I'm not saying the new gun class is going to be... but its going to be...

[kidvideo]

Also more casters like Blue Mage and Red Mage are something I would like to add."

Red Mage, confirmed!

[FriendlyUncle]

Chemist has nothing to do with magic.

I too agree that it probably is chemist because in the history of Final Fantasy we don't have many healers other than white mage, chemist, and now potentially dancer since in FFXI they were healers.

No, Chemist doesn't have anything to do with magic but we also have no 100% confirmation. No video or document showing it was stated. It also wouldn't be the first time YP misspoke. See the great DEX vs STR debate for Ninja.

[Amused]

I doubt it will be Red Mage. Red Mage will be Fencer, not Musketeer.

[AzakaTonnerre]

They just wont be equipped separately, on and off hand like FFXI or other games. It will be a paired main hand slot, Like monk had been on FFXI and is on XIV. Screenshots of rogue/ninja are dual wielders this is confirmed.

The problem with this theory is that rogue/ninja will dual wield two of the same type of weapon in main/off hand and it makes sense to pair them. What you're describing is not.

In 1.0 when they added auto-attack it was speculated that a dagger would be added to archer for close up attacks. SE said at the time that this would not be the case because the armory system is based on the weapon that's equipped. Allowing them to equip both a dagger and a bow would in fact not fit within the armory system and no close up weapon was added. That fact, as stupid as it seems, is the reason a bard/archer punches when it is up close for its auto-attack.

While I hope your speculation is true, based on what they did with archer to solve the ranged/up-close attack does not lend to it being the case (barring a change to the armory system).

[Tupsi]

I doubt it will be Red Mage. Red Mage will be Fencer, not Musketeer.

Would make sense if it was RDM though, since original FFXI Red Mage could also use guns and had marksmanship and heck one of the musketeer units (bastok army) were essentially Red Mages with guns.

[KingAhmoseTheFirst]

Yea, I'm willing to bet that it will be Chemist also in Final Fantasy Tactics Chemist were able to use guns again back to FFX-2 where Alchemist was basically a white mage with a gun.. Plus if they are digging for roots of the FFseries Chemist would be it.. I also feel that chemist would be buff heavy class/job which specialize in Aoes.. I can already see its cast animation of chemist going into its unique bag and tossing potions.. lol.. so neat..
so here it is again I just love this FFT style pic..

[Titor]

I want Chemist SO BAD. So, so so bad.

[Amused]

Would make sense if it was RDM though, since original FFXI Red Mage could also use guns and had marksmanship and heck one of the musketeer units (bastok army) were essentially Red Mages with guns.

FFXI Red Mage was not what a Red Mage should have been, in my opinion. They were support instead of being a physical / magical hybrid.

I want Chemist SO BAD. So, so so bad.

I want it too, and think it would be cool, but it would have to be reagent based for me to like it. Like, they actually must have the items to use them on other people. Otherwise it would be unfaithful, in my opinion.

I realize this could be problematic for inventory space so perhaps we/or just Chemist could have a separate inventory for potions? I don't know.

[KingAhmoseTheFirst]

I realize this could be problematic for inventory space so perhaps we/or just Chemist could have a separate inventory for potions? I don't know.

Yea, I believe they would have there own unique inventory... Also they can use a similar system like ninja mudras to use for Chemist MIX ability..

[Giantbane]

I realize this could be problematic for inventory space so perhaps we/or just Chemist could have a separate inventory for potions? I don't know.

Does a BRD have to carry around arrows? If they implement a Chemist class, the potions it uses would just be abilities. They would not need to buy/craft potions that they would use.