So..Lets talk jobs?

[Dreadnought]

i posted this on zam about how i think it isnt as simple as Archer = Bard

this is my rebuttal to ---"that when you're coming up with "new jobs" it's really not enough to just take a synonym for an existing job and call it a different thing. Think about the connotations. "Pirate should unlock Buccaneer!" is like saying "Pirate should unlock a job exactly identical to itself."

"ok aside from archers and bards being wanderlusters, bards non the less use actual instruments as their main hand "weapon" and they sing. these are all things that are not in the files whatsoever.
if they havent developed a single new model since beta (mind you, the models that might not have been in your files at release absolutely does not mean those models were not developed prior to release, they most likely kept on the back burner for later implimentation.) and can hardly rewire their own developed equipment in a sufficient amount of time, then just imagine how long it would take to motion capture new animations of singing for each race and gender, conceptualize- develop- THEN render new models for instruments, as well as conceptualize and balance recepies and which mobs drop which mats for said instruments.

THEN you have the problem of the history of Bard in the FF series. Jobs are nothing but pigeon-holded classes. if Bard is going to be anything like it was in past games theyd have to conceptualize- develop and then render spell animations for new abilties. this would make bard an entirely different class/job than Archer all together and not just a party based version of the same class.
if they go the way of keeping Bard as the name but is basically a just a "Ranger" (my theory since i dont believe they developed new abilties, gear, weapons etc.) then you dont really have a Bard at all because the main aspect of being a bard both in and out of the FF universe is conducting your own music.

i think there is something more to the Bard mentioned in the translation."