Job System

[Choyi]

I find it more likely its something you can switch into via the abilities and traits menu as mentioned in a previous post.

[Felis]

I COULDN'T live with having to go back to town just to switch from Archer to Pugilist!

Only if you have no Pugilist weapon in your inventory
The change from Archer to Pugilist is still the armory system.
I think to de/activate the job on a class is a menu thing and not a location thing

[captainpicard]

Rest assured, whatever it is, it will be convoluted and not intuitive.

[NoctisUmbra]

you dont read the producer letters then? and i'm going on the basis of XI (since this is starting to feel like an upgraded XI)

For the record the current class change is called the "Armory system" to the best of my knowledge... or it was in the beta anyway...

Actually I read them all quite carefully. I could ask you the same thing.

FFXIV is, with these latest changes, taking quite a lot of inspiration from XI - however it is most clearly not going in the same direction or becoming an upgraded XI. Even so, don't confuse your assumptions for facts.

[SirThesd]

Right, doing this properly now instead of cutting corners like my last post...

where did you get any idea that the coming job system in any way even suggested having to use a city hub to change classes?

Through the lack of information I've seen/stress/and people refering it to the job system rather than Armory (Stick it with confusion)

Actually I read them all quite carefully. I could ask you the same thing.

FFXIV is, with these latest changes, taking quite a lot of inspiration from XI - however it is most clearly not going in the same direction or becoming an upgraded XI. Even so, don't confuse your assumptions for facts.

I never said it WAS going to be an upgraded XI I said it was starting to FEEL like it.
Fair enough I didn't exactly word my opening post very well, I'm not trying to go for a "Strawman" here... but did you even read the entire post? Because I asked for information, and the way your post reads it seems as though your assuming I'm demanding that I'm right, But please, Correct me if I'm wrong.

That aside, guess I'll just reword my original question since people lower down in the thread don't seem to know what it was,

Does anyone have Detailed information on the updates to the current Job system?
I'm NOT asking how the current system works, which some people seem to think...
Although I will say thank you for the refresher since you took the time.

[NoctisUmbra]

Right, doing this properly now instead of cutting corners like my last post...



Through the lack of information I've seen/stress/and people refering it to the job system rather than Armory (Stick it with confusion)



I never said it WAS going to be an upgraded XI I said it was starting to FEEL like it.
Fair enough I didn't exactly word my opening post very well, I'm not trying to go for a "Strawman" here... but did you even read the entire post? Because I asked for information, and the way your post reads it seems as though your assuming I'm demanding that I'm right, But please, Correct me if I'm wrong.

That aside, guess I'll just reword my original question since people lower down in the thread don't seem to know what it was,

Does anyone have Detailed information on the updates to the current Job system?
I'm NOT asking how the current system works, which some people seem to think...
Although I will say thank you for the refresher since you took the time.

The confusion is no doubt due to your use of the term 'Job System.'

In FFXIV, the Armoury System is what refers to the classes we have available among other things. That system, in essence, is not changing other than some skill rearrangements and such. The classes are remaining as they are. In fact new classes, such as Musketeer and Archanist are to be implemented quite a while down the road.

The Job System is an entirely new system being added on top of the Armoury System. The details are unknown, as to how one will be able to utilize this system, but there are some known facts:

• Jobs will be separate from classes. They do no overwrite them, nor are they simply advanced forms of classes.
• Jobs will be unlocked via quests with requirements of having certain classes at certain ranks.
• Jobs will not have their own level - they will match the level of the class they stem from 9if you have a Lv. 45 GLA, upon switching to Paladin it will be a Lv. 45 Paladin.
• Once a Job is unlocked, you are not always on that job - you can chose to play as any class or any job (based on them saying classes will be better suited to solo play while jobs better for party play.)
• Initially there will be one job unlocked per class currently in game, but more will be made available in future patches.

I hope that clarifies the system and answers some of your questions.

[SirThesd]

lets see if I've got this right...

So theres the Class, then the job to make it better at a certain thing.
The level stays the same as the Class.
You have an option to switch between the jobs as long as your the class that its branched from.

That right in a nutshell?

[zaviermhigo]

After playing X and X-2 these past few months, I think blue mage (more xi style) and a summoner class (limited to 2-3 summons) would work wonderfully with the AP system. Just a side thought thought nothing too important obviously.

[SirThesd]

After playing X and X-2 these past few months, I think blue mage (more xi style) and a summoner class (limited to 2-3 summons) would work wonderfully with the AP system. Just a side thought thought nothing too important obviously.

I see what your getting at with the summon thing, must admit I loved BLU on XI :P, but I doubt people are going to settle for 3 summons :/ know I couldn't.

[Estellios]

lets see if I've got this right...

So theres the Class, then the job to make it better at a certain thing.
The level stays the same as the Class.
You have an option to switch between the jobs as long as your the class that its branched from.

That right in a nutshell?

Another detail is that Jobs will be extremely limited, but make you really good at "that certain thing". They've mentioned losing the ability to use cross-class abilities (I don't remember if it was most or all of them), but you will gain Job-exclusive actions as a tradeoff.