Requesting Information on Jobs: Preparing for 1.21

**Griss** · 03-03-2012 12:05 AM

Black mage Thaumaturge lvl 30+, Pugilist lvl 15+

Did not see that coming.

**Rhianu** · 03-03-2012 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by Bayohne

(don't tell Yoshi-P I showed you!)

*Tells Yoshi-P that you showed us.*

>:3

**BrusselSprout** · 03-03-2012 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Rhianu

*Tells Yoshi-P that you showed us.*

>:3

D: noooooooooooo

*never gets info again*

**Rhianu** · 03-03-2012 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by BrusselSprout

*never gets info again*

Mwahahahaha!

**neorei** · 03-03-2012 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bayohne

I was able to sneak a peek at the documents regarding the upcoming job system announcement coming next week and I smuggled out a lil' morsel that you might be interested in. I figure, if you all knew what classes were required for each job, you could set a goal to raise them up over the weekend (if you're like Camate who was all "omg Bayohne, help me level up my lancer tomorrow!"...).

Take a gander at the requirements to begin the quests to unlock the jobs... (don't tell Yoshi-P I showed you!)

<table width="450" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" align="center" class="ta01"><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="th01"><td width="30%" bgcolor="#f5cca2" class="th01">Job Name</td><td width="70%" bgcolor="#f5cca2" class="th01">Requirements</td></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td01"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">Paladin</td><td bgcolor="#f6efe5" align="left">Gladiator lvl 30+, Conjurer lvl 15+</td></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td02"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">Monk</td><td bgcolor="#fffaf3" align="left">Pugilist lvl 30+, Lancer lvl 15+</td></tr></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td01"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">Warrior</td><td bgcolor="#f6efe5" align="left">Marauder lvl 30+, Gladiator lvl 15+</td></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td02"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">Dragoon</td><td bgcolor="#fffaf3" align="left">Lancer lvl 30+, Pugilist lvl 15+</td></tr></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td01"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">Bard</td><td bgcolor="#f6efe5" align="left">Archer lvl 30+, Conjurer lvl 15+</td></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td02"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">White Mage</td><td bgcolor="#fffaf3" align="left">Conjurer lvl 30+, Gladiator lvl 15+</td></tr></tr><tr valign="middle" align="center" class="td01"><td bgcolor="#f8dfc5">Black Mage</td><td bgcolor="#f6efe5" align="left">Thaumaturge lvl 30+, Pugilist lvl 15+</td></tr></table>

i would think for MNK it'll be Pug and Conj (you know that whole chi thing)

for warrior i would thing MARU and Lancer

Drg would be Lancer and Glad

i dunno about blm

**Serenity** · 03-03-2012 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by neorei

i would think for MNK it'll be Pug and Conj (you know that whole chi thing)

for warrior i would thing MARU and Lancer

Drg would be Lancer and Glad

i dunno about blm

My personal belief is that the secondary classes listed are intended to contribute something by way of abilities to the "Job".

To me, Featherfoot on BLM makes total sense. The "Keep away from me mentality" that Naoki Yoshida was describing along with why they decided to implement stationary casting. If a mob gets close to a BLM, Featherfoot is a good defensive skill to use to try and absorb a hit while also giving MP back.

Blindside on Dragoon I imagine would be something good to have too to help push damage up just that bit more. And Second Wind adds a bit to it's survivability.

Warrior requires GLA because Warrior is designed as a Tank DD hybrid. Most all the new abilities that Warrior gets has to deal with taking damage or having hate for it's full potential. Having early GLA abilities helps this.

MNK having lancer would allow both Blood for Blood and Invigorate, something I think a MNK could use really well.

BRD needing CNJ would allow Protect and Cure to help enhance their support role.

CNJ with PLD does the same thing with self heals.

The only one I find slightly confusing is WHM needing GLA. I don't really see GLA giving anything straight forward to WHM to help it along, unless part of WHM's passive bonuses gives Flash the blind effect as well (Like flash in XI) or defensive options with the shield but I'm not sure.

Also something I wonder is: as jobs expand per quest, do the abilities you can pull from the secondary class expand as well. If so, how far. Will BRd be able to use stoneskin as well? Does MNK get Keen flurry?

All speculation of course. Thinking about it does make my excited though.

**Starlord** · 03-02-2012 12:11 PM

I was able to sneak a peek at the documents regarding the upcoming job system announcement coming next week and I smuggled out a lil' morsel that you might be interested in.

So its Official, Now everyone can stop speculating of a delay!! Gawd!

Glad my DRG Reqs are all done =)

**Otaku** · 03-02-2012 12:19 PM

So after talking to some LS friends I ran into some confusion about the new jobs, they say that the job stone will act more like a title? Say you're a lvl 50 GLD and you go PLD, do you start over over or do you have all your lvl 50 GLD stats and can just flythrough the PLD quest line? I was anticipating this patch was a whole lot of new content but if the later is the case I see all the people with all DoW/DoM @50 breezing through the content in less then a week? And for say someone with a GLD/MRD @30 switching to PLD does this mean I still have to lvl GLD to 50 for the stats/skills anyways?

**Estellios** · 03-02-2012 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Otaku

So after talking to some LS friends I ran into some confusion about the new jobs, they say that the job stone will act more like a title? Say you're a lvl 50 GLD and you go PLD, do you start over over or do you have all your lvl 50 GLD stats and can just flythrough the PLD quest line? I was anticipating this patch was a whole lot of new content but if the later is the case I see all the people with all DoW/DoM @50 breezing through the content in less then a week? And for say someone with a GLD/MRD @30 switching to PLD does this mean I still have to lvl GLD to 50 for the stats/skills anyways?

Essentially the job is like a title or a mode switch, yes. Leveling your Gladiator levels your PLD and vice versa, they are the same entity, one is just better for solo/small parties and the other is better for large parties.

We don't know much about the job quests but the early ones will probably be easy to do if you are 50 already.

**NoctisUmbra** · 03-02-2012 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Otaku

So after talking to some LS friends I ran into some confusion about the new jobs, they say that the job stone will act more like a title? Say you're a lvl 50 GLD and you go PLD, do you start over over or do you have all your lvl 50 GLD stats and can just flythrough the PLD quest line? I was anticipating this patch was a whole lot of new content but if the later is the case I see all the people with all DoW/DoM @50 breezing through the content in less then a week? And for say someone with a GLD/MRD @30 switching to PLD does this mean I still have to lvl GLD to 50 for the stats/skills anyways?

Jobs are sort of a declaration of a role you will be playing, primarily for a large party. Essentially it limits your ability to cross class skills but in return gives you access to new job skills as well as job-specific armor that will very likely enhance the role the job represents even further. It's a specialization, if you will.

The level of the job is not independent, but rather identical to the level of the class it belongs to. Thus, if you are on a Lv 30 GLA, and happen to have CNJ leveled to 15 as well, you can access the first PLD job quest which will be a lv 30 quest. Completing it likely will unlock the job. There are job quests every 5 levels from then on: 35, 40, 45, 50. This makes 5 quests per job, each quest granting you access to another job skill. Therefore your job isn't fully unlockable until the class it belongs to is level 50.

Anyone who has their battle classes at 50 will likely breeze through the earlier quests, provided they are battle based, but I've got my fingers crossed for the final quest being challenging and meaningful for each job.

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