Multi-Weapon

[Sandpark]

You were able to switch weapons and classes freely during combat in XIV 1.0.
But I don't think the video means jobs will be job switching. Derplander is just a male representation of the WoL. The video shows multiple jobs failing fighting that giant angelic type being. Then the being seems to taint derplander when they pierces him with the sword. They bring the shadow out of derplander.

So Shadowbringers is most likely a group of foes that infects WoL with darkness.

[Mikey_R]

You were able to switch weapons and classes freely during combat in XIV 1.0.
But I don't think the video means jobs will be job switching. Derplander is just a male representation of the WoL. The video shows multiple jobs failing fighting that giant angelic type being. Then the being seems to taint derplander when they pierces him with the sword. They bring the shadow out of derplander.

So Shadowbringers is most likely a group of foes that infects WoL with darkness.

Rewatch it again. The WoL is never stabbed, he changes to DRK and uses a darkness empowered sword to break the foes sword.

[kikix12]

Rewatch it again. The WoL is never stabbed, he changes to DRK and uses a darkness empowered sword to break the foes sword.

To cut the foes hand, actually. I'm not sure the sword is seen, whether broken or not, as there is no hand that holds it visible after it goes down for the strike since...it was cut off.

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

Kinda feels like people are reading too much into this. The trailers have always had the warrior of light changing jobs in the trailer. This kinda looked like he was being stripped of his skills and being knocked back to his ARR status as a warrior to me. Possibly just symbolism for a story point.

Also arbert, the warrior of darkness was a warrior as well. Seems foreshadowing of our need to follow in the footsteps of the warrior of darkness.

[Enla]

Kinda feels like people are reading too much into this. The trailers have always had the warrior of light changing jobs in the trailer. This kinda looked like he was being stripped of his skills and being knocked back to his ARR status as a warrior to me. Possibly just symbolism for a story point.

Also arbert, the warrior of darkness was a warrior as well. Seems foreshadowing of our need to follow in the footsteps of the warrior of darkness.

That was how I interpreted it as well. Especially since each class that he switched to had thematic value from ARR and the previous expansions. I don't think this is an actual gameplay mode so much as them thematically stripping everything the WoL has done up until this point as meaningless in a funky visual metaphor.

[Emstidor]

This kinda looked like he was being stripped of his skills and being knocked back to his ARR status as a warrior to me. Possibly just symbolism for a story point.

Warrior was the second of the four jobs he switches to that get rebuffed. Kindof a weird order if they were trying to illustrate what you said.

[Syrus718]

They are Just Highlighting what was the main jobs of ever expansion at least that's the way it appeared to me

[Fredco191]

I feel like that was just for aesthetic.

but then again...

[Zumi]

It be cool to say set like 3 jobs you can swap between on the fly.

[Nariel]

Is this a real thing annonced or something like that ?

In the trailer its just a scenario effect for the character, his axe from ARR trailer break, so do his lance from HW and his katana from SB don't do better so he switch to shadowy weapon as a symbol of his WoL time breaking appart and having to go WoD to fight this treat of no mesure.