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

[Betelgeuzah]

Yes I know I suck, thats why I said I leave it to SE to do what you seem to have an issue with. Lore/story.

So are you saying that they will call the dark knights and paladins and keep the uninspiring skills from before that aren't even related to anything "dark knightish" or "paladinish"? Yet they run around in dark armor of evilness? How do you justify that this knight in a shiny armor is becoming stronger as the "master of dark arts" at the same time?

Or should the lore be described as such: "I take the path of the dark knight... because I like the color black and found this evil armor from my closet the other day LOL."

I'm not exactly sure how you would approach this to solve it. It's not just about the lore, it's about what they represent. They will piss of a lot of people if they introduce THE DARK KNIGHT and it has nothing dark knightish about it except the damn armor. Just keep it as Gladiator in that case.

I don't think Dark Knight and Paladin has to be in same class, DRK could be from Marauder and Warrior from Gladiator. I think these were juust examples anyway.

True that. BLM and WHM is going to be an issue though.

The only way I could see this working if they introduce the classes like this: Gladiator+Paladin "specs", Marauder+Dark Knight "specs", Pugilist+Thief/Monk "specs", Lancer+Dragoon "specs", Archer+Musketeer/Corsair(?) "specs"... but the mage classes are problematic.

[Kurokikaze]

True that. BLM and WHM is going to be an issue though.

The only way I could see this working if they introduce the classes like this: Gladiator+Paladin "specs", Marauder+Dark Knight "specs", Pugilist+Thief/Monk "specs", Lancer+Dragoon "specs", Archer+Musketeer/Corsair(?) "specs"... but the mage classes are problematic.

Thats for SE to decide. This is just a groundwork comprised mostly of very easy to understand examples.