[Game] Make a Class/Job format!

[Synra]

I posted this before months ago, but just for fun I will repeat it here:


Class: Fencer

Melee DPS based on DEX. Weapon type = Rapiers and Knives


Job: Theif

Fencer gains stealth ability, Steal, Mug and greater Backstabbing ability.


Job: Red Mage

Fencer gains buffs (en-fire?) that add Magical damage to their normal attacks. They also have a lot of freedom to take cross class abilities from WHM and BLM.

[Gilraen]

Everyone keeps using the same set of classes that we started with, use your imagination. As more worlds open up and new cities to be explored, this will introduce more Guilds for Classes.

Like Templar, could start with Squire, and could be a 2H Great Sword Class. Which could also branch off into Dark Knight.

I chose what I did because I'd rather flesh out what we have than add to the class lists. Right now only one class has two Jobs, arcanist.

[Sylkis]

Job: Arithmetician
Branching Class: Any mage
Secondary Class: Any mage
3rd Class for skill pulls: Any mage
Role: DPS or Healer

Some abilities:

Sum - Creates a small circular field. While you are inside the field, increases your spell potency by 5% for each party member and enemy inside the field. Lasts 20s. 120s recast.
Difference - Creates a large circular field. Deals damage over time to all enemies inside the field at 60 Potency, but potency is reduced by 15 for each party member inside. Lasts 15s. 40s recast.
Redistribute - Single target spells damage nearby enemies instead, and AoE damage spells damage the target instead at increased potency. (Undecided recast)

[Rakashu]

Job: Action Man
Class: Fists
Subclass: Man
Cross-class: Cyborg
Role: Risk Assessment & Management.

every group needs a certain type of man whose willing to go above and beyond the call of duty, some one who knows the risks, knows how to weigh them, and is willing to punch through them with the fists God gave him.

[Shirana]

lawl I got too excited while reading and thought this was a fun thread where you could post anything just for fun/killing time so I spent like twenty mins thinking of random stuff only to realize this thread is serious. Huge derp moment...

Edit: Sorry, for clarification I mean..
I read this: "Basically map out your idea of how the new classes/jobs will work!"
as "Basically map out your idea of a class/job!"
qq

[Grey_Cain]

Well, time to go overboard. A job for each role, to make three jobs per class. Of course, a lot of these are named more for the sake of having a recognizable job than being faithful to that job, and the roles are forced for symmetry rather than having an appropriate role for the particular job.

Job: Dark Knight
Role: DPS
Base Class: Gladiator
Secondary Class: Thaumaturge
Cross-Class: Lancer

Additional Enmity Generation on abilities replaced with HP loss for extra damage. Flash becomes Dark Wave for AoE cone damage. Abilities involve losing HP in exchange for extra damage.


Job: Heaven Knight
Role: Healer
Base Class: Gladiator
Secondary Class: Conjurer
Cross-Class: Pugilist

Additional Enmity Generation on abilities replaced with HP recovery, including Flash. Healing abilities spread the amount healed on self equally between all party members in range.


Job: Geomancer
Role: DPS
Base Class: Marauder
Secondary Class: Thaumaturge
Cross-Class: Arcanist

Additional Enmity Generation on abilities replaced with extra elemental damage based on terrain. Debuff ability adds a different debuff based on the terrain the caster is standing on (Slow on earth, Bind on snow, Burn on lava, etc.).


Job: Defender
Role: Healer
Base Class: Marauder
Secondary Class: Conjurer
Cross-Class: Gladiator

Additional Enmity Generation abilities replaced with damage reduction (like Stoneskin/Adaloquiem) placed on target's target. Additional abilities to put up reactive healing that cures a person when they take damage.


Job: Cavalier
Role: Tank
Base Class: Lancer
Secondary Class: Gladiator
Cross-Class: Marauder

Side- and Back-position requirements replaced with Additional Enmity Generation. Gains damage reduction while mounted (with the ability to summon and mount your Chocobo companion), but your companion can be killed and would need to be re-summoned to mount again.


Job: Oracle
Role: Healer
Base Class: Lancer
Secondary Class: Monk
Cross-Class: Conjurer

Side- and Back-position requirements absorb life instead of dealing bonus damage. Absorbed HP does not heal the Oracle but instead is put into a healing bubble. The Oracle can release the bubble on a target to heal them for the total HP in the bubble. If the Oracle would take damage, the bubble takes the damage instead, reducing the amount of healing that can be given to another player.


Job: Martial Artist
Role: Tank
Base Class: Pugilist
Secondary Class: Marauder
Cross-Class: Thaumaturge

Side- and Back-position requirements replaced with Additional Enmity Generation. Various stances add debuffs to the enemy or buff the Martial Artist.


