(Opinion) YoshiP Sure Wants Us To Know That Geomancer Exists

[Antanias]

As far back as the beginning of Stormblood, the first mention of Geomancy that I had found was in the Level 60+ Astrologian quest line. Upon working on the 4.3 patch, I've seen that the newest dungeon literally shoves the elements of Geomancy in your face & I recall a brief mention of it in the 4.3 story quests.

I don't know what to think here, but could Geomancer really be one of the next jobs we unlock in 5.0? Could this be a gigantic misdirect and never gain the ability to become a Geomancer?

Personally, I would love to see how the job works from a player perspective. Given that water and wind appear to be the job's main elements, I would assume that Geomancer could have access to Water I-IV (or potentially V with a level cap bump to 80 in 5.0 if added with [insert 5.0 expansion name here]). Part of me also thinks that we're being set up to get trolled and not get the job at all, but I could always be proven wrong.

[Rongway]

They're just conjurors with bells though...

[Brightshadow]

If Geomancer is indeed our next job I have a feeling that they will be a caster/support akin to bard.

Who knows maybe Geomancer has been in the works for awhile and we end up with 3 jobs in 5.0 ... Heck even chemist might be coming they said they tried to bring it in 3.0 and they were also working on samurai on 3.0 and it came in 4.0 so it’s possible. I doubt they would be hinting a job so much if they have no plans for it, just doesn’t make sense they even have a dungeon dedicated for them that’s real commitment if it’s just a joke tease.

[Sebazy]

I'm not sure if I'd be surprised or flat out disappointed to see Geo as a healer, as mentioned, it's historically close to a WHM and that just doesn't make any sense when you look at the balance between the current 3 healer jobs. WHM and AST are competitive with each other. SCH has no realistic peer at the endgame. We need a healer with reliable and simultaneous utility, healing and damage. Dancer simply makes the most sense there in my book and it's also a free pass to make a completely fresh healer rather than yet another cut and paste of the WHM spellset.

Given that I'm on the assumption that the class demonstrated in the MSQ is probably going to be a tank, it's quite possible that Geo could indeed end up being a dps/support as mentioned above and that opens up an easy route for SE to put the BowCaster gameplay back in that some people have evidently missed from HW.

One last thing to note, is that all 3 jobs are hiding in plain sight in some manner or another. We've got the MSQ, Geo in it's dungeon and AST storyline and Lyse is a dialogue box away from being confirmed as a dancer given her gear, cutscene and intro animations. The proof in the pudding will be if she gets any new abilities the next time we see her in combat.

[MOZZYSTAR]

Gods, I hope not - for the exact reason Rongway says.

If Geomancer is indeed our next job I have a feeling that they will be a caster/support akin to bard.

Given that they were associated to ASTs in AST questline, they're likely healers... Though, if we did have geomancer, it would be preferable as a caster/support cuz... We don't need two conjurers.

[AppleJinx]

I sure hope this isn't one of the new jobs in the next expansion. I find the name to be super lame.

[Keridwyn]

I would love to see GEO in game but there's one problem...they are too thematically similar to FFXIVs WHM. Seriously SE shot themselves in the foot by making a caster known for powerful holy magics tied to being the guardian of elemental balance and giving them an earth/air/water based kit.

Unless they completely rework the lore and kit of WHM I don't see GEO being able to come in and do it's own thing properly. They'd just be WHMs with one-handed weapons.

[Stormfur]

I'm almost certain I read that in the last Live Letter, or perhaps it was an interview, that the fact that the new dungeon centers around geomancer was in no way a prediction of an upcoming job. It was more like "hey, this exists and no you can't be one."

[Theodric]

Geomancer, especially as a DPS, would be wonderful. It doesn't overlap with CNJ/WHM as much as some people make out. Bells as a weapon also allow for some pretty neat designs and a weapon type that is distinct from everything else.

[Antanias]

If Geomancer is indeed our next job I have a feeling that they will be a caster/support akin to bard.

Part of me thinks that it will end up as a healer since we already have a bunch of dps jobs, but you never know with this game