stop copying idea's from ffxi (new jobs)

[Vaer]

I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall at this point, but whatever. By your definition practically every RPG ever created has had a job system. I'm talking specific about the flexible role changing done via selecting that job for that character within the Final Fantasy series. I've played every game in the series except for 12 & 13 (though I mostly watched my sister play X and X-2). But let me explain with the games I'm most familiar with.


FF4 clearly didn't have a job system, but you could say that it had jobs. Cecil was first a dark knight, then a paladin. Rosa was a white mage, Edgar a bard, Tellah a black mage, etc. These are fairly hard coded.

FF5 clearly had a job system. You could level up and utilize any of the jobs with any of the characters.

FF6 clearly didn't have a job system, but you could say that it had jobs. Terra was clearly a black mage, Sabin a monk, Locke a thief, etc. Through magicite you can give them new spells and stat boosts, it doesn't change the core of the character.

FF7 clearly didn't have a job system, but you could say that it had jobs. Tifa was clearly a monk, Cloud a fighter, Aerith a white mage, etc. With materia you can change a character's play style, but their core job remains the same.

FFX is bit muddy. While the sphere grid allows you to drastically change a character, the core of the character still remains intact. For example, no matter how you set up the grid, Yuna is always a summoner, Tidus is always a fighter, Lulu a black mage, etc. However, depending on your design, she can have a different focus. But I would still say this is more in line with the others than an actual job system.

FFXI clear has a job system. I doubt anyone is going to question that one.

Does that make my stance on the issue more clear?

I assume you mean characters that can switch to any job freely, if that makes it any clearer.

Going by that, other examples would be, X-2, you can change dress-spheres on the fly. FF Tactics, any character can switch to any class they have unlocked out of battle. The recently released FFXIII would also fall under this category...