Here me out new healer class idea

[BigBoss3237]

I was thinking of a new healer class

Alchemist!

Make it a battle class

Have it heal through making potions, elixirs, mega potions, Phoenix downs, etc etc. It would be new and exciting. Craft potions to use on party members, yeah it could be tough if the alchemist isn't prepared but it would be fun and challenging.


Let me hear your thoughts.

[Hysterior]

who would pay all the consumables? the alchemist himself? not very fair

[BigBoss3237]

Yeah if they make them easier to get yes

[Rufalus]

Maybe the gun class could fire these healing items like bullets to their target ?

[Gamma621]

I honestly don't see why Ninja couldn't have an alt healing class. If they have Offensive ninjutsu, they could easily be given healing ninjutsu.

It's kind of off the rails as far as Final Fantasy lore goes, But they already did a rewrite for the Scholar, and could do the same here. I have no idea what the class would be called though.

[NintenPyjak64]

It's kind of off the rails as far as Final Fantasy lore goes, But they already did a rewrite for the Scholar, and could do the same here. I have no idea what the class would be called though.

Actually SCH has been pretty spot on compared to lore of other games. SCH is intended to be a war strategist (Lore says the diagrams in it's books are actually strategies, plus reading the final quests show that the SCH of the past were strategists that came down with a sickness that decayed them into Tonberry), which is exactly what it was in FFXI during the Crystal Wars. FFXI's SCH had the power to enhance it's White Magic and Black Magic using the white/black books and because SCH has access to ACN attack spells and it's own curative spells, it's safe to say SCH in 14 is still the White/Black mage we've known and loved.

Then look at FF3. Although it was fairly useless, it did help for one boss fight to determine it's constantly changing elemental weakness (using strategy) and used books as it's weapon of choice

[Anova]

It's unlikely for a chemist class to emerge unless those "potions" and "panacea" they use for heals are turned in to actual skills independent of items. Yoshida himself said in the E3 video that Ninjas would never have throwing weapons like shuriken (despite them traditionally using the "THROW" skill). Maintaining the items in your inventory is an additional cost the developers don't want to force on the players.

There's a possibility for a healing job for the rogue, but it is also the most likely to become an evade tank. I doubt there will be a healing ninjutsu though as it does break from the lore and may step on some IP issues in Japan. I would personally like a dancer with the healer role, but I'd honestly be fine with whatever.

[Yuki_Tokita]

That’s absolutely crazy. Do you know how expensive it would be to keep a well-stocked inventory of healing items with you at all times? For new players, money is already something that is hard to come by. If their entire job revolves around using in game items to play their role properly, then they wouldn’t be able to progress when they run out of money.

About 50-100 heals are thrown in a typical dungeon run. Say a potion costs about 50 gil to acquire.

50 X 100 = 5000 gil per run

Have fun...

[M0xie]

That’s absolutely crazy. Do you know how expensive it would be to keep a well-stocked inventory of healing items with you at all times?

My original answer to this concern was to say, have abilities be summoning whatever components you need, but they'd be temporary items that disappear when you log out or untradeable. But if you're going to go to so much trouble, why not just develop healing abilities, but I don't think that's the idea here...

Time Mage: bring back time and restore allies wound.
As well as.. haste, slow, gravity (damage) etc..
We need a healer who can manipulate dimention and time

This would be amazing!

[AngelicSence]

Time Mage: bring back time and restore allies wound.
As well as.. haste, slow, gravity (damage) etc..
We need a healer who can manipulate dimention and time