Thread: Choose The Next Three Jobs for 4.0

Originally Posted by Tanama

Which next three jobs would you like to see for the next expansion? I'm going with:

• DPS - Samurai
• DPS - Beastmaster
• Healer - Chemist

Noteable mentions:

• Red Mage
• Blue Mage
• Geomancer

And lastly I would absolutely appreciate it if Square-Enix would add Ranger as a non-support, full ranged DPS job crystal to the Archer class that plays with the same mobility Bard did before the Bard-Mage thing. It's main weapon would change to crossbow instead of bow. Actually, scratch that. Introduce it as a separate job that uses the crossbow as it's main weapon.

Just finished playing FFV again? xD #!Shot

Originally Posted by Iagainsti

Just finished playing FFV again? xD #!Shot

No lol but I need beat that game some time.

Originally Posted by LukeStuz

I would Blue Mage to be introduced in 4.0 but Blue Mage to have 3 soul stones, A tank, DPS, and Healing so there's a mixture of choices

Originally Posted by MistyMew

(Beastmaster) ability of pet to actually tank ...unlike current loltitan) ...from WOWs hunter class, they did it right ^^)

I had similar thoughts for Blue Mage and Beastmaster regarding multiple roles for them. That would be very neat if they ever decide to add features like that. I imagine Beastmaster having choices like this:

• Beastkin - Marmot, Wolf, Boar, Aldgoat ~ Behemoth
• Cloudkin - Dodo, Vulture, Apkallu ~ Zu
• Scalekin - Raptor, Ziz, Adamantoise ~ Wyrm
• Seedkin - Funguar, Ochu, Goobue, ~ Morbol
• Vilekin - Beetle, Diremite, Antling ~ Scorpion
• Wavekin - Crab, Gigantoad, Megalocrab ~ Sea Dragon

Monster selection could change depending on the geographical region you are located in perhaps. There certainly is a lot of potential here.

I think Doma is still a ways off, so next possible place could be Near East aka Thavnair? That being said...

Tank - Mystic Knight
Mystic Knight so fits Thavnair, turbans.
Imbuement of sword = tank stances? Fire = dps, Blizzard = tank, changing imbue could also change certain combo effects/ability effects.
Lightning for utility, stun, range pull, etc.
Various shields, Shell, Barrier, and Wall.

Dps - Geomancer
Still no new Caster Dps! Does fit Heals more but would be neat as a Dps, though may differ to original ff geomancers.
Sandstorm, sinkhole, petrify?, Quake LB!
Could still play support role like that of MCH and BRD. Something like changing terrain = effects similar to songs?

Healer - Dancer
Dancer outfits, Does fit Dps/Support more but would be neat as Heals.
Various buff/heal dances, melee ranged heals - Dance Partners! XD
Would still need some form of range so it doesnt have a disadvantage to other healers and to prevent tunneling. >.<

On point,

I had been thinking out a proper Time Mage, but the class action synergy still needs tinkering. A DPS caster class, the main idea is more easily conveyed by saying look at the Boss of Chrysalis; Take Dark Spark, Dark Spark II, and Quake for aoe, and add a proc system like MCH or Firestarter/ Thundercloud where you get Double/Triple cast without mp cost. Throw in something similar to dreadwyrm trance or Uncontrollable for damage burst, and for the eff of it throw a proc Hastega so the caster can run into melee range and buff the dps.

Red Mage tank

What I want:

Swordman (class) > Samurai (job): Tank focused on countering damage and transforming damage received into mitigation.
Conjurer (class) > Blue Mage (job): Branching from Conjurer, a healer class focused on AoE debuffs to monsters to diminish damage, transforming big hits into manageable damage, and quick AoE, low potency mitigation and healing spells (like Big Guard and White Wind).

Originally Posted by Fevelle

What I want:

Swordman (class) > Samurai (job): Tank focused on countering damage and transforming damage received into mitigation.

Imagine that certain combos or CDs grant stacks that either increase dodge or Vulnerability down, but each stack drains TP immensely. You then use stacks for dmage/self heal/shield etc with the added affect of refreshing tp by a %