Requesting Information on Jobs: Preparing for 1.21

[Flower]

how so? Most of them have abilities or spells that are not in the game, how is that not different?

The only class I can see being any different than what we have now is Bard. Sure they add a few new skills, but we will still be stuck with the same classes we started the game with. Aside from structure changes and a few skills here and there I dont see how its going to be much different.

[Yelta_Sumasu]

While I understand that just getting 5 new abilities might not look like a massive difference to some, I can not wait to become a White Mage. The jobs are about focus and yes, it is only 5 abilities now but some day there will be a level cap raise that might bring a bunch of new goodies.

[Flower]

While I agree that just getting 5 new abilities might not look like a massive difference to some, I can not wait to become a White Mage. The jobs are about focus and yes, it is only 5 abilities now but some day there will be a level cap raise that might bring a bunch of new goodies.

I just wish they would add new weapon classes and not "titles". I dont understand the point of "jobs" vs adding new "classes". I do like white mage tho, and bard. At least Bard is going to be fun .

[Yelta_Sumasu]

It is them trying to satisfy both those who wanted class definition and those who want class freedom. With the class/job structure they can do both. I hope they add several new classes and jobs and I would also like them to break away from 1 class = 1 job where it makes sense to do so.

[NoctisUmbra]

It is them trying to satisfy both those who wanted class definition and those who want class freedom. With the class/job structure they can do both. I hope they add several new classes and jobs and I would also like them to break away from 1 class = 1 job where it makes sense to do so.

Glad you brought it up. They mentioned plans for this, however much down the line it may be, back when they first announced details of the job system. The example given was CNJ + THM = RDM.

There's no doubt that the flexibility is there since they'll be requiring more than a single class to be ranked even for the first set of jobs. They can easily make more jobs unlocked via the same main classes with different sub classes. Even jobs that require two or more classes at an equally high level.

Lots of exciting possibilities! Hopefully they take advantage of the potential.

[Coglin]

I just wish they would add new weapon classes and not "titles". I dont understand the point of "jobs" vs adding new "classes". I do like white mage tho, and bard. At least Bard is going to be fun .

The "point" of jobs is, as I see it, being implimented to suit a very very large demand for it by posters. Perhaps because you were not one calling for it, it was not meant for you to understand, at least not so much as those it was implimented for. Jos tend to be a tradition in FF as a whole. So all in all, I guess the point is it had heavy demand and it is tradition.

[Zeref]

New rule, yout not allowed to post if your sig takes up 10 X the page area as your post does.........silly donkey knights.

I believe they're going to be same as other u/u gear.


There was mention of Job-specific gear outside the AF gear, are Crafters going to be able to make these or will these be quest/npc obtainable?

And can a job use its pre-requisite class weapons without reverting to that class?

These are the things I want to know, because I might not necessarily feel inclined to deck out my Gladiator, Lancer, and Paladin if I'll have to replace all their gear a couple weeks from now.

[DeadRiser]

Glad you brought it up. They mentioned plans for this, however much down the line it may be, back when they first announced details of the job system. The example given was CNJ + THM = RDM.

There's no doubt that the flexibility is there since they'll be requiring more than a single class to be ranked even for the first set of jobs. They can easily make more jobs unlocked via the same main classes with different sub classes. Even jobs that require two or more classes at an equally high level.

Lots of exciting possibilities! Hopefully they take advantage of the potential.

I just hope that they make different jobs with the classes we have now. I'd like to see a DD gladiator or nuking conjurer job

[Allistar]

What you just stated is basically what I'm thinking they should do...if cnj is more akin to whm then make it so even if they can nuke some it's no where near the potency of thm...and if thm is kin to blm then do likewise...with the changes that came with 1.20 they might as well just incorporate everything into one...all the classes do well in party play...dungeons and ifrit and moogle stand as my witnesses...

[Jennestia]

What you just stated is basically what I'm thinking they should do...if cnj is more akin to whm then make it so even if they can nuke some it's no where near the potency of thm...and if thm is kin to blm then do likewise...with the changes that came with 1.20 they might as well just incorporate everything into one...all the classes do well in party play...dungeons and ifrit and moogle stand as my witnesses...

When means Jobs, being more specialized, will do even better for party based content -- confirming what Yoshida wants to do with Jobs versus Classes.