Quote Originally Posted by FrightfulNight View Post
I have another question if you have one character on your account who has met these requirements can you create a new character who starts off as one of the new classes
Nope. The new character starts with all jobs at level 1 and no Main story completed. As you need access to ishgard on each character (which requires 2.55 to be completed) a brand new character cannot start as a new job regardless of whether you have another character that has unlocked them.