Quote Originally Posted by MagicofGaia View Post
Am I understanding by your model though, that 'unlike' ffxi, you need to specifically level one class to 30, and by doing so it unlocks a possibility of 'x' amount of further classes that are restricted to which class you have leveled 'to' rank 30. This of course being opposed to xi's style of level any class to level 30, and then you can unlock any further class in the game via quest?
Yes thats correct. Although you would not be locked into those classes. You still have the freedom to redo your talent points and spend them on a different advanced class for that base class.

Let's say your PUG was specced into a 50 MNK and you decided you wanted to play NIN instead. Assuming you have done the quest for NIN you would simply remove your talent points. When you remove all your points your stats go down to what they would be for 50 base PUG and your MNK specific traits/abilities will be unequipped. You then put those points into NIN and you can then play a 50 NIN.

It sounds weird if you're coming from FFXI only but this is standard fair for anyone thats played another MMO, namely WoW. Don't think of it as playing a different class altogether. You're taking your base class and changing your role. Your role in this case is NIN (tank).

Thanks for the kind comments all