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    balanced123's Avatar
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    Aug 2013
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    Character
    Lina Inverse
    World
    Diabolos
    Main Class
    Thaumaturge Lv 60

    :( Red Mage, alas we never knew you...? :(

    As a former FFXI Red Mage, I'm sad at the direction the developers have decided to take with hybrid classes.
    While yes, I know FFXIV =/= FFXI, and good riddance, there was something magical about a balance between fighting with sword, casting with hand and healing with mind, yet being master of none of them.
    The RDM class fight is still considered one of the harder fights in FFXI, and a badge of honor for those who completed it.

    Therein lies the dilemma... paraphrasing a bit, Yoshida has stated no new hybrids or debuffers because they might be too confusing.
    Wait what?
    Sometimes people want a challenge, they want a mark of distinction.
    Introducing time sink grinds with no skill is standard in MMOs, overly abundant in FFXIV.
    Perhaps, a year into FFXIV, we are ready for such "confusion" and such "challenge."

    Does Red Mage have to be for new players? I do not believe so.
    I believe the ultimate issue at stake here is the lack of distinction between the "class" you start out as, and the "job" you end as. Namely there is no distinction other than a item you equip. Once equipped, you never remove it.
    Adding harder to play jobs that require multiple classes if not other jobs shows that a player has reach the level of skill and should be able to play with more complex play styles.
    There are additional benefits to FFXIV as a game. Requiring players to level say WHM in addition to BLM, not only stimulates the economy, but increases the number of healers in que for party finder. Add in GLA as a unlock requirement, and you have more tanks.

    In previous Final Fantasy games, there were Jobs, and then there were Advanced Jobs.
    Please, do not give up Advanced Jobs without even trying.
    Believe in your players... we might surprise you.
    For now, rest in peace Red Mage.
    ~Quia numquam novi vos.~
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    Last edited by balanced123; 08-16-2014 at 01:57 PM.