Quote Originally Posted by Krausus View Post
but thats the thing, class will not be better then Jobs in group situations (Keep in mind it will be class+job not removal of the class in place of the job). Take Lancer for example I fully expect to gain more DPS and more TP management from Dragoon but loose out on the ability to cast cure or sacrifice. Well if White mage is around I fully expect to not have to use cure/sacrifice and welcome more dps/tp management.

Also this allows FF to retain the Armory system (versatility) while also offering the job system (Specialized role)
if drg are not noticeably more dps, than a fully specced dps lancer, then there is no point to jobs, the point is, its most liklely not a specialisation, It is an improvement. You can already specialize your lance and give them more dps by not EQing cure. take away your points in mind, give them to dex or str, unequip cure and add blinside, or raging, or ferocity or bloodbath, or still precision or hawkeye or cadence or keen flurry or comrade, etc. This already exists to make your dps better and sacrifice versatility. So now, drg has to do more dmg than a fully dpsed up lancer, which means its not simply a specialisation, which already exists, but an upgrade.

so yeah are you going to use the upgraded job, or are you going to use the gimp job. Now they could not make jobs an upgrade and make a fully dpsed up lancer = to a drg, but then it wouldnt be better in parties.

Point is, they are for most intents and purposes going to replace the classes.