Quote Originally Posted by Stormfur View Post
When they say it's "not tied to any class" - what does that mean? Do they just mean it starts as its own job like SAM/RDM did?
Correct. They appear to be trying to separate away from the class-job system of ARR and go to a job only game. We saw this as well with DRK, AST, and MCH, and that was further pushed with the removal of the cross class system in favor of cross role. Very likely we will eventually see the devs eliminate the base classes of all jobs. Probably a goal since it will make balancing SCH and SMN easier.

Quote Originally Posted by Nariel View Post
I don't get the point of having a job you can't really play outside of its own duty or in anything relevant.
For the time being, it's likely both a testing phase for the developers, as well as the ability to let interested players test out the job, and learn skills before the main launch of the next expansion, meaning those people who really enjoy it can have the job ready to go.