We Want SAM... <make it happen>

[FinalWolf]

What do you think they intend to do with RDM?
While the western players want RDM to be anything but Healer, in Japan, RDM is only seen as a healer in all FF games. (Even in FFXI, its practically seen like BRD, in that they see its main role isnt support, but its support is highly welcomed.)

I'll completely lose my shit if healers get a sword user before the dps roles.

[Blood-Aki]

What do you think they intend to do with RDM?
While the western players want RDM to be anything but Healer, in Japan, RDM is only seen as a healer in all FF games. (Even in FFXI, its practically seen like BRD, in that they see its main role isnt support, but its support is highly welcomed.)

Because of the "Mage" tag, it makes sense to be a healer/support, You wouldn't have a warrior in the back line healing. But red mage has been seen as a fencer of sorts, it will more then likely be a healer or a caster DPS. or a melee caster, either way it will involve spell casting in some way. So those people will be dissapointed if they expect a tank or a full sword user dps.

I'll completely lose my shit if healers get a sword user before the dps roles.

Why, what is the fascination with a sword in particular. PLD is the the most close to a sword fighter, but they are a tank, Compared to the other weapons in the game swords are weak. it would make sense, as i said above RDM has been portrayed as a sword fencer, rapiers to be more precise. it's likely going to happen, Probably not a dps, but they will most likely utilize a sword.

[FinalWolf]

Because of the "Mage" tag, it makes sense to be a healer/support, You wouldn't have a warrior in the back line healing. But red mage has been seen as a fencer of sorts, it will more then likely be a healer or a caster DPS. or a melee caster, either way it will involve spell casting in some way. So those people will be dissapointed if they expect a tank or a full sword user dps.



Why, what is the fascination with a sword in particular. PLD is the the most close to a sword fighter, but they are a tank, Compared to the other weapons in the game swords are weak. it would make sense, as i said above RDM has been portrayed as a sword fencer, rapiers to be more precise. it's likely going to happen, Probably not a dps, but they will most likely utilize a sword.

I love blades in general but a lot of people have been lusting after a dps sword user for years now.

[Blood-Aki]

I love blades in general but a lot of people have been lusting after a dps sword user for years now.

SAM should provide that fix, assuming it's a DPS. but in the form of a large Great Katana.

[FinalWolf]

SAM should provide that fix, assuming it's a DPS. but in the form of a large Great Katana.

I'd rather have blue mage as the new tank anyway it's whole gimmick is getting hit in the face with monster attacks.

[Leogun]

I'd rather have blue mage as the new tank anyway it's whole gimmick is getting hit in the face with monster attacks.

I hate Blue Mages and Blue Magic in general. It's just an MP based Beastmaster (although I love Beastmasters).

Blue Mage's gimmick isn't tanking monster attacks, that's only to learn their magic (another annoying aspect of the job), it's using monster skills at the cost of MP. That's the only real differing factor of the job, it doesn't learn its skills traditionally but instead by being hit by them.

[Shippuu]

I'd rather have blue mage as the new tank anyway it's whole gimmick is getting hit in the face with monster attacks.

The vast majority of Final Fantasy Samurai have counterattack abilities requiring them to be hit first. They also share the armor type of tanks in FFXIV, which blue mages generally do not.

[FinalWolf]

The vast majority of Final Fantasy Samurai have counterattack abilities requiring them to be hit first. They also share the armor type of tanks in FFXIV, which blue mages generally do not.

I want samurai to be a tank as well but I am open for blue mage to be the new tank too.