What about Beastmaster?

[jon041065]

I really like most of your idea. I think they could make "tank pet and "dps pet" be stances but you have equipment slots for both that let you slot jug pets into them and give players some choice. That would mean the pets would behave the same depending on which "stance" they are apart of though but I think it's a fair trade off to have BST in the full game.

Now, before people jump all over me for saying that, I did have an idea for the other aspect of BST from XI.

If they added BST, maybe have side content in Azim Steppe and then other zones in updates. That you do some sort of "ladder climb" like in fighting games but you have to build up your pet along the way. Could even bring in some of the chocobo raising mechanics from FFXI. This could be a single pet focused thing (each pet having their own ladder progress) or maybe you charm your most recently defeated enemy on the ladder. Then the final enemy could be something absurd.