Gun-blade wielding tank for upcoming job?

[kujowaltz]

So....gun-blade tank based of the designs of nero/gaius/etc. to add some tanking flavor? SE already has the character models,etc. to go with many possible skills. Your thoughts?

[Sinthetic_Black]

If they add any tanks before Ninja I will quit. Im super srsly.

[Lucke]

There are already a billion zillion DPS, and only 2 tanks.

[kujowaltz]

If they add any tanks before Ninja I will quit. Im super srsly.

They announced the dual-wield dagger class which will most likely resemble a ninja. This job/class (probably job) will be implemented at the same time as the gun based job

There are already a billion zillion DPS, and only 2 tanks.

I gave up on my PLD out of boredom but if they implemented a gun-blade tank I would give tanking another go

[Professor_Ozpin]

the current balance of 2 tanks 2 melee 2 ranged 2 casters and 2 healers is a ratio yoshida has said countless times that he wants to maintain. so if we see any new classes it will have to be a melee and tank
Gunblade tank is very possible. However, Ninja, will more then likely be a melee dps. Ninja was never really a good tank in XI, just a half ass back up if u had nothing else. It was a waaaay better dps

[Rufalus]

the current balance of 2 tanks 2 melee 2 ranged 2 casters and 2 healers is a ratio yoshida has said countless times that he wants to maintain

There are 9 jobs so that would only be 1 ranged dps (bard) that isnt a caster.

[Zophar]

Based on it's setting in the story, I kind of imagine we'd have to get to Garlimald before they would give us access to an Empire exclusive weapon style like that.

[Ozaro]

Based on it's setting in the story, I kind of imagine we'd have to get to Garlimald before they would give us access to an Empire exclusive weapon style like that.

Very possible. They could have new job crystals (or something else to fill the spot, since according to lore jobs are ancient specializations, and garlemalds machina style is clearly not ancient) branching of each class with the existing garlemald character models like livia's gun fists for pugilist, i know another garlemald character (can't remember his name) uses a gun axe which a marauder could use, and etc.

The new pistol class could quite possibly get machinist from garlemald as the healer job from there...

I know at least would work for each DoW classes, don't know how it would work on DoM weapons. Would be cool though!

[Lucke]

Based on it's setting in the story, I kind of imagine we'd have to get to Garlimald before they would give us access to an Empire exclusive weapon style like that.

I'd say that we won't be going to Garlemald for new jobs. We have Cid remember? He'd prolly train us in gun-weapons rather than open up Garlemald, but who knows. Aaaaand, he'd prolly be our in-game contact for an Engineer job and/or airship building.

[kujowaltz]

Engineer would be a fantastic DOH job and I definitely would be interested in crafting equipment such as bombs or other trinkets that could be implemented in an expansion involving Garlemald.

These new roles will definitely be JOBS, not classes. Both the gun and dagger jobs can be created from existing classes. With so many people capping every role, the only way to ensure tanks continue to be in play is offer a new tank class. If neither class is a tank, when the elites abandon their mains to lvl these new jobs, even less people will be tanking.

I'm sure the dagger class will involve pugilist so it will most likely be DPS. Perhaps a support DPS, with smokescreens, etc. to bolster evasion? Who knows - I'm just excited at the possibility of a gun-blade tank.