Third Job Speculation and Theories

[Stormfur]

Similar to how we had hints at Astrologian in 2.0, and aside from the 18th floor event, what do you speculate that the third class will be beyond potentially samurai (dps?) and red mage (healer/support?)

Personally, I think we'll have a Beastmaster class - and let me share some speculation as to why...

Egi Glamours
Summoners have wanted egi-glamours forever. The official reply has always been "we're working on it", but knowing YoshiP, it's going to be something more than we anticipated. I don't imagine it's that difficult or time consuming to bring back something summoners have always had (carbuncle) so I'm thinking that they're doing considerable work on the pet AI to pave the way for not just egi-glamours, but also potentially fairy glamours, turret glamours, puppet master, necromancer or beastmaster.

Existing Beastmasters
Just as there were Astrologians in 2.0 (though not playable), there are Beastmasters in 3.0 (Hullbreaker Hard).

Beautiful Models
Compare the gorgeousness of that tiger model with, say, the rabid poodle on steroids that is the paladin mount. It's just so stunning compared to many of the other enemies in the game. Of course it may just turn into a cash shop mount, but how great would it be to be able to summon one to fight by your side?

Tank armor design contest
The tank armor winners had some great designs, and even though it didn't win, there was one there that was very tribal-looking. Just as some of the runner-up hairstyles are in the game now, I imagine we'll get this one eventually.

Evening out the armor types
As far as I know (and correct me if I'm wrong), we have only one class each that can equip "Maiming" gear (DRG), "Striking" gear (MNK) and Scouting gear (NIN). Doesn't really seem balanced to have so much competition for things like healing and fending gear, and less for these types. Most likely we'll have samurai as maiming, beastmaster as scouting, red or blue mage as casting, and then eventually something under striking -- dancer perhaps? Since it's almost a given that we're going to Ala Migo, they probably have something else there beyond monk.

They've talked a lot about balance not just in terms of play and the amount of actions used, but also in terms of character roles.

Just my theories -- let's hear yours!

[Reptiletc]

SMN and BLM both share casting gear.

[Balipu]

I think it will be dancer cause people have been asking for dancer since 1.0

[Kazrah]

All I'd suggest is look no further than the lore of the area we'll be going to. Between Ala Mhigo being a former tech-based military city-state (at least from what lore I've seen) along with the current technical military empire we'd be at the doorstep of (Garlemald), my guess is that we'll get something tech-based and probably something associated with a military force.

Or maybe, just maybe, that's how Red Mage would work.....

[Derio]

If dancer is a healer wouldn't it have its own gear?

[Mugiawara]

Yeah and here's what Beast Master will have -

[Took from another topic.]
Yeah, I kinda don't want another pet class right now if
they're going to be crap looking like SMN....

[File2ish]

I'm hoping for Dancer (assuming SAM and RDM are guaranteed, I want RDM more). Won't be surprised by Blue Mage (however they make it work, and only because of that one event that had two nameless npcs saying red is better, no blue [or whatever]).

[Ametrine]

If they continue with the aesthetic put forth by Monk, Geomancer is a possibility looking at it's FFXI variant.


But, I'm thinking Dancer as our new healer. We've been begging for a new type of healer for a long time, and Dancer fits the bill nicely.

[Rawrz]

Blue Mage. :] Hoping the rising event was teasing wed get both. ;[

[Tanama]

All I'd suggest is look no further than the lore of the area we'll be going to. Between Ala Mhigo being a former tech-based military city-state (at least from what lore I've seen) along with the current technical military empire we'd be at the doorstep of (Garlemald), my guess is that we'll get something tech-based and probably something associated with a military force.

Or maybe, just maybe, that's how Red Mage would work.....

I'm hoping we get a Salve-Maker / Chemist healer out of that.