Why physical (DPS) jobs cross-classes lancer? & Implications

[Mardel]

I thought only the new jobs that wont have classes? People in 3.0 that wants to play drg/mnk will still have to do lnc/pgl

Theres no way theyd just remove the existing classes

It's not about removing, it's about phasing them out so that the current structure remains. Like imagine if SE gave lancer a new skill to replace invigorate, replaced pld's provoke, and thm a new skill to replace swift cast. Then they gave each DoW invigorate, Tanks Provoke, and DoM swift cast. Later on we get an advanced job crystal that completely remove all the cross class abilities and grants us more job skills. See where this is going?

[Gooner_iBluAirJGR]

It's not about removing, it's about phasing them out so that the current structure remains. Like imagine if SE gave lancer a new skill to replace invigorate, replaced pld's provoke, and thm a new skill to replace swift cast. Then they gave each DoW invigorate, Tanks Provoke, and DoM swift cast. Later on we get an advanced job crystal that completely remove all the cross class abilities and grants us more job skills. See where this is going?

So you're saying all Physical DPS should learn invigorate @22 / all tanks learn provoke @22 / all casters learn swiftcast @22? Makes sense when you consider everyone worth their salt will be doing that regardless.

[Mardel]

So you're saying all Physical DPS should learn invigorate @22 / all tanks learn provoke @22 / all casters learn swiftcast @22? Makes sense when you consider everyone worth their salt will be doing that regardless.

Something to that extent. This way SE does less work, in terms of "fixing" the armory system and allow themselves to eventually funnel all jobs into a singular format where there isn't any X-Class skills. While, I like the IDEA of cross class skills the reality is that the current system doesn't give us variety in our skills so why bother with it?