there won't be other classes added by the time jobs are added.

As you said, Marauder (nor Archer) isn't represented, which only backs up that this is just a random list of ideas.
Good news, you probably are wrong.

I kind of agree with you, but on the other hand..
I can't imagine something like a new class would be so well kept under wraps. I mean, sure, it is possible that it is a well kept secret, but there has been literally no hint at a new class being even possibly in development. I even believe Yoshida(or perhaps some other dev, dont really remember where I read it at) said that they had no current plans to implement new classes until the current ones got balanced. Although..that was a long time ago.

Gah..Needs confirmation, so, so bad.

[Corrderio]

Corrderio,

I know that part, but on the JP Forums, one of the posters made a comment that looks like he's quoting the latest interview, talking about Red Mage. Just wanted to verify if anyone else has seen that part.

Okay I see what you mean now. Personally I hope you don't need to level multiple classes to unlock a particular job. That'd be annoying further down the road.

[Rowyne]

Yeah, as part of their plan to make FF14 more newbie-friendly, they are considering putting in a rank 10-18ish dungeon as one of the new tutorials.

That would be awesome! We need more low-level content. =D

[Physic]

Okay I see what you mean now. Personally I hope you don't need to level multiple classes to unlock a particular job. That'd be annoying further down the road.

depends on the job specialization, some jobs wouldnt make sense if you didnt have multiple classes, like rdm. how are you going to specialize into a rdm if you only have cures or if you only have black magic. fencer to rdm, well wouldnt make sense, because then fencer would need a crap load of magical abilities.

[Volsung]

So I'm pretty shell shocked on this news right now. If this is true, the class abilities adjustments they mentioned will probably be steep and full. Its definitely close to how I thought it would pan out, but at the same time different. It seems I really dont know whether thaum or conj will be blm or whm... cause while thaum has a darker questline, conjurer has to do with the elements. conj blm thaum whm? :O /shrug


Also to go along with the archer = bard thing. I know RO did it, but could you possible use instrument as upclose melee device while using bow? They said it won't be arrows lol. But it could just be a melee bow strike.

EDIT HERE -> think we'll see an update on lodestone in a few hours? well perhaps this week at least.

[Cyan]

I like the first idea; in a few hours.

[Ashthra]

Well, Rogues in Rift can be Bards, along with Rangers and Marksman (and Nightblade/Assassin/Saboteur/Bladedancer/Riftstalker, but I digress). It's not a huge stretch of the imagination for me, but given the incompleteness of it, it's all 100% speculation at this point.

Long story short, I have no fucking clue what the hell is going on.