We need a 3rd range class, i present to you the launcher aka HEAVY GUNNER

[LordMetal7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGSg9O-stc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lavR6qZGD7M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8SCML7Mya4

The idea is to have a gun similar to this videos but to be original for FF14, i know but one can still dream look at it YOSHI we need it XD.

REMEMBER to watch the links, the idea is a transforming cannon, Gatling guns, rocket launchers, plasma rifle and Lasers!

[Seraphor]

ANOTHER gun class? I doubt it.

They like to base new jobs around distinctive weapons, and the one thing FFXIV is really lacking is some kind of throwing weapon.
I expect the next ranged physical class to use chakrams/boomerangs, or maybe a Blaster Edge.

[briarth0rn]

ANOTHER gun class? I doubt it.

We have like five sword jobs. I think we could do just fine with a second gun job, or even third if you count Gunbreaker. Personally, I'd love to see something like Corsair from 11, perhaps with a pair of handguns. It'd fit in perfectly with Limsa and the musketeer's guild that already exists there.

I think something big and bulky like the OP posted wouldn't really work based mostly on how animated that weapon is. Most animation in this game comes from the character models, we don't really have fancy transforming weapons outside of a couple unique unsheathing animations, or 1 or 2 machinist weapons that have a unique reload animation.

[Kabooa]

THIS JOB CRYSTAL HAS BEEN IN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!

[Kalise]

So... Basically Blue Mage in gun form? xD

Anyway, I don't know if there's much in game referencing such elaborate and large personal weapons. Especially given that Machinist's guns are somewhat revolutionary...

Though, I do agree that a 3rd Physical Ranged class would be cool.

I'd personally think more along the lines of:

* Sniper (Using Greatbows to be kind of like the physical BLM)
* Gunner (Could use pistols, or a shotgun of some description... Fanservice Vincent and you're golden. Who doesn't like Vincent? He got his own spin off game!)
* Gambler (Could use cards as a weapon, with job gauge focused on rolling dice. Could also be the above mentioned Corsair wielding their iconic Hexagun)
* Sky Pirate (Could use the double barrelled pistols that Merlwyb and other Lominsan's are known to carry)

Though, with less... Extravagant weaponry, you could potentially get like Cannoneer with a heavy artillery weapon, potentially with some XIII Saboteur gameplay mixed in (Debuffs and debilitations)

[Ryaz]

So... Basically Blue Mage in gun form? xD

Anyway, I don't know if there's much in game referencing such elaborate and large personal weapons. Especially given that Machinist's guns are somewhat revolutionary...

Though, I do agree that a 3rd Physical Ranged class would be cool.

I'd personally think more along the lines of:

* Sniper (Using Greatbows to be kind of like the physical BLM)
* Gunner (Could use pistols, or a shotgun of some description... Fanservice Vincent and you're golden. Who doesn't like Vincent? He got his own spin off game!)
* Gambler (Could use cards as a weapon, with job gauge focused on rolling dice. Could also be the above mentioned Corsair wielding their iconic Hexagun)
* Sky Pirate (Could use the double barrelled pistols that Merlwyb and other Lominsan's are known to carry)

Though, with less... Extravagant weaponry, you could potentially get like Cannoneer with a heavy artillery weapon, potentially with some XIII Saboteur gameplay mixed in (Debuffs and debilitations)

Corsair would be nice. But I'd like dual pistols like Merlwyb.

[Ceallach]

7/10 Not enough sandwich.

[Llugen]

tl;dr but imho we should have gotten Gunbreaker as the ranged physical DPS (functioning similar to RDM with dash in and dash out) and the rocket hammer wielder as the tank class, like the boss of Doma Castle.

[LordMetal7]

Dude please just support my idea a heavy gunner in here would be the most awesome thing ever

[Grimoire-M]

Dude please just support my idea a heavy gunner in here would be the most awesome thing ever

I did, and I imagine the rest of the people in the thread have too, but the concept of this class is inherently flawed. The biggest problem with this classes' concept is it overlaps with pre-existing classes in two major ways. A heavy gunner is inherently similar to Black Mage in some ways, and Machinist in others. Black Mage mechanically speaking is the 'turret mage', boasting hard hitting heavy nuke spells with slow cast times that force them to stay still in order to use them, something a heavy gunner would likely have. Machinist, on the other hand, is the go-to all around Gunner of this game. They're going to get all the military tech. And that theming is far more important, as it kills the potential of this class coming out anytime soon. There are other potential classes that already exist in the FF series as a whole with unique concepts and theming behind them, and they have little to no overlap with any current classes. If SE wants to add another ranged DPS, those are simply more likely. And to be frank, they ought to be.

That said, your hopes aren't completely dashed. I'd recommend to instead ask SE to implement more heavy attacks into the MCH rotation that fit this mould. Perhaps as a way to make Gauss Barrel or the turrets more interesting. It can't be the whole kit, but it can certainly be a part of it. Again, look at Satellite Beam, their Limit Break 3. SE gave them Flamethrower this expansion, so I can absolutely see them getting more abilities to expand their arsenal, including heavy weaponry. Machinist literally can be tweaked to do this, and 5.0 is an ideal time to do so, given how people see the current MCH, it's honestly warranted to change it up too.