New Class Speculations

[AlphaFox]

Mitigation skills on a SAM would be helpful, I am still really keen on the idea of a SAM having to charge his/her strikes (like BRD/MCH do now) but being up close. The worry I have if we don't do this is were going to have another dancing DPS jumping from flank/back while keeping up with the combo. Giving us slower attacks by charge time mixed with potential skills like Barrage/Duality to perform faster strikes or even a skill that eliminates the charge and speeds the SAM up for X secs. The one issue that would come to mind though would be in PvP settings, I could only imagine the pain unless say at level 30 (or by default) he gets a stance that adds the charge time at an increase in raw potency to all skills so in PvP it could be dropped?

I mean I could be completely wrong in what the majority wants, but a charge time on melee strikes seems to make more sense than a gun having to charge. Though to be fair I didn't read about the gauss or what it makes it charge.

[Souleater13]

4 new jobs at expansion (yes unlikely)
Samurai: Dmg
Red Mage: Tank
Blue Mage: Dmg
Dancer: Healer

after reading many speculations on next jobs, seems like this would satisfy most. (yes i know of all the arguments regarding which roles new jobs would be)

[MiniPrinny]

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The only damage dealing Jobs in the game currently without a defensive ability that can be used to reduce or mitigate damage are Machinist and Summoner. Machinist makes up for this for having access to just about every debuff in the game, while Summoner makes up for it by having a pet that can tank for them and one of the most powerful debuffs in the game (Supervirus). So... honestly, I could see Samurai getting something like Keen Flurry or their own version of Rampart/Shadowskin.

Also, on "but Samurai wear heavy armor and therefore are a tank!" Dragoons traditionally have shared equipment with Paladins, Warriors, and Dark Knights. There are different kinds of "heavy armor" in the world, Eorzean Dragoons seem to prefer chainmail and scalemail, while the tanks prefer heavier chainmail and platemail, and both types use thickly padded leather or cloth. So, Samurai, if a damage dealer, will likely wear "of Maiming" equipment.

[Sarynth]

We don't particularly need more tanks either. Really the only niche that isn't filled is melee caster and ranged STR. Though as most people are saying, it'll probably be a STR and INT DPS, playstyle is a tossup. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if we didn't get a tank or healer in the Xpac.

Too bad ranger hasn't been hinted at yet. Your post made my mind instantly jump to ranger as a gun/crossbow wielding str based dps. And as for the int melee caster red mage could possibly fit.

[Tracewood]

Too bad ranger hasn't been hinted at yet. Your post made my mind instantly jump to ranger as a gun/crossbow wielding str based dps. And as for the int melee caster red mage could possibly fit.

I just can't see them adding a true ranged job, as much as they really should without making it a support DPS. They're worried people will flock to the job over others to make the game easy mode. Early ARR we saw this with Bards and Black Mages and the hardcore playerbase purposely excluded melee DPS for a time. Machinist might of ruined those chances, it's a fine gun DPS but it's bogged down by being support like Bard.

They also took strafing away... kinda, but they could add a dual pistol class and make that the ranger job. Oh hey, what about Gun Mage from Final Fantasy X-2? That could be the "Blue Mage" & Ranger job people were asking for (or not depending on perspective), and it's kind of a unique class in itself. Dual pistols + Blue Magic... honestly they could make it work for FFXIV. As long as they don't make it as busy as MCH.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gun_Mage

Of course there are a set of fans who would love a gunblade job... perhaps they should consider Rune Fencer for that weapon. Red Mage could be the gunblade job, but they're more rapiers and florets.

[Katchoo]

If they are going to add another ranged based job my money would be on CORSAIR

Being that COR in FFXI was a sword/gun class it might fit the current unoccupied role of sword based DPS nicely (tho this in all reality will prob go to RDM)

Consider this: We have DRG/NIN as an example that have ranged attacks that server as utility moves mainly correct? Think of Corsair utilising a move such as this as part of their combo. First two moves are sword based weaponskills followed by a third that is ranged based, the ranged move being 120 potency normally and 300 in combo (or w.e)

Second point, we already have a card based buff system with AST. This could be expanded for COR.

Lore wise we already know we have pirates in the game so should be fairly easy to write in (would be great to see a rivalry between COR and ROG like the old rivalry between BLU and COR)

[Beetle]

Wand+Shield Based Class. (Its probably going to be redmage and there will be a dps mode/Gause Barrel mode where a glowing sword blade comes from the wand) SE loves to reuse old model equipment for something else. GLA weapons went to Rogue. ARR had some wands that were added before 1.0 so they did plan on having wands in the game. They started replacing the old wands to staffs for WHM & BLM. I do expect wands to make a return in there new job. All the small mage shields in the game will be given to this Job. So allagan shield, levithian shield, and all low level shields and whatever I forgot to add in.

Samurai
Pretty much a given for expansion. (STR)

Completely new Job.
(Probably a INT or VIT based one) Mainly to just balance out the STATS for each Job. (Not sure but there is roughly 3 Jobs that is there main stat.)
Right so this class could be the wand class also if its main stat is INT.
Gonna say this is going to be Redmage. Probably wand+sword buffing dps with some self healing action like second wind and bio like debuff action.
Probably will replace the BLM slot in the group.

Now I think they're gonna do the samething they did in HW by releasing 1tank,1healer,1dps jobs. Then again I could be wrong. I think they will do this because noone likes playing those jobs or have their current tanks and healers maxed out and they need to refill the duty ques with them.

So, SAM (STR), RDM (INT), ??? (MND)

[Alaltus]

I think Rng would have to have some mechanics to increase the likelyhood of being hit by aoes/ reduce mobility etc. Like building it around locking yourself in place to charge up and then applying that charge to your attacks.

[AlphaFox]

So an idea I thought about (or a suggested change anyway) is for Puppetmaster, perhaps renamed as Minion Master? Let us use our minions to do the fighting however let the story line of the job give us minions (melee, range, tank) be default but allow a slot for that job where we can place our own minions into the slot. Much like the idea for Egi Glamours but seeing as we have a vast array of minions to pick from would allow for select minions we own to take its place. So example wind-up Tonberry or Amal'ja could take the place of the default melee or our Dragon Quest Golem or Wind-up Odin be the Tank. The question then comes to animations I suppose for the minions unless we had a specific reason on why they are limited. Would also give those minion fans a reason to level the class even if just for the sake of the 3 class minions.

[BiggieSmallz]

I know it doesnt fit the storyline but i would like to see a Necromancer class. But in reality i think Sam will be a tank class. We need another casting class to balance to DoM all we really got is Blm and Smn. We got plenty of melee dps right now. So if Rdm come in i think it will be an DoM. Really need another strong DoM class like Blm