Different types of weapons for classes.

[ShinMetsu]

I wish we had this to be honest.

Hate me all you want.
But in FFXI i had a blast equipping whatever weapon i want. That Naginata Polearm was so dope on Samurai for Bird parties, until you got Amanomurakumo!
And i wish so much, that we could use a Naginata on Samurai, additionally - not instead - to the Katana.

I don't think Balancing would even be an issue, just make them the same stats really.
It's more of a... "okay, now we need to make new stance/auto-attack animations, possibly new skill animation that detect which weapon type you have equipped,
and if you want them to be seperate and have one of each for every primal etc., then it's instantly twice as much art design work.

What.. I could see them actually implement, is weapon glamours that are unique weapons. But making this work with current animations might be tricky or limiting too.

[Ghastly]

Glamour is the way to go...add them to gold saucer and you'll see people loving gold saucer a lot.

[ADVSS]

I wish we had this to be honest.

Hate me all you want.
But in FFXI i had a blast equipping whatever weapon i want. That Naginata Polearm was so dope on Samurai for Bird parties, until you got Amanomurakumo!
And i wish so much, that we could use a Naginata on Samurai, additionally - not instead - to the Katana.

actually that is the one thing FF11 got right, almost ever FF that had a jobs system had weapon variations for every job except for a small few like bard or dancer. The major ones that didnt were everything from 7 uo with 12 and noctis being the exception it seems
Furthermore the class system was originally designed for the exact oppositte purpose, but when they added jobs in this game they had to limit what one could do, by naking the class system less useful.
MAYBE when they eliminate the class system entirely, they could do this, but I feel like at this point it would require too many resources to be worth it