Anathiel. I love what you're coming up with. There are just a couple things I should try and go over with you.

First of all, I don't think it's the right time to implement the new jobs if it require's nothing more than leveling to a certain rank, such as the FFXI way. Basically you're saying, "You level Warrior to 30, and unlock the Dragoon job." That's a no go for me if that's how you feel. It would be too fast for those advanced jobs to be implemented without even giving the basic classes now room to grow.

Now if we were to try and adopt the system I was going for in the above posts, it could work. Basically you turn the basic class into an advanced class with two options. (Again. Gladiator can either become Paladin or Dark Knight.) I think we could also implement the talent tree in this scenario. Although, I will admit I'm not psyched over a talent tree.

And also to your post about how a Dark Knight could tank in XI......Maybe........But then again, they basically had gear that intensified their damage at the cost of their armor.