Job: Priest
Role: Healer
Base Class: Pugilist
Secondary Class: Arcanist
Cross-Class: Conjurer

Chakra recast is reduced and placed on the GCD. Various stances change Chakra to one of a single-target heal on another player, an AoE centered on the Celebrant, or removes a single debuff on the target. In each case, the use of Chakra will put the player into a different stance.


Job: Sniper
Role: Tank
Base Class: Archer
Secondary Class: Lancer
Cross-Class: Marauder

Uses Ground AoEs to place traps that inflict Heavy and Bind on targets and generates more enmity the further they are from the target. Note: Any Archer tank that doesn't need to stay within melee range of an enemy would be too overpowered to be made into an actual job.


Job: Celestial Archer
Role: Healer
Base Class: Archer
Secondary Class: Thaumaturge
Cross-Class: Arcanist

Fire healing arrows at allies. Add some buffs along with the healing.


Job: Time Mage
Role: Tank
Base Class: Thaumaturge
Secondary Class: Marauder
Cross-Class: Arcanist

In addition to their normal effects, Astral Fire bonus increases enmity from Fire-based spells, while Umbral Ice bonus reduces enmity loss. Also uses debuffs that prevent an enemy from acting, such as Pacification, Stop, and Slow, plus the ability to buff self and allies with Haste and Reflect.


Job: Illusionist
Role: Healer
Base Class: Thaumaturge
Secondary Class: Arcanist
Cross-Class: Monk

In addition to their normal effects, Astral Fire bonus increases the potency of healing effects cast by the Illusionist, and Umbral Ice adds an evasion bonus to targets healed by the Illusionist. Main healing ability also gives a target shadows to absorb hits.


Job: Necromancer
Role: Tank
Base Class: Arcanist
Secondary Class: Thaumaturge
Cross-Class: Gladiator

Summons undead pets to attack a target. Pets have additional enmity generation on all abilities and life drain with basic attacks. The Necromancer has an ability that moves all of his enmity to his pet.


Job: Green Mage
Role: Tank
Base Class: Conjurer
Secondary Class: Gladiator
Cross-Class: Arcanist

Main enmity generation would come from a spell buff. Casts buffing spells like Brave and Faith, and adds an extra debuff to Conjurer attack spells.


Job: Seer
Role: DPS
Base Class: Conjurer
Secondary Class: Thaumaturge
Cross-Class: Lancer

Magick Frenzy stance gives the Seer a ranged, Magic damage-based Auto-Attack hit whenever it hits an enemy with an offensive spell.


Job: Sky Pirate
Role: Tank
Base Class: Musketeer
Secondary Class: Marauder
Cross-Class: Archer

Debuffs the enemy and his attacks have more enmity the closer the Sky Pirate is to the target.


Job: Red Mage
Role: DPS
Base Class: Musketeer
Secondary Class: Thaumaturge
Cross-Class: Conjurer

Gains a stacking Skill Speed buff every time he casts a spell and a stacking Spell Speed buff every time he uses a weapon skill.


Job: Corsair
Role: Healer
Base Class: Musketeer
Secondary Class: Conjurer
Cross-Class: Lancer

Random rolls give a target healing effects or various buffs, such as regen, stoneskin, or damage/defense bonuses. Busting causes a status ailment instead.

[Nheir]

lawl I got too excited while reading and thought this was a fun thread where you could post anything just for fun/killing time so I spent like twenty mins thinking of random stuff only to realize this thread is serious. Huge derp moment...

Edit: Sorry, for clarification I mean..
I read this: "Basically map out your idea of how the new classes/jobs will work!"
as "Basically map out your idea of a class/job!"
qq

No that'd work fine! haha Just so long as it sorta fits the format.

[Shirana]

No that'd work fine! haha Just so long as it sorta fits the format.

alright, but it's still more for fun than anything else so don't expect it to look balanced or maybe even useful 8D

Edit: Taking longer than I wanted lawl but it became pretty fun so I kept adding more and changing stuff

[Shirana]

Alright, here it is. It sucks but I had fun so it doesn't matter qq
Kinda long so I put it in a hide box for convenience of people browsing.
Personally I'd like to see Red Mage since I never played FF11 and it looks like lots of fun *-*

**I seriously re did all of this like 5 times >_>**

I made this for fun, out of fandom (signature says it all)!
I do not expect it to look completely balanced. I just wanted to accomplish three goals here.
1) To have fun, always
2) Make the class something interesting
3) Make it something worth playing but in it's own unique fashion. Each class in this game is unique from each other. I did not want to make a copy cat class. Not only that but each "stance" the class uses needed to have it's own reason to be considered over simply just personal playstyle otherwise it's more of a "fits everyones playstyle" class and not a "chose this class because it is useful, like a summoner using DoT's and back up healing" for example. You'll see what I mean when you read on, not that people shouldn't choose a class because of personal playstyle lol
One last note, I just made up the skill names using Reimu's spell names so it's better if you read on to know what they do lol

Job: Priest/Priestess (PRS)
Branching Class: Conjurer (For the wands~)
Secondary Class: Pugilist
3rd Class for skill pulls: Thaumaturge
Role: DPS Only.
Basic Idea: Flexibility in combat, using "signs" to switch skills from true dps, to versatile dps, to utility dps. Kind of like a jack of all trades/master of none idea. Can dish out nice reliable DPS but not at the potency of say a black mage nuking something with astral fire and fire III/flare.


