Guess that Gunblade Job function.

[LineageRazor]

I'm glad some folks realize just how silly gunblades really are. See, we have a gun - a powerful ranged weapon that revolutionized warfare due to its destructive potential. Good, now let's remove the range. And the power. Erm...

A gun with a blade attached makes sense... IF the primary use of the weapon is still as a ranged weapon, with the blade only as a last resort for close-quarters combat. Gunblades as presented in FFVIII were pretty much the total opposite, pretty much functionally equivalent to a sword with a fancy hilt. All style, no substance. Of course, style isn't a bad thing in a fantasy world, but I don't think I'd want to build a job around such a weapon.

If there was going to be such a thing, though, I'd guess it'd be DPS. Gunblades have the most appeal to rabid FF fanboys and fangirls, and such folks would likely rage themselves into a stroke if their pet weapon was anything but omgl33tdeeps.

You know what's similar to gunblades in terms of silliness? Sword chucks, yo! And way more awesome! A gunblade (Sword plus Gun) is pretty much used like a regular sword. But sword-chucks (Sword plus Nunchucks) are used like nunchucks - WAY more flashy! I'd rather have a sword-chucks job than a gunblade job anyday, much more fun to watch!