Thread: Geomancer Easter Egg in the 4.3 Trailer

FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 4.3 - Under the Moonlight



This section of the trailer is likely a clip from within The Swallow's Compass: a dungeon located in Yanxia.

FFXIV Patch 4.3: Under the Moonlight

Chiseled into the great wall which cuts across the plains of Yanxia, between two of the Dairyu Moon Gates, is the visage of Ganen, the legendary hero who united Doma. The first king of the new kingdom was not only a military genius, but also the founder of geomancy, and so after his death this royal mausoleum became a holy place to which his disciples would make pilgrimage. Alas, following the imperial invasion, it was abandoned and fell into disrepair, yet circumstances now conspire to deliver the Warrior of Light unto these hallowed halls─but to what end?

For those that may be unaware, Geomancers have a history of using bells as their signature weapon.

Disclaimer: This does not confirm nor deny Geomancer as a playable job in the near or distant future, but it is interesting nonetheless.

If they add 3 jobs next expansion sure a Geomancer DPS would be a nice addition.

But we need a tank and healer, and Geomancer would be way too similar to White Mage unless WHM gets a total revamp and loses all it's elemental spells.

Originally Posted by Khalithar

Well... I don't think it will be a dps.

SPOILER WARNING

A geomancer fights at your side in the AST SB storyline. His spells are all conjury based and they show the spells are based on shielding and defense and soothing spirits.

So it'll be a magic tank!? A MAGIC TANK!!!! 8D
*Claps his hands and does his happy dance*

Originally Posted by Soge01

So it'll be a magic tank!? A MAGIC TANK!!!! 8D
*Claps his hands and does his happy dance*

Would be a boring tank then, we already have dork knight as the "magic" tank, although not really magic anymore, let alone "fail Evasion" tank lmao.


If anything it'll be a healer, that'll work maybe like the monk form changing for different effect or maybe like the AST card in conjunction with AOE healing/defense field.

Originally Posted by Khalithar

Well... I don't think it will be a dps.

SPOILER WARNING

A geomancer fights at your side in the AST SB storyline. His spells are all conjury based and they show the spells are based on shielding and defense and soothing spirits.

Honestly doesn't mean much. That NPC essentially is a CNJ. tbh I didn't look at his weapon closely, but pretty sure he just wields a one handed CNJ weapon in battle. It wouldn't be the first time that they just used whatever was available in the game for an NPCs animations.

Kind of like how if you start the game in Ul'dah and get Thancred as your Scion buddy, in the first "boss" fight he's a PLD. He uses Oaths. Cuz ROG wasn't actually thing yet when the game first came out.

And Allisae is a RDM now, but she was animated like a PLD in HW cuz none of the RDM stuff was put in until SB.


Besides those two examples, there are a bunch of NPCs that straight up break the rules too. Like the two Roes that show up in MCH quests that dual wield a bladed weapon in their left hand and a pistol in their right hand...

Originally Posted by Brightshadow

If they add 3 jobs next expansion sure a Geomancer DPS would be a nice addition.

But we need a tank and healer, and Geomancer would be way too similar to White Mage unless WHM gets a total revamp and loses all it's elemental spells.

close to CNJ maybe, but not WHM. Current state WHM has Aero, Stone, and Fluid Aura (which is near useless) all CNJ abilities, and we know the class system will be decoupled from jobs at some point. There is plenty of room to create a nature based healer without copying WHM.