Ast Quest : Geomancer future job?

[Sylvain]

So, do you guys think the AST quest hints at Geomancer being a future job?
Or better, some kind of weird mix between AST and ... GEO?

I'm not pointing toward a specific role or anything, although I'd see it as a DPS since the "nature healer" spot has already been taken by our beloved lilies' master. You know, throwing molten boulder and stuff.

Anyway, wattya think?

[Maku]

When they mentioned Geomancy I fully throught they were hinting at GEO.

[VanilleFang]

How would a GEO work exactly? CNJ/WHM are already basically GEOs.

[Dalvy]

Healer with an actual, effective DPS rotation?

[Maku]

Healer with an actual, effective DPS rotation?

I do plenty of damage on my AST. Healers are not DPS, DPS is an after thought. Plus traditionally in my FF knowledge, though not all that extensive really, GEO was more of a support class, thus I don't think that would be there choice for the "DPS Healer."

DNC on the other hand would be interesting in that role thought it would pretty much break the current battle system for anything other than the hardest of content.

[Averax]

In the AST quest they said that they're basically the same. They divine the future from the star below them, while AST does it from the stars above them.

Their spells involve wind water and earth, and CNJ already has that domain covered.

It would not be a far cry if you just went WHM and role played as a GEO

[Eloah]

You could check out this idea i keep updating about a Geomancer Tank. Tinyurl.com/geotank . I dont remember where the real post i made was but hey regardless of style if the word is out there GEO could be added by popular demand.

PS i have yet to update it for 4.0... although...yeah...?

[AlexanderThorolund]

Geomancer was going to be in 4.0 (confirmed in an interview before release) but they changed it to samurai.

It's definitely going to be one of the next jobs. They don't hint this much for nothing.

[Muziko]

Funny you mention, I actuality have an ability chart suggestion to have geo as a heal/support job. Need to post that sometime.

[Brightshadow]

I would 100% support a Geomancer healer, while white mage does deal with some nature magic overall they have a more "holy" mage feel. And I can see them playing similar to shamans from WOW.

Plus handbells seem to fit in so well with this restrictive weapon system it seems like a perfect fit for the game.