New Class Idea

[Kazrah]

Actually, this is not entirely true.

Does this look like a farming implement to you?



Heck, if it wasn't for the text saying it was a war scythe, you'd think it didn't even come from a farming tool. That's what I meant when I said that: farming scythes were never used as weapons of war. Once they became modified for war, they were no longer suitable as farming implements compared to scythes that were still made for that purpose. Yes, some weapons evolved from farming tools, that doesn't mean they're the exact same thing with the exact same functions.

I hope you do know that a scythe, even the farming tool version of it, when used in combat, IS a polearm.

....except again, farming scythes were NEVER used in combat, hence why they were modified to something more practical, more specifically against the cavalry units most likely to be found terrorizing rural areas. Also by your definition, BLM and WHM staves are also polearms, which is why the game specifically describes polearms as shafted weapons with a metal point that is usually bladed or has one or more blade for non-thrusting strikes. With that in-game definition, war scythes would be considered polearms and would be most likely be given as a DRG weapon.

Are we basing these off guesswork or are we basing these off developer comments cause I know for a fact I remember reading that releasing 3 classes in an expansion was too much dev strain and they likely wont do it again.

It was actually four jobs since they started work on the Heavensward jobs while Ninja was still being made and finished up. Hopefully this time around, it means better quality off the bat compared to the Heavensward jobs.