Next Job/Jobs Speculation

[rxnin]

Next class should be a Gunblade class as seen in several examples in MSQ already. This class would be a melee DPS class with that would would have mechanics in the hybrid of SAM/MCH. It would be a sword DPS class that uses a charging system to facilitate long range attacks. For example, doing a 1-2-3 combo would increase it's "Heat-gauge" that would allow execution of jumping away from the enemy shoot a charged blast and then using a gap closer for re-engagement. Something to that sort would be really cool.

[Jhett_Magnum]

Chronomancer for healer. Reverse time to heal or remove debuffs and stop time on enemies to prevent attacks and movement. Speed up time to increase movement speed. Etc.

You're thinking of Oracle.

[AlphaFox]

Going on the Blue Mage, I feel it could still keep its identity it just may need to start at 30 or so for people to keep the feel of going out and hunting the monsters for their skills every 5 levels (or 2 at 50-60) with the key goal just being to get hit with the special skill then defeat it.

As for me, I am still hoping for Dancer and I would hope after the amount of people getting excited for the Job, that it finds its way here.

[DamianFatale]

Chemist for when we go to Garlemald. After we take back all the provinces, they're going to have to heal somehow.

[Wilan]

MSQ spoilers:

The late development in the MSQ, with experiments about adding capabilities to a human body from various monsters, actually reminded me of Blue Mages and made me think it'd be a pretty good lore hook.

[Velstriker]

MSQ spoilers:

The late development in the MSQ, with experiments about adding capabilities to a human body from various monsters, actually reminded me of Blue Mages and made me think it'd be a pretty good lore hook.

I didnt even think of this, that makes sense!

Krile could be used to build up to a BLU reveal towards the end of the 4.x storyline

[DarthSanguine]

With the recent mog mail message tied to SB pre order items making mention of Blue Mage and just mention of Geomancer in Ast quest, would it be a hint that the next job/jobs being introduced might be Geomancer and/or Blue Mage? Geomancer being unlocked in the far east (avoiding spoilers but for those that have done the AST quest you know).

Thoughts?

That mail actually said they hope we forget about Blue Mage - meaning it's not being added. Geomancer is all but confirmed, as it's also mentioned in one of the sightseeing logs in Yanxia.
My hope is that in 5.0 we get 1 tank and 1 healer (no dps). Healer = Geomancer, and tank = Shogun (a tank version of Samurai).

[Claire_Pendragon]

Geomancer is all but confirmed, as it's also mentioned in one of the sightseeing logs in Yanxia.

It's already in the game, and playable, but not in the way you hoped.

I know a lot of people are gunning for BLU to be a tank, but I just really can't see it. It's historically always been a support/damage hybrid of sorts. I could see it either being a healer or a DPS, but not really ever a tank. I also really doubt they'd take a job that has always been that support/damage hybrid and suddenly turn it into a tank for no real reason, when they haven't done anything similar with any other jobs.

I desperately want to see BLU in this game, but definitely not as a tank.

This is why I personally wanted RDM tank, but I technically disagree with this statement in another way.

Tanks werent "really" a thing in the prior FFs, before XI.
They had enough survival for the frontline, and thats about it.
Which made all melee tanks pretty much.

But if we do go with the XI BLU, they were able to be everything really well, except support was their weakest.
BLU tanking was the best at low levels, and nearly on par with PLD in most levels past 25.
Just had to stack the right buffs. (Pretty much played like a PLD. PLD would use defender at 50, and self cure to help the healer. BLU would use cocoon, which is equal to defender, plus u can use defender as well to double up your defense, but you lacked the potent self healing, as you had to use pollen. but i also mixed in headbutt, to stun the enemy every few seconds, giving me more survival.)

[DarthSanguine]

It's already in the game, and playable, but not in the way you hoped.)

I have no idea what you're talking about, because neither of the things I mention are in the game.

[Claire_Pendragon]

I have no idea what you're talking about, because neither of the things I mention are in the game.

Sorry I forgot to edit my post the second time, after it messed up originally.

But the GEO job is in the game, and is playable, its just now spelled "Astrologian".
(This is legit, GEO and AST essentially become one and the same job.)