Please give archer a dagger.

[Akuun]

Hey guys! We asked Matsui about adding daggers for archers to use when fighting close range. He replied:

I completely understand how you all feel, but when considering the nature of the Armoury system and class/job balance, we are not able to implement this.

You are just going to have to learn how to strike first, strike hard, and give no mercy.

In other words the code is so screwed up that it would cause you to be both archer and gladiator at the same time.
Can't say I'm surprised after the disaster that Tanaka delivered.

PS: I hate the armory system, it over complicates things that were simple and worked well in XI like crafting while farming to make space, or gathering on your combat class so you can actually defend yourself against attack.
No worries, I'll likely quit when SE starts charging for this mediocre game.