Future new class theory

[Zeeg44]

So as the title states I think we have gotten a hint at a future new class. When doing your zodiac quest you must talk to a man named Jalzahn who says he is an alchemist from a nearby city state. Perhaps in the future we will get to visit this place and even be able to look in to his profession. My only thought on the alchemist class is that it will focus on buffs and debuffs unless it is a craft class in which perhaps we will see weapon and armor enhancement come in to play. What is your thoughts ff 14 community am I crazy or would this not be cool?

[KoujiMoreno]

We already have an alchemist class.

Chemist on the other hand...

[AllOutWar]

We already have an alchemist class.

Chemist on the other hand...

If it is chemist they need to add a name change option ASAP. I need to play that class as Walter White.

[Kuwagami]

If it is chemist they need to add a name change option ASAP. I need to play that class as Walter White.

QFT. If machinist though, I might create an alt named Mustadio

[Zeeg44]

We already have an alchemist class.

Chemist on the other hand...

Oh yeah lol we'll chemist would be cool haha

[WingsofWar]

New crafting classes? Engineer, Chemist, Gunsmith are something id like to see in the future, particularly when/if they are opening up transport to zones in Garland Empire and Ivalice which have a more advanced technological society than Eorzea. Id also make sense to see those kinda of classes appear suddenly especially if Gold Saucer will be a HUB of technology for Eorzea.

Those crafts service purpose for class/jobs Puppeteer, Musketeer, Red Mage, Dark Knight, Ninja, Thief. Which are the popular keywords being thrown around in this forum in regards to future classes, also based on what Developers have mentioned, and what lore has hinted to.

Those are my theories however.

[Kuwagami]

New crafting classes? Engineer, Chemist, Gunsmith are something id like to see in the future, particularly when/if they are opening up transport to zones in Garland Empire and Ivalice which have a more advanced technological society than Eorzea. Id also make sense to see those kinda of classes appear suddenly especially if Gold Saucer will be a HUB of technology for Eorzea.

Those crafts service purpose for class/jobs Puppeteer, Musketeer, Red Mage, Dark Knight, Ninja, Thief. Which are the popular keywords being thrown around in this forum in regards to future classes, also based on what Developers have mentioned, and what lore has hinted to.

Those are my theories however.

Engineer (ok, to be exact, machinist) and Chemist were combat classes with gun wielders though. And might be related to that mysterious gun class "non expected"

[WingsofWar]

Engineer (ok, to be exact, machinist) and Chemist were combat classes with gun wielders though. And might be related to that mysterious gun class "non expected"

Well the reason why said Engineer and not Machinist was because i didn't want to elude that i was talking about a Combat Class Machinist like you would find from Tactics or XII. Rather a strict crafting class that focuses on making weapons/armor for specific combat classes. IE Puppet-Master or Machinist, in making crafted Automations.

I suppose Chemist would be best suited as a Combat Class, as it was in Tactics as the basis for all Magic classes + Gunsmithing can be the crafting equivalent.

I could take a shot in the dark it would be like this.

Chemist 30 + Marauder 25 = Dark Knight?
Musketeer 30 + Chemist 25 = Red/Gun Mage?
Thief 30 + Archer 25 = Ninja?
Machinist 30 + Thaumaturge 25 = Puppet-Master?
Lancer 30 + Gladiator 25 = Samurai?

[Lillia]

@Wings, How would the DRK and SAM work? o-O if they plan to follow what they did with smn/sch and every class so far.... then wouldn't SAM use a lance and Dark Knight would use a gun? (If Chemist does turn out to be that gun class) o-o

[WingsofWar]

@Wings, How would the DRK and SAM work? o-O if they plan to follow what they did with smn/sch and every class so far.... then wouldn't SAM use a lance and Dark Knight would use a gun? (If Chemist does turn out to be that gun class) o-o

Yeah i see what you mean, the only way around it is to put weapon restrictions on the Job. Aka when you unlock samurai, you're first weapon is a single sword strickly for SAM/GLA. Forcing you to toss the Lance. I thought about having GLA as the main because of the sword, but I think people want the full class ability from Lancer and use the Gladiator cross class to fill in the tank roll. Arn't people wanting a DPS+tank roll? thats what i was thinking.

Dark Knight was a dps job i guess and based on the weapon hands it would make sense to have MRD as the Main class. But like the GLA they are tanks and any job would inherit the tank skill set. and i dont know if thats what people want from a strict dps class. My thought/solution/ramble/pulling out of my ass? Chemist is a gunblade class, not ranged like musketeer. Uses magic potions (non-consumable skills) into its blade as striking ammo for attacks. *think FF8* and when Chemist decided to use its magic potions on self rather than blade later on in its story something goes awry, and it "corrupts" making a new Job tossing single handed gunblade for two handed great sword. Also I was under the impression that Dark Knight was a vampiric DPS, and with every attack gains HP, so a MRD cross class sounds just right to me.