Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
Wow, you seem pretty sure of yourself with no evidence whatsoever.
Given the fact thief has appeared in pretty much every final fantasy title, it was mentioned rogues originated from thieves, rogues seem to have everything you would expect from a thief with the exception of thief specific abilities (steal, treasure hunter) and that the game uses a FF14 specific class that progresses to a traditional FF job, I would call it an educated guess said with confidence.