Signs:
Spirit Sign - Enter an enlightened state, capable of using magic. Increased Intelligence and Piety while reducing Strength and Vitality. 60 second cooldown. Shares a cooldown with the other stances. Cannot use Fantasy or Dream skills. Uses MP.

Fantasy Sign - Enter a focused state, capable of swift physical action. Increased Strength and Evasion, while decreasing Intelligence and Vitality. 60 second cooldown. Shares a cooldown with the other stances. Cannot use Spirit or Dream Skills. Uses TP.

Dream Sign - Enter a euphoric state, perfectly balanced and capable of special actions. Increased Vitality and Piety while decreasing Intelligence and Strength. 60 second cooldown. Shares a cooldown with the other stances. Cannot use Spirit and Fantasy skills. Uses MP and TP.

Some Skill Ideas.

Spirit Based Skills:
Spirit Seal Circle - inflict void status on one foe which causes the enemy to reset to their original position and ignore players until re-engaged (if used in a group, that enemy will teleport back to where they were when pulled as if nothing happened and no longer move to defend the group. They will simply act as if they were a random single monster on the map now. Would not work on spawns/adds as they auto target all players). 150 second cooldown.

Spirit Orbs - Deals a Potency of 180 and striking the target with orbs dealing magical damage. Global Cooldown.

Divine Spirit Orb - Strike the foe with a single powerful orb, dealing a magical potency of 280. 40 second cooldown.

Spirit Arts - Reduced casting time for 20 seconds. 120 second cooldown.

Spirit Blink - Turn invisible (like the DoL skill), increasing damage taken by 30% but increasing movement speed by 20%, MP regen by 50% for 8 seconds. Cast times are increased for the duration. 180 second cooldown.


Fantasy Based Skills:
Fantasy Amulet Seal - Strike the target with your Gohei (wand) with great force, inflicting confuse status on your opponent with 150 potency. Confused enemies will randomly attack themselves or other enemies for 10 seconds. 60 second cooldown.

Fantasy Demon Seal - Strike the target with your Gohei with a potency of 120. Global Cooldown.

Fantasy Duplex Seal - Strike the target with your Gohei with a potency of 150. Fantasy Demon Seal Combo Bonus: 180 Potency and inflict Heat status, causing the enemy to take an additional unaspected potency of 40 everytime the enemy attacks or uses a skill. Lasts 20 seconds. Global cooldown. Heat status is slowly resisted over time like stun or slow.

Fantasy light seal - Strike the target with your Gohei with a potency of 170. Fantasy Demon Seal Combo Bonus: 220 potency an inflicts slow for 20 seconds. Global Cooldown.

Fantasy Light Seal - Strike the target with your Gohei with a potency of 100. Fantasy Amulet Seal Combo Bonus: inflict Doom status, instantly killing the target after ten seconds. 180 Second cooldown.


Dream Skills:
Dream Barrier - Shield a target, reducing their damage by 10% for 15 seconds. Cannot be used on self. 60 second cooldown.

Dream Arts - Instantly replenish the entire parties MP/TP by 25%. 120 second coolown.

Dream Evil Seal - Curse a target and the two nearest targets, reducing their determination and vulnerability for 20 seconds. 60 sec Cooldown.

Dream Ascension - Cast damage reflection on a party member for 10 seconds. 40 Second cooldown.

Dream Rift - Deal 100 Unaspected Potency to all targets in an area. Global Cooldown, high MP cost like a BLM using Astral Fire.

tl;dr: too much work, back to enjoying a game 8D

Edit: Fixed a typo where it sounded like I implied you to do your own research but I actually just meant read on.

Edit: One last note, I'm not being paid for this so I didn't work out potency/cd I just worried about incentive and balance. So the cd's are just to give the idea it's not mean to be spammed like GCD skills lol

[File2ish]

Well looking at the new 2.2 patch video dual dagger class confirmed!? Because Thancred!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPAj8ivQ-8

So Thief/Ninja could be a future thing :3 Get the class from him, Ninja from someone from Doma. And just to plug Dancer because I want it, get Dancer from F'lhaminn or one of the random dancer NPCs in Ul'dah/Costa del Sol =p