New Class Speculations

[Morningstar1337]

I've seen your ideas and now I'm curious. Everyone suggests the job but few people mention the main hand.
Other than SMR being the obvious katana main hand job, what you guys think the other suggestions should use?

A Healing Mage class with a Prism for a weapon an themed around colors.

RDM would use a Rapier an focus on Thrusts instead of slashes (and use it as a wand)

BLM might use something not considered a weapon like AST, ACN and my Color Healer idea above, maybe a compendium of Monster DNA. Alternately they might use Runes

Dancers would probably be like BRD in their their weapon is both a Musical instruemtn and a weapon. Something like Marracas+Clubs

[RobbieH]

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.

We don't need more tanks, well considering that it's the class that takes the longest to fill slot on DF it wouldn't hurt, more people playing Samurai (if tank), more dps only would just hurt the already crippled DF times.

[Beckett]

You rouse a good point. Still, I expect 3 jobs. Not because we got 3 for HW exactly, but also because XI set a trend for 3 jobs per expansion. 2 jobs is definitely possible, but given that as a baseline and the fact that the 2015 rising event hinted at 3 possibly in the works? It seems more likely.

Well, of the five FFXI expansions, two of them only introduced 2 new jobs each, and one of them didn't introduce any new jobs at all. You're definitely right about the Rising event, though. It would be pretty annoying for them to practically guarantee two jobs, while heavily hinting at a third, and then only introducing two new ones.

I'm ok with two, we don't need more healers.

I hope that they don't feel pressure again to come out with 1 Tank, 1 DPS and 1 Healer. They said previously that they felt it was necessary to do that to avoid huge queues for DPS classes when new jobs were introduced, but I'd much rather deal with that very temporary problem than deal with the permanent problem of jobs not having proper identity. I'm really hoping that they worry more about what new jobs would be fun to play, and work in the game in the long run, and less about how the new jobs will effect the duty finder when the initial rush happens.

[Ochretis]

Sticking to the idea of hinted at jobs and following the story, I think we're likely to see one of each role again.

Tank: unfortunately samurai, although because Yoshi p seems to have wanted it dps, I think following the lore a engineer type class would work. Utilizing magitek to tank or a judge style class wielding gunblades.

Healer: I would say rdm along with support aspects because it's a class that's been hinted at, however I definitely think dancer would make a fantastic variance to the healer role. Utilizing moves that can regain it's tp.

DPS: again slightly hinted at was blue Mage, which is honestly one of my favorite classes but I'm terrified with how the class will play in ffxiv. If samurai wasn't tank I could see it being here. But again as something following ala mhigo, a mercenary class that dual wields swords like raubahn.

At lastly, I know majority of people don't care about DoH or DoL, but I think we could really benefit from a trapper class. Where you would utilize different traps and baits to catch monsters for hides, bones, and misc mats. It would give players a way to obtain these items with more certainty and incorporate a bestiary giving monsters more lore.

[EdwinLi]

Sticking to the idea of hinted at jobs and following the story, I think we're likely to see one of each role again.

If that is the case then let Fate of Stars be a hint to Gunblade Job.

Jokes aside:

As of now they have been really hush hush about things and with Fanfest soon we can only guess what they may be for now.

[Selsix]

As of now they have been really hush hush about things and with Fanfest soon we can only guess what they may be for now.

We can likely expect another small hint at this year's Rising in August. Maybe a confirmation that SAM, RDM, and BLU are indeed next as last year implied. Or maybe, they hint at other jobs? Or possibly they ignore it altogether and save the news for fanfest. Time will tell.

[EdwinLi]

We can likely expect another small hint at this year's Rising in August. Maybe a confirmation that SAM, RDM, and BLU are indeed next as last year implied. Or maybe, they hint at other jobs? Or possibly they ignore it altogether and save the news for fanfest. Time will tell.

I am more interested if there may be more info on Doomtrain since Yoshi-P already confirmed Doomtrain will be arriving in FF14 as a future content.

You cannot stop the doomtrain now it is a hypetrain.

[Selsix]

I am more interested if there may be more info on Doomtrain since Yoshi-P already confirmed Doomtrain will be arriving in FF14 as a future content.

You cannot stop the doomtrain now it is a hypetrain.

I'm pretty sure he stated in a later live letter that the Doomtrain may be in the Garlean empire, and that it also might fly. So we might be waiting a bit for that one.

[Emsii]

Chemist - Healer
Req- Level 30 Alchemist Level 15 ACN
Totem-like healing with plants that grants regens and ranged dps. Grenade launcher type weapon throwing AOE ground targeted potion heals.

Red Mage - Tank
Req- Level 15 WHM Level 15 BLM Level 15 GLA
Possibly using black magic like abilities for taunting, low hp with decent self healing abilities, shield for parrying abilities.

Dancer - Ranged DPS/Support
Req- Level 30 Weaver Level 15 ROG
Channels dancing (Should be able to move during) for group buffs. Uses darts or throwing knives, applies DOT poisons.

Geomancer - Caster DPS
Req- Level 30 Miner Level 15 BLM
Skills that change based on terrain like the original fft. That might be a lot of work however, perhaps skills that change based on type of stone equipped on off-hand. Traditional bell weapon to channel spells.

[Daemius]

DoH/DoL reqs for DoM/W jobs

Unique idea, but the game suffers from people not knowing how to play their job enough already. Having somone unlock a job by doing no combat at all would make it worse.