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    Puppetmaster Job Idea

    Puppetmaster (PUP)
    Utility DPS with a Pet
    Weapon: Animators, Cross-shaped devices the Puppetmaster wield in each hand to control their Automatons.
    Attack Type: Blunt, Close Range
    Armor: Light Armor
    Limit Break: Melee
    Limit Break 3: Show Stopper
    Cross Class: Lancer and Pugilist
    Important Stats: Strength for Attack, TP for cost

    Wandering performers who entertain both friend and foe a like with mechanized puppets called Automatons.

    Pets
    Similar to Machinists and the Arcanist job tree, Puppetmasters can summon pets called Automatons to battle.
    These Automatons come in three versions or "Frames": Harlequin, Soulsoother, and Sharpshot.
    Which Frame your Automaton is using will not only determine its moveset but will effect some of the user's skills as well.
    All Automaton do Blunt, Physical damage.
    When a Frame is switched, all buffs will disappear but debuffs will remain and their HP will stay the same.
    Additionally, Automaton will mimic any emote their user uses.

    Frames

    Harlequin
    Melee DPS Pet

    1. Slapstick: Damages a selected target. Potency of 110. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    1. Dia: Deals unaspected damage over time for 18 seconds. Potency of 50. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    20. Dia II: Deals unaspected damage over time to all enemies with in 5 yalms of the Automaton for 15 seconds. Potency of 30. Instant cast time. 5 second recast.
    40. String Shredder: Damage all enemies with in 5 yalms of the Automaton. Potency of 110. Instant cast time. 30 second recast.

    Behavior: Attacks user's target, using Dia > Dia II > Slapstick when on Sic. Will stay with their user unless told otherwise.

    Soulsoother
    Ranged, Buffing Pet

    1. Magic Mortar: Damages a selected target. Potency of 90. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    1. Reactive Shield: Places a shield on all party members with in 10 yalms of the Automaton that will damage any enemy that attacks them for 30 seconds. Potency of 50. Instant cast time. 60 second recast.
    20. Barrage Turbine: Increases the attack speed of all party members with in 10 yalms of the Automaton by 4% for 15 seconds. Instant cast time. 60 second recast.
    40. Tactical Processor: Places a debuff on a selected foe for 20 seconds that will increase the Critical Hit Rate of any party member that physically damages them by 15% for 5 seconds. Instant cast time. 60 second recast.

    Behavior: Attacks user's target. Cycles through buffs, one at a time when on Sic.

    Sharpshot
    Ranged, Debuffing DPS Pet

    1. Arcuballista: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    1. Armor Piercer: Increases Damage done onto a selected target by 10% for 15 seconds. A target can only have one Armor Piercer debuff on them at a time. Instant cast time. 40 second recast.
    20. Chimera Clipper: Damages a selected target and damages them over time for 18 seconds. Potency of 70 for initial attack and 20 for DoT. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    40. Armor Shatter: Places Armor Piercer debuff on a selected target and all foes with in 5 yalms of them for 10 seconds. Instant cast time. 90 second recast.

    Behavior: Attacks the user's target, using Armor Piercer > Chimera Ripper > Arcuballista when on Sic.


    Skills
    Pet-based Skills
    - Activation: Summons the user's Automaton in its Harlequin Frame. 4 second cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    - Pantomime: Switchs the user's Automaton's Frame to the next one in line (Harlequin > Soulsoother > Sharpshot > Harlequin). Instant cast time. 15 second recast.
    - Repair: Heals the user's Automaton. Uses user's Attack Power. Potency of 500. Instant cast time. 5 second recast.
    - Maintenance: Removes one detrimental status effect from the user's Automaton. Instant cast time. 5 second recast.
    - Cooldown: Removes one detrimental status effect from the user's Automaton that they received from one of the user's skills. Instant cast time. 90 second recast.
    - Overdrive: Increases the Automaton's attack power and buffing power by 50% for 15 seconds. Afterwards, the Automaton's Action Speed will decrease by 50% and the Automaton's Frame cannot be switch for 20 seconds. Instant cast time. 120 second recast.
    - Tactical Deactivation: Causes the user's Automaton to go inactive for 20 seconds but grants a TP-Refresh on them and increases their Physical Damage by 20%. The Automaton can still be damaged/healed while inactive. Instant cast time. 160 second recast.
    - Mana Converter: Takes half of the user's Automaton's HP and adds it to the user TP. Additionally, all healing effects used on the user's Automaton are cut by 50% for 20 seconds. Instant cast time. 90 second recast.
    - Deus Ex Automata: Effects varies depending on if the user has an Automaton out or not. Instant cast time. 100 second recast.
    IF no Automaton: Summons the user's Automaton in its Harlequin Frame but its Action Speed will decrease by 50% for 20 seconds and the Automaton's Frame cannot be switch for 30 seconds.
    IF there is an Automaton: Switches the user's Automaton's Frame to the next in line but the Automaton's Frame cannot be switched for 30 seconds.
    - Heady Artifice: Effect varies depending on Automaton Frame. Instant cast time. 180 second recast.
    Harlequin: Causes the next 5 skills and/or Maneuvers the Harlequin Frame uses to be Critical Hits.
    Soulsoother: Heals all party members by 5% of their HP, whenever they damage a foe, for 15 seconds.
    Sharpshot: Increase the Damage of the next skill or Maneuver the Sharpshot Frame uses by 50% and makes it unavoidable.

