Job Roadmap - Reserving Job Space

[Shurrikhan]

Given how long you expect the game to last, what further jobs do you expect would be worth adding?

In what order would you add them, and how (if needed) would you set aside space for their identities?

How would the overall rosters be diversified / what thematics or identities would each job hold in a completed lineup?

[Shurrikhan]

Reserved for example.

[Blueyes]

While I think it's important for SE to adapt based on player demand, I have compiled a desired wish list. It will be broken down into categories. Jobs listed under each category are in alphabetical order. There is some personal bias regarding the category that certain jobs land under as well as their assigned weapon type.

At rate of two jobs per expansion, which are released every two years, it will take approximately fifteen years to implement everything on this list.

Tank

Judge

• Wields a gunhammer. Incorporates magitek when using actions.

Mystic Knight

• Wields a mace. Imbues its weapon with magical properties.

Templar

• Wields a lance. Counters enemy attacks with precise critical hits.

Healer

Chemist

• Wields a measurer. Can preemptively "stack" additional effects onto actions.

Dancer

• Wields a hand fan. Elegant casting animation. Can continuously dance to sustain effects.

Oracle

• Wields a rod. Uses Predictions to bestow powerful effects when properly timed.

Melee DPS

Beastmaster

• Wields a club. Uses a blunt battle horn to damage enemies and command its pet.

Necromancer

• Wields a battle scythe. Slashes enemies with dark magic while commanding the departed.

Soldier

• Wields a gunblade. Melee combatant with select actions that can be used from a distance.

Physical Ranged DPS

Gunner

• Wields dual pistols. Acrobatic and flashy. Quick with the trigger using a persistent haste.

Hunter

• Wields a crossbow. Utilizes traps and specialized bolts to enhance its damage output.

Puppetmaster

• Wields an animator. Issues commands to its mammet companion. Can deal physical or magical damage.

Magical Ranged DPS

Blue Mage

• Wields a whipblade. Mid-range combatant with damaging spells and support utility.

Geomancer

• Wields a bell. Sustained ground-targeting effects. Can cast Flood, Quake, and Tornado.

Time Mage

• Wields a chronometer. Can "speed up" damage-over-time spells to inflict burst damage.

Honorable Mention

Psychic

• Wields a chakram. Uses telekinesis to control its thrown weapon.

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I won't break this list down into a specific order, but I will provide "priority tiers" based on compiled feedback from the Which of these FF jobs would you like to see in XIV next? poll. (Source)

Tier One

• Judge
• Dancer
• Beastmaster
• Hunter
• Blue Mage

Tier Two

• Mystic Knight
• Chemist
• Necromancer
• Gunner
• Time Mage

Tier Three

• Templar
• Oracle
• Soldier
• Puppetmaster
• Geomancer

[Rayo]

Names are a bit boring, and personally I think some jobs are a bit redundant and I'd like to see some jobs have different roles, but I'd love to see some of these jobs

[Ordoric]

i can see merit in some of the job selection tho i feel some jobs might be a reskin of current jobs just as a different role

[Savagelf]

Blue Mage dual weild scimitar tank Jobs. trait allowance int into health and increase ability dodge attack avoidance tanks.

Beast master whip pet tamer and raise with focus on dps

Geomancer healer job focus healer.

4 expansion

Puppetmaster migrate tank with transfer damage and debuff to the pet

Ranger range crossbow focus on traps posions and diseases dps jobs

[Seraphor]

With potentially three more expansions due, and no chance of more than 2 jobs per expansion, I don't see us getting more than 6 more jobs.

Personally I'd like:

Tank: Magitek Knight, gunblade or gun hammer weilder with some spellblade/blue magic flavour.

Healer: Geomancer or Arithmetician with some geomancer flavour.

Maiming: Breaker, heavy armour, hammer/mace wielding dps to share gear with DRG

Scouting: Dancer, shares gear with NIN, but is functionally a melee support class like BRD, but with more focus on debuffing.

[Myrhn]

A caster would be Blue Mage

For a tank i really want a Rune Fencer but we dont have magical resistances here for some reason so is kinda "useless"

For melee DD i want something with a scythe

For range DD either a crossbow or a dual pistol gunner

As for healer i want a tp front line healer kinda like dance like that concept.

[Sylvain]

Job I'd Personnally like in order for each role

TANK : Blue Mage, Judge (Magitech)
DPS: Time Mage (Dot heavy + support), Geomancer, Beast master (Actual pet job)
HEAL : Potion master (chemist), anything, anything, anything, anything, Dancer....

[Savagelf]

what is actual pet job

when i think beastmaster i kind think a job where you train and fight at sid your pet and raise it happy so it fight with you. I aslo think pet lvling system and loyal system and taming is this what you mean Sylvian

plus with pet have mind of it own have improve AI system.

i think ffxiv need work pet AI system first