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

[Betelgeuzah]

Having said that, this is not one of the places where you anger your current playerbase - especially when you said you wouldn't do that. Yoshi-P has stated that there won't be any changes that are/or feel like a wipe. Telling people to go grind more after capping is just that.

I don't think it's this black-and-white, but in the end I admit I like multipurpose classes for the sake of non-hassle grouping instead of specialized classes that are restricted like WHM and BLM were in XI. How you achieve this multipurpose is the interesting part. Too bad because they are dead-set on introducing the old class names there's not much chance we can have a paladin that can tank and dd. The old stigmas come into play (that they wanted to avoid in the first place..)

I do think that it shouldn't be so that you can just level paladin and dark knight simultaneously, or one alongside the other. There is just something wrong about that. Maybe not make us level the classes separately but something else then. If as the result your current classes end up being "stronger" at their roles I don't think it's too much asked and doesn't count as a "wipe"- just an equal exchange. You have to work to gain the same benefits with the now stronger classes, but not like you have to completely restart your progress.