[dev1033] Class name changes -> Specialization/Talent Trees Into Classic FF Classes

[Sawadi]

Speaking of FFT style unloocks, maybe you should have other classes ranked up. For example:

Paladin/Dark Knight
R30 Gladiator
R10 Conjurer
R10 Thaumaturge

Warrior
R30 Marauder
R10 Gladiator

Dragoon
R30 Lancer
R10 Gladiator

White/Black Mage
R30 Conjurer
R15 Thaumature

Samurai
R30 Lancer
R10 Lancer

Think you get what I"m going at.

I prefer this idea. And I think it's better to just unlock new classes then level 1 to 50.
I'm sure that I'm not the only one who like to begin a new class at rank 1.
And With the talents tree solution you can't just be a gladiator, or an archer. You have to choose a spec. We'll "lost" 7 classes...

[Anathiel]

Speaking of FFT style unloocks, maybe you should have other classes ranked up. For example:

Paladin/Dark Knight
R30 Gladiator
R10 Conjurer
R10 Thaumaturge

Warrior
R30 Marauder
R10 Gladiator

Dragoon
R30 Lancer
R10 Gladiator

White/Black Mage
R30 Conjurer
R15 Thaumature

Samurai
R30 Lancer
R10 Lancer

Think you get what I"m going at.

^ This is something I could go with. Except I think the R30 is a bit too high, I think 20 would be better since they're trying to make it more casual.

[Jabo]

^ This is something I could go with. Except I think the R30 is a bit too high, I think 20 would be better since they're trying to make it more casual.

Rank 20 makes no sense, cause you can easily hit that in less than 2h...

Like the idea, but for me it has to be atleast Rank 40+. (Rank 50 would be like the old level 30 FFXI IMO)

class uniqueness and specialistations can easily be archieved with passive traits.

[solracht]

Rank 20 makes no sense, cause you can easily hit that in less than 2h...

Like the idea, but for me it has to be atleast Rank 40+. (Rank 50 would be like the old level 30 FFXI IMO)

It's not about leveling as gladiator to become a paladin, it's about choosing to be a paladin as your gladiator. It can't be an endgame goal, it's a leveling/advancement path.

[Jabo]

It's not about leveling as gladiator to become a paladin, it's about choosing to be a paladin as your gladiator. It can't be an endgame goal, it's a leveling/advancement path.

I know. But Rank 20 is definitly too early. I also would like that to be a real goal and motivation and not something you can do in one day.
I also would only agree to the classical jobs as side things, if they get their own weapons/gear.
A Dark Knight with s small sword and a shield would look somehow realy wrong.

[Kurokikaze]

That would promote horizontal growth for characters which I'm obviously for going by my class levels but it doesn't lend itself well for casual players. They may see it as too much grinding before they get to do what they set out to do.

Would work much better if the base class level to flag the quest was reduced to 20. 20 and 10 isn't that outlandish.

[Amsai]

Nah........ Like it with trees, no need to complicate with having to level multiple classes.

[Kurokikaze]

Nah........ Like it with trees, no need to complicate with having to level multiple classes.

Either way works. Then I started thinking of the lore/story that could be mixed in with these Tactic unlocks.

Gladiator's storyline could be about how they found a way to infuse the Dark Arts of Thaumaturge into a sword for Dark Knight.

This way theres actually a reason to have the pre-reqs instead of them being an arbitrary roadblock.

[Nyx]

This is an awesome idea! I love the license board idea! It gives people the ability to fit into one classic class or mix and match. I hope they would consider doing this.

[Kurokikaze]

You wouldnt be able to mix and match right from the start because that would lead to what we have now: people picking whats best from each and putting it all together.

You will have a set number of points that must be spent in BLM before you could spend any in WHM and RDM. And to keep the chance of exploiting low you limit that to things lower down the ladder in WHM and RDM. I wouldn't want to see a BLM running around with Cure IV or Refresh. Get what I mean? This is whats killing the classes now.

@ bersha-sensei While theres a place for PvP in the future of this game - it is certainly not now. PVP when it is introduced needs to be in a controlled environment and not open world for balancing issues how they did it in XI (except more fun).

Your suggestion would turn XIV into XI-2 with PVP in it which is not what I'm for.