New Crafting Class

[Kazrah]

How do you avoid the redundancy though? DoW/M already gather animal-based materials. LTW already processes the hides, GSM processes the hard bits like claws and bone. ALC already produces medicines and potions. What would this new DoL or this Barber do to set them apart from what we already have? Because as presented they both sound like they should be extensions of LTW and ALC rather than standalone classes. Keep in mind that these classes need to have relatively unique identities and enough recipes to carry them from level 1 all the way to cap.

Combat jobs don't do it nearly as effective enough compared to the rate of an actual DoL class, and it could also be combined with that Salvager class you brought up in order to not only cover the needs of current DoH jobs, but also to allow enough branching toward a new DoH class that would warrant its purpose for the game. As for Barber, that would go to the element of identity in that it's just as distinguished from ALC or WVR as your Engineer is from BSM, ARM or GSM (which currently makes most of the Allagan-themed items in the game).

Least-case scenario for Barber would be instead having it as a questline much like the moogle mail quests with maybe better incentive to do them.

[DrWho2010]

Combat jobs don't do it nearly as effective enough compared to the rate of an actual DoL class

so you're just saying you just want more lootz and are too lazy to farm or send out your retainer yourself. okey

[kikix12]

Keep in mind that these classes need to have relatively unique identities and enough recipes to carry them from level 1 all the way to cap.

Combat jobs don't do it nearly as effective enough compared to the rate of an actual DoL class(...)

The two of you are misunderstanding each other. ElHeggunte responded considering Shepherd a disciple of hand job (hence the "redundancy" and comparison with the leatherworker, as well as the recipes comment). Kazrah was saying a disciple of land, aka a gatherer. A class that does not have any recipes, but obtains basic resources in game.

Though it would be 'possible', it's not going to happen. It would be a major sim mini-game or it would be broken. And a sim mini-game would not work because it would require some sort of 'farm' which would need to be quite large and a method of obtaining the animals. The necessity of tending for them would also become quite a chore. If it could be gotten from wild monsters then it would be broken as it would be way too easy to obtain compared to disciple of war or magic with no drawback. As it is, disciple of war or magic sacrifices "time" to kill the monsters for a chance at the loot. A shepherd would need to sacrifice something as well. It's fine with the current DoL since they have unique resources, but a shepherd would fight for the spot of 'gatherer' with someone else so it needs to be somehow balanced. For example by requiring some care and more time, but for a higher and guaranteed yield. But, again, that requires a lot of frame to work, something this game have major issues with providing.

[Rockette]

I like the idea, its cute.

I really wish they'd expand the character customization though.

[Felis]

How about a Writer? He could produce magic scrolls with 1-time magic spells on it (the ink he get from the Alchemist)

[Kahnom]

I suggest choreographer.
We can design our unique dance emote and do the rhythm mini-game at the same time.

[Duskane]

i would like a Materia class and Mutamix is the teacher
so you can make Demi materia,Primal materia,craft,Battlemateria and the normal materia

[Sylvain]

that's a lot of haircut and whatnot to implement from lv 1 to (assuming next xpac) 80

I mean, how many recipy does one crafting job have usually? 20~40 per level rank? Plus the master book recipies...

Not mentionning they'd have to implement all the various material to level up that job.

Sounds like a lot of work for very little reward