TIME: Interview with Yoshi

[HeavensSword]

How I understood that is instead of choosing job X and getting Y skills, you choose Z number of skills and get job X based on that.

If you have ever played WoW before the spec changes that occurred in Mists of Pandaria I think (I only played during that expansion). You had your class, e.g. Warrior and as you leveled you spent points in your talent/skill tree. Skills and talents were broken up into 3-4 categories. What you chose determined the role you filled.

So you are still a warrior, but you might be a tank (protection), or DPS (arms, fury). Specs.

[NinjaTaru72]

*picture of Derplander's drg outfit*
"a dragoon suits up in ffxiv:Heavensward"

Stupid reporter, that's not just a dragoon, that's Derplander! Get your facts straight

[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!

[Bruiser_Cruiser]

interesting

so things happen right now already been planned back in 2.1

Yeah im sure this is a thing with all MMO's. Bungie is planning Destiny out years ahead of time as well. I'm sure its to make sure they dont wait till later to come up with content that conflicts with older stuff they forgot about.
Either way, superb article and kept me entertained at work for about 15 minutes yay

[Niwashi]

You had your class, e.g. Warrior and as you leveled you spent points in your talent/skill tree. Skills and talents were broken up into 3-4 categories. What you chose determined the role you filled.

So you are still a warrior, but you might be a tank (protection), or DPS (arms, fury). Specs.

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.

[Alipoprocks]

I'm the same way. I read that and just paused a bit, trying to figure out how I would feel if that became a thing in this game. I'd really rather they just try and design the support/hybrid roles.

I totally agree. I mean the tree in other games is interesting, I guess. But you only have one class per character, so the tree helps create different style of play. But I personally prefer different jobs, instead of different specs. I do hope they create support jobs.

[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.

[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.

[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.