    Maneuvers
    Coordinating with their Automaton, Puppetmasters can use Maneuvers for various effects depending on what frame they are using.
    When used, the Automaton will stop whatever skill they were using.
    All Maneuvers have an Instant cast time and 20 second recast but share the same cooldown time.
    Can be used when Automaton is inactive but will loose the Automaton's Potency and any secondary effects.
    Cannot be used with out an Automaton.
    Maneuvers count as Weapon Skills.

    - Earth Maneuver
    Harlequin: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100 for user, 50 for Automaton.
    Soulsoother: Damages a selected target and restores a percentage of the user's TP based on the damage (damage * 0.1 = TP%). Potency of 100 for user, 20 for Automaton.
    Sharpshot: Damages a selected target and slows down their Attack Speed by 5% for 10 seconds. Potency of 100 for user, 20 for Automaton.

    - Wind Maneuver
    Harlequin: Damages a selected target. Potency of 50 for user, 100 for Automaton.
    Soulsoother: Damages a selected target and decreases their Evasion by 10% for 10 seconds. Potency of 100 for user, 20 for Automaton.
    Sharpshot: Damages a selected target and Stuns them for 1 second. Potency of 50 for user, 30 for Automaton.

    - Water Maneuver
    Harlequin: Damages a selected target and deal unaspected damage over time for 15 seconds. Potency of 80 for user, and 20 for DoT (counts as Automaton's Potency).
    Soulsoother: Damages a selected target and lower their Magic Damage by 5% for 10 seconds. Potency of 80 for user, 10 for Automaton.
    Sharpshot: Damages a selected target and Silences them for 3 seconds. Potency of 100 for user, 30 for Automaton.

    - Fire Maneuver
    Harlequin: Damages a selected target. Potency of 80 from user, 120 from Automaton.
    Soulsoother: Damages a selected target. Potency of 190 for user, 10 for Automaton.
    Sharpshot: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100 for user, 100 for Automaton.

    Weapon Skills
    - String Clipper: Damages a selected target. Potency of 150. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    - Hammermill: Damages a selected target. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    Combo: String Clipper > Hammermill : Potency of 200.
    - Stringing Pummel: Damage a selected target. Potency of 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    Combo: Hammermill> Stringing Pummel: Potency of 300.
    - Victory Smite: Damages a selected target. Potency fo 100. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    Combo: Hammermill> Victory Smite : Potency of 200. Increase damage the target recieves from Pets and/or Companions/Chocobo (including Maneuvers) by 25% for 15 seconds.
    - Heatsinker: Damages a selected target and deals unaspected damage to them over time for 25 seconds. Potency of 25. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    - Chakram: Damages a selected target. Range of 15 yalms. Potency of 120. Instant cast time. 2.5 second recast.
    - Role Reversal: Damages a selected target based on the user's Automaton's current HP%. Instant cast time. 90 second cast time.
    IF no Automaton or Automaton is at 76-100%: Potency of 140.
    If at 51-75%: Potency of 160.
    If at 31-50%: Potency of 180.
    If at 21-30: Potency of 200.
    If at 1-20%: Potency of 220.

    Other Skills
    - Ventriloquy: Decrease enmity the user generates for 15 seconds. Instant cast time. 90 second recast.
    - Damage Gauge: Places a shield on the user that will absorb damage equal to 10% of their maximum HP. Instant cast time. 90 second recast.
    - Tension Spring: Increases the user Attack Speed by 10% for 10 seconds. Instant cast time. 60 second recast.
    - Assimilate: Spreads the user's Damage Gauge and Tension buffs to the whole party (including pets and companions) but with only half the power (not effecting the user's) Instant cast time. 100 second recast.
    - Optimization: Decrease the cooldown time of the user's Pet-based skills by 20% but decreases both their own and their Automaton's damage by 25% for 15 seconds. Instant cast time. 120 second recast.
    - Toy Box: Randomly uses one of four Automaton skills: Dia II, String Shredder, Reactive Shield, or Barrage Turbine. Instant cast time. 50 second recast. These do NOT count towards the Automaton's cooldown nor is an Automaton needed to use this skill.
    - Toy Box II: Randomly uses on of four Automaton skills on a selected target: Dia, Tactical Processor, Armor Piercer, or Armor Shatter. Instant cast time. 50 second recast. These do NOT count towards the Automaton's cooldown nor is an Automaton needed to use this skill.

