Ranger news

[Tharian]

The only way I could see them implementing a "Ranger" Class in this game while the Bard also exists is if they were to add the "Beastmaster" class from Final Fantasy XI and instead call it a Ranger (which is feasible as that is how it is done in a few other MMORPG's out there).

In what iteration of ranger did it have a pet? Only a few jobs have had that afaik.

Rangers in various other games have stereotypically included pet-based classes. In fact certain games in particular make the pet aspect of the Ranger it's most iconic feature. Also, traditionally (going back to Dungeons and Dragons) both the Ranger, and the Druid had what were termed Animal Companions, though the Druid gained that feature far earlier than the Ranger did. In fact the Beastmaster type class in Final Fantasy dates back practically to Final Fantasy Tactics games to one extent or another, and was definitely present in Final Fantasy XI, even if there was another class that was technically called the Ranger.