[Tanks/Healers]: Are you disappointed there is no new job in 4.0?

[Giubba]

There is still an old job from FFIII that can be the hammer tank people are looking for that may possibly be added later, Viking.

really?

[Deedsie]

really?

That's not a hammer.

[Naunet]

No, as in certain abilities transform you when you use them, and you use them regularly in your rotation. Not sure what you're referencing by comparing cleric stance. That is a toggle button and not what I was talking about.

[edit] Off-the-wall example, but imagine if a Dragoon jump transformed you into a diving hawk or something while you carried out the ability. Obviously not that exact example but something akin to it.

[ShinMetsu]

As a tank, nope. Not disappointed that there are no new tanks.
I think Samurai is what it should be as DPS.
And RDM is 'okay' as DPS as well.

[Giubba]

That's not a hammer.

that's a viking

[Fernosaur]

Idk if this has been mentioned by anyone yet, but you mustn't consider the new DPS classes as just "DPS." Remember that, within DPS roles, there are both melee and ranged DPS, and the later are divided between physical and casters.

There hadn't been a melee DPS since the introduction of Ninja in 2.4, and there hadn't been a caster since the literal release of the game. This is almost three years of wait time for casters!

I know this might not mean much for tanks or healers, but there are people that prefer certain playstyles to their jobs, so getting a new caster and a new melee DPS is giving a new toy for people who hadn't gotten one for far longer than us tanks and healers did

[Ceasaria]

Idk if this has been mentioned by anyone yet, but you mustn't consider the new DPS classes as just "DPS." Remember that, within DPS roles, there are both melee and ranged DPS, and the later are divided between physical and casters.
There hadn't been a melee DPS since the introduction of Ninja in 2.4, and there hadn't been a caster since the literal release of the game. This is almost three years of wait time for casters!

We have 0 melee Healer since the beggining. Why this is not the priority ?
How many years should we wait to see this kind of job ?

[Kurogaea]

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Yes, because if RDM isn't the jack of all trades then it isn't RDM to me therefore I won't like it most likely, and I never really cared for Samurai before so this game having it now isn't likely to change that much. If I had a new healer to try out, my experience as a healer for this new expansion could be that much richer, but yeah, it didn't happen. Anyways, Dancer please. :/

[Aniond]

Yes, because if RDM isn't the jack of all trades then it isn't RDM to me therefore I won't like it most likely, and I never really cared for Samurai before so this game having it now isn't likely to change that much. If I had a new healer to try out, my experience as a healer for this new expansion could be that much richer, but yeah, it didn't happen. Anyways, Dancer please. :/

Thank God its not jack of all trade. Did you play FFXI. Summoner = white mage, Red Mage = white mage , SCH = White mage.... Even once as bard I was asked to go brd/whm to help a farm group. The problem with jack of all trades in an MMO is that you don't get to play the way you want. Im glad its DPS, same with summoner. I don't have to be forced as a "Healer" class if I dont want to be.

[Kikoten]

No, because there are new jobs in 4.0. They're both DPS jobs.

/troll

I'm not disappointed that there are no healer or tank jobs coming with this game, mainly because the whole combat system is getting revamped. I think I'll feel like I'm playing as a new job even when I go back to WHM.