Future DoM classes/job possibilities.

[Claire_Pendragon]

Taking a quick look at 2.0s UI picture, we now know Classes/Jobs will divided into the roles of;
Tank, Attacker (Physical DD), Buffer, Caster (Magic DD), and Healer.
We saw BRD having some buffs, but what we didn't know, was if it would be leaning more towards the DD role, or newly made Buffer role. (new for FFXIV.)

With Yoshida mentioning Scout/NIN as a possible future DoW class/job, (maybe) he also stressed the importance of having more DoM.

We here have all had our theories.

ATM we only know of WHM and BLM to be the DoM jobs.

The question is, if we have C(caster) and H(healer) roles only so far for DoM, the possibilities of making a 'different' type of DoM are left to Tank, Attacker(melee), and Buffer.

ARC is going BRD, to be a DoW Buffer.

This Leaves DoW not having a Caster DD (Pretty obvious why not, since C and A are really the same role.) and no DoW Healer.

Now DoM is the set of classes left w/o; Tank, and Buffer. (Attacker being left out, since we would assume this is for DoW)

I also won't mention or touch up on pet classes, since there's allot of questions to be answered, before we could speculate anything. (Other than the oh so common SMN)
EDIT: update: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post419915 this explains pets, so it's not being touched on here.

One combo most MMOs never plan to have, is Tank Mages. (Players were good enough to figure out how to tank as nearly every class somehow in FFXI.)

So if we were to ever see the 'Buffer' and 'Tank' rolled DoM classes/jobs, which do you think is likely, and which do you want?

Popular JOBs include previous FF jobs with the ending title 'Mage' at the end.

Would Yoshida make all DoM jobs be classes with this ending title?
(If SMN is added, then this would be obviously wrong.)
EDIT: the above comment on SMN explains SMN is coming.

Red Mage
Blue Mage
Time Mage

These are some of the most common jobs that come to mind, outside of SMN.

What weapons could 2 of these 3 jobs use, that aren't "DoW" seeming.
RDM and BLU primarily using Bladed melee weapons, occasionally other weapons.

Time Mage seems the most logically "Support" rolled job.

The other 2 could go in almost any way, but oddly seem better suited for DoW CLASSES, rather than jobs, simply because of their diversity, rather than specialty.


edit: this is solely for the DEVs to see what the players would like to have the most.

TL;DR
Vote for the following, as popular Mage jobs you would like to see, and then list any others missed, along with reasons, or ideas to go with this.
(As I have seen Necromancer commonly requested in almost any MMO forum, including these forums.)





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Vote for this post, if you would like to see Red Mage the most.
(Also mention what Role you would prefer it to be.)


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[Claire_Pendragon]

Vote for this post, if you would like to see Blue Mage the most.
(Also mention what Role you would prefer it to be.)

[Claire_Pendragon]

Vote for this post, if you would like to see Time Mage the most.
(Also mention what Role you would prefer it to be.)

[Claire_Pendragon]

Vote for this post, if you would like to see Something Different or New instead.
(Also mention what Class/Job it is, and what Role you would prefer it to be.)

[Duuude007]

brd coud be another party function too: crowd control

[FallenRaine]

out of all the jobs blue mage was my favorite

[Claire_Pendragon]

I've always been a fan of the DD/hybrid classes.
(Mainly COR being DD/support, but also DNC Melee/Healer, BLU melee/mage.)

If any of the new DoM will be a DD/insert role, I will personally be happy.

I do have a bit of favoritism of BLU and RDM, but honestly I could see myself playing any DoM, regardless of title, as long as the play style is fun.

I also favor small PT content, rather than large 10+ member PT content. (Toto-Rak being my thing to do. And only if It's a group no higher than 30.)
Since hybrids are both more effective in small groups, and arn't the "Oh man, you brought the half a*s role?" I tend to favor them even more.
(ATM MRD will be my main, as It currently is the only hybrid I like, hopefully WAR will keep its tank/DD options.)

[Claire_Pendragon]

update: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post419915
This is for those who wonder about SMN and maybe why it is left out of this thread.
(Not because I am against it, but compared to other DoM classes Yoshida has pretty much covered it enough.)