Hints at new class? Maybe?

[Lauront]

Yoshi had said in a couple of interviews that plans for a potential third job for Stormblood included an eastern-themed spellcaster along those lines in the form of Oracle from FFT.

When we want to know where the next expansion will be, it's the x.4 patches. Those are the real transition patches, as they close any key loose ends (Garlean threats to the three main nations in 2.4, defeating the Warriors of Darkness in 3.4) as well as providing insight into the next areas (Snowcloak and Shiva in 2.4, introduction of the Griffin in 3.4). Also, if we were just to beeline it for Garlemald, we'd be missing out on a few key places for story that could more adequately prolong the lifespan of the overall game (i.e. Thavnair, Nagxia, Sharlaya, Hingashi proper, Aerslaent and pretty much any area on a map of Eorzea that isn't Garlemald).

Considering how much territory Garlemald occupies, that is quite a lot. Also, Hingashi proper - if it is to come - will be dealt with in this expansion. It's too similar to Doma to spin into a territory for the expansion and the requisite themes for dealing with it are already in place. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to venture there, but if it is dealt with, it'll be in 4.0.

There is nothing stopping them from putting two or more regions in an expansion, e.g. Thavnair, Garlemald proper, and other territories of the Empire. Moreover, there's nothing stopping them adding Sharlayan etc. later on. So I don't think this is a particularly strong point. We will need to head to Garlemald at some point, and they are putting in place all the prerequisites to have a reason to go there, as the Emperor is now more open to diplomacy and Elidibus is up to something. The Garleans are not the real villains in the setting, so much as antagonists who differ on how primals should be subdued, so they have significantly more scope to work through such content in 6.0 when it comes to dealing with the actual threat, which is likely to be Zodiark and his servants, or perhaps some other, yet greater threat. In that respect, going to Garlemald does not imply any other areas are gone as options. For any option they chose to add, others would be put on the shelf for the time being... Inevitably, x.4 will be dealing with Garlean affairs, anyway, in the very likely event that it picks up where we left off. Nonetheless, I hope the job in question is the Oracle.

In regards to your comment on gunblades being "impractical", I don't see how it matters. They can implement it in a way that it is practical. If you mean the design, well... it's fantasy, so I doubt they care overly much as they can write it so that it is practical in the setting's terms. If you mean game design, again, it's all down to their creativity.

[Amaeth]

Yoshi had said in a couple of interviews that plans for a potential third job for Stormblood included an eastern-themed spellcaster along those lines in the form of Oracle from FFT.



The x.3 patches aren't really for transition points so much as ending a primary theme established at the beginning of the current story. 2.3 ended the theme of the scions only standing opposed to the beast tribes with the last beast tribe primal at that time being quelled (Ramuh in this case). 3.3 saw the end of the Dragonsong War with the death of Nidhogg. 4.3 is no different to this tradition by ending the Doma story and thus ending the biggest chapter in the expansion.

When we want to know where the next expansion will be, it's the x.4 patches. Those are the real transition patches, as they close any key loose ends (Garlean threats to the three main nations in 2.4, defeating the Warriors of Darkness in 3.4) as well as providing insight into the next areas (Snowcloak and Shiva in 2.4, introduction of the Griffin in 3.4). Also, if we were just to beeline it for Garlemald, we'd be missing out on a few key places for story that could more adequately prolong the lifespan of the overall game (i.e. Thavnair, Nagxia, Sharlaya, Hingashi proper, Aerslaent and pretty much any area on a map of Eorzea that isn't Garlemald).

I'm glad someone has actually looked at SE's past record. As we all know, when it comes to FFXIV SE are very much creatures of habit, so we'll get our first real MSQ stuff on where we're headed next in 4.4, and then the first viewing of the new job(s) in 4.5 (though 3.4 kinda did some job stuff with Alisaie and RDM, so maybe here as well). For all we know this whole Garlean business could be like the Warriors of Darkness and be over after the next patch, though I do consider that unlikely.

However, I also consider it really unlikely we'll go to Garlemald. That would be kinda mad. I suspect we'll go to wherever the Populares movement is centred, which if SE keep following the Rome anaolog won't be in Garlemald itself but in the provinces. Probably some of the well integrated ones, as looking at Encyclopedia Eorzea there were a bunch of nations in northern Ilsabard Garlemald conquered, what, 60-70 years ago, so they shoudl be well integrated.

Job wise....I hope we get chemist. It fits Garlemald as they are kinda lacking in magical ability, fits with what we know of Thavnair, which is on the map and Yoshi-P kinda hinted at us going to sometime during 4.X and Thavnair is know be to be sorta neutral ground for Eorzea and the Garlena Empire where limited trading goes on. Tank wise, if we're getting gunblade I hope it'd be tank. Short range big boom type gun on the blade could work - see Engineer in Wildstar. Mostly though I want them to make support a fourth role and put BLU in there and shift RDM to fit it.....a man can dream......

[MOZZYSTAR]

Spoiler below, read if you dare~

Given that they zoomed in on the ascian-hunter (mercenary)'s gunblade and made him all mysterious and important-like, I'm 90% sure it's going to be a gunblade class.

[Iscah]

Spoiler below, read if you dare~

Given that they zoomed in on the ascian-hunter (mercenary)'s gunblade and made him all mysterious and important-like, I'm 90% sure it's going to be a gunblade class.

I don't think that's necessarily a "future class" hint....

... but it's almost certainly a "mysterious character's true identity" hint.

[Brightshadow]

After 4.3 MSQ my theories on the new jobs would be:
1.) Dancer: Healer due to the primal fan, the fan has a lot of detail for a simple throwaway animation.
2.) Geomancer: Tank due to all the hints being added for it. And they tanked for AST quest, so maybe magic barriers to tank? This is the biggest mystery but in theory they could work as magical tanks, and none of the tanks deal with the elements so it’ll have it special niche/feel compared to the knightly tanks.
3.) Shadowhunter: DPS unique gunblade job, that has gimmicks like the demon hunter of world of Warcraft. Should salsify those that still want DRK as a DPS. And pull players from WOW that enjoy demon hunters.

[Ranhansha]

After 4.3 MSQ my theories on the new jobs would be:

2.) Geomancer: Tank due to all the hints being added for it. And they tanked for AST quest, so maybe magic barriers to tank? This is the biggest mystery but in theory they could work as magical tanks, and none of the tanks deal with the elements so it’ll have it special niche/feel compared to the knightly tanks.

Now we're talking. I'll be tanking next exp then.

[Balipu]

Now we're talking. I'll be tanking next exp then.

Geomancer for tank, Dancer for healer and Onmyouji for DPS. That would make quite a list.

[Linx0r]

As long as we get something that is vastly different than what we currently have then I'm happy.

Please no more magic based healers.

This . I thought SE is looking for a class that’s NEW to the FF mould. Bring in something new

[Emeke]

I think it's going to be Templar, a blunt weapon wielding tank.

[Emeke]

Or Arithmetician. The boss dealt with prime and multiples of three, four and five. If you Google final fantasy tactics arithmetician their abilities follow the same guidelines.