    Skill Level
    1. String Clipper
    2. Tension Spring
    4. Activation
    6. Hammermill
    8. Repair
    10. Earth Maneuver
    12. Chakram
    15. Heatsinker
    18. Wind Maneuver
    22. Maintenance
    26. Stringing Pummel
    30. Damage Gauge
    30. Assimilate
    *Quest* 30. Pantomime
    34. Water Maneuver
    *Quest* 35. Ventriloquy
    38. Victory Smite
    *Quest* 40. Toy Box
    42. Overdrive
    *Quest* 45. Optomization
    46. Fire Maneuver
    50. Role Reversal
    *Quest* 50. Toy Box II
    *Quest* 52. Mana Converter
    *Quest* 54. Tactical Deactivation
    *Quest* 56. Cooldown
    *Quest* 58. Deus Ex Automata
    *Quest* 60. Heady Artifice


    Traits
    8. Enhanced Strength: Increases Strength by 2.
    14. Enhanced Tension Spring: Extends Tensions Springs duration to 20 seconds.
    16. Enhanced Strength II: Increases Strength by 4.
    20. Stout Servant: Decreases Damage pet receives by 5%.
    24. Enhanced Strength III: Increase Strength by 6.
    28. Stout Servant II: Decreases Damage pet recieves by 5%.
    32. Biotech Repair and Maintenance: Repair and/or Maintenance can now be used on the user and party members but their cooldown times will be double. User must target themself or target to use Repair and Maintenance on them.
    36. Fine-Tuning: Increase pet's damage by 5%.
    40. Stout Servant III: Decreases Damage pet recieves by 5%.
    44. Enhanced Damage Gauge: Shortens Damage Gauge's recast time to 60 seconds.
    48. Maneuverable: Whenever a Maneuver is used, the user will be granted a buff that will decrease the TP cost of the next Maneuver they us by half, so long as it wasn't the same Maneuver they previously used.
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    There, posted all of it.
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    Well thought out post, kudos.

    One of the very few job ideas that doesn't seem on first glance extremely overpowered.

    But tbh I think we need another ranged caster class first, and maybe a pure physical ranged DPS job also which would give us 3 of each

    Even though I'm hoping for DNC <3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sapphic View Post
    But tbh I think we need another ranged caster class first, and maybe a pure physical ranged DPS job also which would give us 3 of each

    Even though I'm hoping for DNC <3
    With how BRD and MCH currently are, they kind of are ranged casters. >w>
    As of now we have: three tanks, three melee DPS, two ranged DPS, two caster DPS, and three healers.
    But I agree, Dancer is on the top of my most wanted jobs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mimilu View Post
    With how BRD and MCH currently are, they kind of are ranged casters. >w>
    As of now we have: three tanks, three melee DPS, two ranged DPS, two caster DPS, and three healers.
    But I agree, Dancer is on the top of my most wanted jobs.
    DNC had my favorite outfits, hope they add similar styles if they add DNC, would look hella cute!
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    I loved pup, that being said don't ask them for it. If they ever did make PUP it would be a terrible bastardization of the job we once knew. The FFXIV dev team admittedly has no idea how to develop and balance pet jobs, hence why they strayed away from working on the pets at all in heavensward. Smart money says they wont touch pets in the next expansion either.
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    When I first heard Mechanist was going to have a turret, thoughts of a ranged DPS puppetmaster swarmed my head for months to follow.... boy was I ever let down .

    Wouldn't it be neat to afix your turret with modifications like that of FFxi's PUP?
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    Why can't we never have this? Nice idea here's to hoping.
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    Even without reading the post fully, I support this just because you took the time to plan out all the important details.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by TouchandFeel View Post
    Strangely enough, if you assume the OP is from a parallel universe, it all makes sense.
    ...
    That or they are just spouting gibberish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigcat9715 View Post


    Why can't we never have this? Nice idea here's to hoping.
    A Karakuri or Bunraku using Doman Puppetmaster could be interesting. >w>
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