Guess that Gunblade Job function.

[Noutaja]

If they added a gunblade class in any form, it would be awesome. Such an iconic and important class for the Final Fantasy series. They shouldve made a gunblade class imo instead of the upcoming machinist/engineer/musketeer class.
The gunblade class could work as a mid-range DPS class, that has to go to melee distance every now and then and hit once or twice with the blade to gain a buff for the upcoming gunned ranged attacks. I would love something like that.

[EdwinLi]

If they added a gunblade class in any form, it would be awesome. Such an iconic and important class for the Final Fantasy series. They shouldve made a gunblade class imo instead of the upcoming machinist/engineer/musketeer class.
The gunblade class could work as a mid-range DPS class, that has to go to melee distance every now and then and hit once or twice with the blade to gain a buff for the upcoming gunned ranged attacks. I would love something like that.

Well with the Garlean Empire rising now in the current storyline we just may see Gunblade Job as a future FF14 Job but when I don't know since my best guess is only around either a X.X update or in a Expansion involving the Garlean Empire that may end the Garlean threat to Eorzea.

If you are referring to FFVIII's Gunblades, they were swords that sent vibrations down the blade when the trigger was pulled. In that game, it was essentially a critical hit. That wouldn't really work in FFXIV. I know, some of the CS's show some of the imperial baddies having revolver cylinders on their weapons. Aside from the one battle with the shield guy, I don't really remember anyone actually shooting with their weapon.

If, for some insane reason, they did add the stupid things, I can see them being a mid range damage dealer, with the "shots" inflicting debuffs like bleeding, X resistance down, Paralyze, etc. Then, at least, it would halfway fit in with the Engineer job. But then, that might also be part of what the gunner job in 3.0 will be doing. Who knows, maybe they'll be a glamour for the gunner weapons.

I'm talking about FF14 version of Gunblade being a Melee/Range type weapon. As for showing how FF14 Gunblade works, ya they didn't give much show of it except for around CT storyline when Cid and Nero were fighting the clones and some moments where Gunblade users were in combat during cutscenes.

Only time Gunblade shined the most was during one of 1.0 cutscenes but only for a small moment...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h8TKeXk5eA

[Kuwagami]

If they added a gunblade class in any form, it would be awesome. Such an iconic and important class for the Final Fantasy series. They shouldve made a gunblade class imo instead of the upcoming machinist/engineer/musketeer class.
The gunblade class could work as a mid-range DPS class, that has to go to melee distance every now and then and hit once or twice with the blade to gain a buff for the upcoming gunned ranged attacks. I would love something like that.

Gunblades are not iconic in the ff series. I can think only of FF8 with a gunblade. there are a few for garlean officers in FF14 but it's more like gigantic bayonettes than real gunblades.

On the contrary, actual guns have been in the series since FFT...
Far more relevant than gunblade