Gunner class confirmed?

[The_Last_Dragoon]

Considering the introduction of a character during the lv15 Rogue quest line, I am definitely beginning to think that Gunner is going to be one of the classes added in the new expansion. Not only does Grand Admiral Merlwyb openly brandish these weapons while fighting, but now a secondary minor character can be seen brandishing a gun as well. It could've been explained away if it was just the GC leader's weapons, but I feel there's a specific reason why they're alluding to the job now.

If I'm right, SE announced that there will be 3 new jobs with the expansion and spoiled Dark Knight as the first one. People are speculating that they want to add one of each role and it seems like Gunner has more of a foothold in the lore right now than any other dps option.

[Tex_Mex]

Yoshi P made it very clear at the london fan festival that the next class would be using a gun. SE has also said that the next major expansion would feature both a tank and a healer, leading many to believe that the gunner class will be a healer. As odd as this sounds, there are several classes with healing capabilities that use guns in the final fantasy series. Chemist from FFTactics, and Agent from FFTactics A2 both had some of these capabilities. Gun mage and Alchemist from FFX-2 also had strong healing components.

Right now the Agent class is heavily favored because Yoshi P hinted at the class by wearing a james bond 007 shirt, and he is a secret "agent"

Time will tell it seems, but expect it to be live in 3.0 Heavensward. They will probably reveal the class in the next FF scheduled for later this year. At the American FF (a week ago), Yoshi P wore a batman (dark knight) shirt to hint at the class, before officially revealing it at the london FF (2 days ago)

[RyuuSkyez]

The next class is definitely gunner class.

[Neyasa]

Could be Corsair and made into a healer type since it could do it in FFXI. I doubt they would add another DPS and leave out adding another healer with just 2.

[Einheri]

What about gadgeteer? 007 is famous for the use of gadgets. Turret Pet class or Engineer?

MMORPG: What’s your favorite Final Fantasy class that is not in Final Fantasy XIV.

Yoshi - P: I really like Cecil’s story from Final Fantasy IV, so the Dark Knight. From Final Fantasy Tactics, the Machinist.

Gadgeteer

Agent

Chemist

Also, a lot of people assume if the class is a healer, because it uses guns, it will have to shoot people to heal. The chemist throws healing salves. The guns could be used for offense like a WHM stone and air spells and the healing don through throwing potions ala heal spells with a gernade like animation.

[The_Last_Dragoon]

I'm not entirely sure about whether or not the Gunner class will actually heal. Neither Merlwyb nor the npc from the rogue quests looks like the type of personality I would want trying to "heal" me. I'm hopeful that there's another class which hasn't really been hinted at that can fill the healer role. It could also be that the Gunner may be similar to the SCH/SMN jobs where it has 2 job classes that fulfill two roles, and that Dark Knight is the only pure job class.

[Tex_Mex]

I'm not entirely sure about whether or not the Gunner class will actually heal. Neither Merlwyb nor the npc from the rogue quests looks like the type of personality I would want trying to "heal" me. I'm hopeful that there's another class which hasn't really been hinted at that can fill the healer role. It could also be that the Gunner may be similar to the SCH/SMN jobs where it has 2 job classes that fulfill two roles, and that Dark Knight is the only pure job class.

AHHH no more dual Job classes until they fix the issue with bonus skill points. It is crazy that you cannot assign your points by job. My scholar is always slightly gimped because I put 30 points into int........... I don't even need them to make a big system change, just allow me to swap the points for free whenever I like......

[VameqFytr]

AHHH no more dual Job classes until they fix the issue with bonus skill points. It is crazy that you cannot assign your points by job. My scholar is always slightly gimped because I put 30 points into int........... I don't even need them to make a big system change, just allow me to swap the points for free whenever I like......

Again? Really? The skill points are fine and it doesn't make sense to do it by job.

Honestly I'd prefer that we have multiple jobs for every class, but most classes are already designed around their current jobs and it would be odd to try to add another job without redesigning the class. Gunner being multi-job would be awesome, though.

[Dwill]

Also, a lot of people assume if the class is a healer, because it uses guns, it will have to shoot people to heal. The chemist throws healing salves. The guns could be used for offense like a WHM stone and air spells and the healing don through throwing potions ala heal spells with a gernade like animation.

But just the thought of it could be funny. Something like this:

[Giantbane]

AHHH no more dual Job classes until they fix the issue with bonus skill points. It is crazy that you cannot assign your points by job. My scholar is always slightly gimped because I put 30 points into int........... I don't even need them to make a big system change, just allow me to swap the points for free whenever I like......

While yes, they should do this (or scrap current bonus skill point system and replace with secondary skills that provide at least *some* choice), it's not that big a deal. Better to have 1 good job and one slightly gimp job than only having access to 1 job and 1 job only.