TIME: Interview with Yoshi

[KyteStones]

Honestly (I'm probably the few who say this) I loved 1.0 even though my wife wouldn't touch it because of how slow moving it was and that it looked too confusing she said. Now she's on 2.0 with me and loving every second of it. From running around 1.0 and barely seeing anyone online, to logging into 2.0 this long after the release still brings a smile. I still do fear a day where I log on and see less and less and less until there's about 20 people in limsa standing there in the market place and the party finder has 1 lonely guy trying to clear 2.0 content because they just bought the game for $4.99...

...BUT as a 1.0 player I do love this game. Yeah, there's aspects of 1.0 I miss (one being the fluid battle animations and how extensive my BLM spell library was) but in do time i feel I'll have more than I can bargain for. This game to me is a solid 8.5/10 reboot. Mad props to Yoshi for turning this into a great game. Now bring back all my BLM spells!

[AzraelX]

I'm glad Y mentioned Red Mage... so im guessing next jobs will be TANK-Samurai , MELEE DPS- Red Mage , and healer- im not sure yet

[Brightshadow]

I'm glad Y mentioned Red Mage... so im guessing next jobs will be TANK-Samurai , MELEE DPS- Red Mage , and healer- im not sure yet

I think Red Mage will be the "Ninja" of the 3.0 series because the setting just feels right for them, and there been some teasers in-game of magic fencers and Yoshi talking about them is a big hint, the same way he hinted at samurai.

[TruebladeNuke]

I'm glad Y mentioned Red Mage... so im guessing next jobs will be TANK-Samurai , MELEE DPS- Red Mage , and healer- im not sure yet

@Bolded: Dancer. Dancer dancer dancer dancer! ... well, that's what I'd like to see as the next Healer anyway. :P

But yeah, I'm glad he personally mentioned Red Mage in there. Gives higher hopes that the next DPS role to be in will be Red Mage. I'm also all for the idea of Samurai being the next Tank after Dark Knight. Mostly for the sake of adding more diversity among what people can do if they decide to Tank a dungeon.

[kyuven]

@Bolded: Dancer. Dancer dancer dancer dancer! ... well, that's what I'd like to see as the next Healer anyway. :P

Seconded. Dancer was such a fun class in FFXI, and is completely feasible ALMOST as-is for FFXIV (though they'd need to tweak a few things to make it more focused, as DNC in FFXI is very much a jack-of-all-trades job)

[Thayos]

If red mage enters the game as a melee DPS, then that will likely become my new main job, almost guaranteed. I'd keep paladin respectably leveled up though.

[Duelle]

If red mage enters the game as a melee DPS, then that will likely become my new main job, almost guaranteed. I'd keep paladin respectably leveled up though.

Ditto. Been waiting for a melee DPS that I can stand playing for a long time. Fists, spears and daggers do nothing for me. Bring in the fencing swords and magic. :O

That wouldn't be bad provided that there are opportunities to re-spec when you want to. I just wouldn't want a character to be locked into one specialty.

Respeccing is a double-edged sword. It opens the option of undoing choices but also makes it part of the routine. It wasn't that bad in WoW until dual specs came out, though.

[Altanas]

To be honest, shifting the Armoury System back into focus like how it was in 1.0 is a bad idea. Hybrids are just a jack of all trades with nothing special about them. In 1.0 you cross classed the same skills regardless of what weapon you had equipped..

WoW, SWTOR, ESO, all use talents now and its so refreshing going deeper into a specific job with specialisations.

Having an advanced merit point system would be enough to go deeper. For example, talenting shields and heals for bigger heals, faster tics, or longer duration, that's enough to cover different play styles.

[AzraelX]

So im definitely becoming a samurai when it comes out. Red Mage sounds cool so my understanding is that a red mage uses magic- based physical attacks. My questions what weapon would red mages use? I feel we got every weapon in the book.

With samurai and red mage coming..i'll never be done with ff14...so much to do..which isn't a bad thing at all

[Lorielle]

"For hardcore MMORPG players, this may seem boring (and admittedly this is an actual piece of feedback we receive), but if we don’t attract new MMORPG players, then we can’t expect this genre to expand. Based on this concept, we took a story-driven approach, where the battle content becomes progressively harder while the story motivates the player to continue."

Lore. Lore. Lore. Look! This is why they're doing it!