Magic as a Main Theme in an Expansion?

[Lewtskie]

Derplander is the poster-boy for FFXIV. The Jobs given the spotlight are ones he's taken up while in a new environment.

In Ishgard it was DRG because of its prestige and tactile strength against the dragon menace. Dark Knight is a powerful discipline, but also very anti-hero, which would clash with the Derplanders image.

Monks are essentially the most prevalent role in Ala Mhigo, with different schools and sects diversifying the discipline. We will essentially play out what is to be Derplander fighting for Ala Mhigo and against the Empire as the one Job that represents the people the best.

For Othard, or rather the region around Doma atleast, Samurai is probably your general discipline, Ninja are a specialized role that stay out of direct conflict, and there doesn't seem to be a discipline that holds any greater significance than those two.

So to see Derplander, who up til now has taken very direct, very engaging disciplines then become a backline caster would create dissonance. If anything, we'll ultimately never see Him taking up such unless they were to ever release a DoM tank or very direct magic attacker.