Great Sword Class

[Xeno]

Ok , so today you hinted at a great sword class for the second time. The first time you actually showed a model for one and now you show a flamberge. And even without those image we were pretty sure we would get great swords in the future. With that said, please do NOT make this an extension for the gladiator class. Please. I do not want to be a great sword user and be a tank, I want to be a DD! I want to play a great sword class because I love swords but I hate being the tank, and I'm sure a lot of others here feel the same way.
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/images/fa...ds/F-Algol.jpg
Look at this sword. Now imagine it being a tank with it. Total buzzkill. I'm sure that everyone wants a great sword class with it's own unique abilities and job; and I'm not saying that you aren't making it a class, I just want to let you know, if it's an extension to Gladiator it will be lame.

Thank you,
Xeno

[PrettyPrincess]

...all in due time? There will be more classes in the future. I bet when they open ishgard we're going to see a lot of new guilds and npcs flaunting these new weapons (I want fencer still GDI)

[Xeno]

...all in due time? There will be more classes in the future. I bet when they open ishgard we're going to see a lot of new guilds and npcs flaunting these new weapons (I want fencer still GDI)

I realize this. I'm saying this as a preemptive strike so they get some feedback on great swords. I reaaaaaaally don't want to see them make it an extension to gladiator (which they hinted at the first time they showed great swords!!)

[Cycloptichorn]

OH, rly? I WOULD like them to be an extension of Gladiator. With some tasty new skills to boot...

The ability to switch weapons and go from being tank -> DD on the fly would be extraordinarily helpful for me.

[PrettyPrincess]

Well so far, it seems the weapons for jobs are fairly the same as their class counterparts. I guess we'll see though!

[Xeno]

OH, rly? I WOULD like them to be an extension of Gladiator. With some tasty new skills to boot...

The ability to switch weapons and go from being tank -> DD on the fly would be extraordinarily helpful for me.

I wouldn't mind as long as they were a DD and the job that was attached to it wasn't paladin.

[Cycloptichorn]

I wouldn't mind as long as they were a DD and the job that was attached to it wasn't paladin.

I think that with Paladin, you're def. going to see sword + shield. But that doesn't mean that GLA can't have a few different types of swords to use...

You wouldn't be able to use a shield with such a large sword, that would seriously put some gimp in any currently existing GLA setup.

[Zantetsuken]

Perhaps greatsword part of a job rather than class...

If Bard pic is any indication, jobs could have their own weapons, separate from classes.

In my perfect world:

GLA can only use shortswords: Gladius, Basilard, Xiphos, Hoplite
PLD = One-handed Longswords: Falchion, Damascus, Bastard
WAR = Greatswords: Flamberge, Claymore, Zweihander
RDM = Rapier-type: Epée, Sabre, Foil
BLU = Curved Blades: Scimitar, Shotel, Kopesh
THF = Daggers: Dirk, Misericorde, Rondel

etc...

[Cycloptichorn]

That would mean adjusting some weapons away from GLA as it is currently; my Iron Longsword and Flametongue are pretty dang long...

[Zenaku]

They said that every class would have more then 1 job but seeing how things are changing and it does not seem later on wep=class we could see Great sword as it's own class or a part of GLA