Quote Originally Posted by BlaiseLallaise View Post
Well it's obvious you don't understand what's going on here, and I doubt I can explain it any better than anyone else has already explained it elsewhere, but here goes.

Gladiator = class.
Paladin = job.
class does not = job.
When using a sword, you are always a Gladiator, even when you are a Paladin.
A job has a symbiotic relationship to a class. Meaning, a job (PLD) cannot exist without a class (GLA).
What a job (PLD) does is force a class (GLA) into a specialized play style (Tank) at the cost of being able to use abilities from other classes (PGL,LNC,CON,etc), or other play styles (Damage).

So, when you ask "Why have 2?" the answer is "There is no 2. There is only one."
Trippy, huh?
Wow that's confusing, but also pretty cool. Do you know if this will be level restricted? Like at a certain point you can essentially "evolve"? How about, do you know where I can read the official thread in regards to this awesome changes? I can't seem to find it no matter how hard I look around lodestone.