Show your support for making Classes viable.

[Kat_Manx]

Basically I have always wanted to be able to play a Class too, effectively for that matter.

I don't know how, but I could suggest for example making Class Soul Crystals that also boost stats, Class AF / other armor, weapons and of course Class specific skills that would separate them from the jobs. A good part would of course also be the fact that you can mix and match more of your cross class skills.

I don't know, I just got more inspired after I saw the Rogue / Ninja video because I think Rogue looked way, way, way cooler than Ninja.

So anyway, like this post, comment and give suggestions in hopes of making Classes viable some day.

[Moheeheeko]

thinly veiled "I wanted thief not ninja" butthurt thread.

[Dyvid]

thinly veiled "I wanted thief not ninja" butthurt thread.

Pretty much.

[Vespar]

thinly veiled "I wanted thief not ninja" butthurt thread.

Actually, Kat, myself and a few other folks have been discussing this for a little while now, it was just made that much more apparent today.

I personally would like to see classes become just as useful as jobs. Especially now that we see rogue/ninja. the two appear radically different to me, and the gear that both were wearing resemble AF already so it would appear they were two different jobs.

Other classes have features that would be useful outside their "job" form. For example, I really miss carbuncle on SMN/SCH post 50 but I can no longer use carbuncle unless I'm on ACN at that level. Thats one downside Ive noticed. The other is that certain classes also have access to more cross-class abilities than their job counterparts, etc.

I think making "classes" a more viable option (maybe with their own version of soul crystals and new abilities from 30-50) would bring more diversity to the game as well.

Anyways, I realize a lot of this may not make complete sense as I am very tired from staying up far too late watching e3 reveals here in Japan.

[Rjain]

Basically I have always wanted to be able to play a Class too, effectively for that matter.

I don't know how, but I could suggest for example making Class Soul Crystals that also boost stats, Class AF / other armor, weapons and of course Class specific skills that would separate them from the jobs. A good part would of course also be the fact that you can mix and match more of your cross class skills.

I don't know, I just got more inspired after I saw the Scout / Ninja video because I think Scout looked way, way, way cooler than Ninja.

So anyway, like this post, comment and give suggestions in hopes of making Classes viable some day.

There is a glamour system you know, considering ninja has every rogue ability, just uh... dress it with non-ninja gear?

[Ecks007]

No. /thread

[Kat_Manx]

Ermm... no. I don't care about Thief OR Ninja. I play ranged classes. If it has to be anything at all, it's more of a thinly veiled "I want to be an Archer, not a Bard."

You don't have to support a cause you don't care for, but please don't be cynical bullies.

[Moheeheeko]

"I want to be an Archer, not a Bard."

theres a difference?

[Ryel]

Honest answer:

I'd very much prefer this not to be the case, and when it comes to Archer vs Bard there is still plenty of room for a "Ranger" job.

If anything the class -> Job system has hurt more than it's promoted so far in the game, this can be seen just by looking at the differences between the SMN and SCH jobs both coming out of the ACN class (there aren't many between the two)

I would much rather see more unique jobs develop rather than trying to go back and make the already underwhelming classes relevant in some way, sorry =/

[Dyvid]

Ermm... no. I don't care about Thief OR Ninja. I play ranged classes. If it has to be anything at all, it's more of a thinly veiled "I want to be an Archer, not a Bard."

Have you ever been in a position where you don't need the abilities of BRD and would benefit more from cross class abilities? Perhaps in PvP or soloing?

The reality is simple. 1.0 had it where you could build your own class and it didn't work. Players wanted more defined roles and thus Jobs were born. Since I main ACN I always tell new players to the class that whether you play SMN or SCH, you're still ACN. Now if Titan Egi changes from tank to something else (which it should), I will be using golden carby for solo instead of SMN.