Thread: Changing Roles for 5.0?

1. I'm usually playing a healer (WHM) with some off time tanking and magic DPS

2. Yes

3. I initially plan of taking my DRK to cap first, then WHM and finally MCH

4. Both B and D, I really like the changes to tank stance and removal of the threat combos. Since I have a compulsion to try and play 'correctly' trying to drop out of tank stance during boss fights kinda stressed me out, since DPS usually never used their threat cooldowns and they get awfully close to pulling aggro. I tanked a lot back in Wrath of the Lich King back when aggro wasn't a concern.

5. Im always hesitant to be in the leader role of the party but after so many years of just healing and throwing rocks, I need something a little different. Whm will be my backup, and I just really want to be Edgar from FF6, I always had him in my party.

1) Healers. I can play all 3 roles though.

2) No, I will still be healer primarily.

3) N/A

4) N/A

5) N/A

1. Which is your current/main/favorite role (tank, healer, dps) in FFXIV?
Bard for now, bu i play almost every job exept for tanks.

2. Are you considering trying out or changing to a different role for the launch of Shadowbringers?
Nope, i like healing but prefer DPS more

3. If so, which role are you considering? Any particular job for that role?
I'll definitely try DNC.

4. Are you switching because: A) don't like changes to you current role/associated jobs, B) really like changes to other role, C) a job in another role looks much more appealing/exciting, D) just need a change of pace, E) other
E. I won\t change role but will try to change main job

5. If you are tempted to try something different or change roles but are hesitant, what is holding you back?
Nothing really. I will try healing in new content at some point.

I imagine the healer role will lose a few people going into SHB, but i'll stick around because i enjoy actually healing more than i enjoy healer gimmicks or the healer dps rotations.

1. Which is your current/main/favorite role (tank, healer, dps) in FFXIV?
Always have a main for each role
In SB they are WAR/AST/RDM
My priority in SB launch was AST>RDM>WAR

2. Are you considering trying out or changing to a different role for the launch of Shadowbringers?
Will keep AST as my first, seeing all those ppl quitting heal, I would love to enjoy instant queue, but tank will shift to Gunbreaker and DPS might switch to DNC

3. If so, which role are you considering? Any particular job for that role?
As above

4. Are you switching because: A) don't like changes to you current role/associated jobs, B) really like changes to other role, C) a job in another role looks much more appealing/exciting, D) just need a change of pace, E) other
E) I think? Always level them all, but who don’t like new toys

5. If you are tempted to try something different or change roles but are hesitant, what is holding you back?
N/A

1. current mains are tanks but i do like basically all melee classes but Monk
2. not really changing role but i will be leveling Gun breaker first
3. same as 2
4. judging from everything ive seen watching multiple videos (more than once) definitely for me (so i guess my answer belongs in C)
5. always willing to try something new i did level RDM at the start of SB i didn't really like casters before but i really don't see myself leveling a new expansion job fresh for the story again after GNB.

when i first started playing i was on the fence about trying tanks but i was one of those people who was drawn by the aesthetic of Drk and (back then) needed to level other tanks for skills and now i love them all
its a good thing about this game though nothing really stops you with trying other roles and new things you like it ?great, you don't? oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .

Fun survey (yes, there's also a lot of angst as well)…

1. I main MNK/SAM (Yeah, yeah, so does a ton of the playerbase) though SAM is looking to be a real powerhouse this time around, and with blunt/slashing/pierce being taken out means raiding won't be... so bad? (though Litany and Trick are still there soooo...)

2. Gunbreaker looks legit solid right now... tanking looks far more inviting now, nuts to stance dancers it was dumb pointless "balance" mechanics that needed to go away. Enmity needed a huge rework anyway. I have DRK and WAR as tanks to help those who need a tank (or Rathalos EX), but I kind of want to do the story as GNB, but I've never tanked a lot of trials so that makes me a bit nervous.

3. Gunbreaker, because tanking looks way more fun now with the changes.

4. I like Samurai, but with the huge amount of people who main it it makes pugging raids hard because of competition, and when I tried going as NIN or DRG I slowly started to hate playing both because of how strict their rotations became... well, DRG anyway. NIN I became a literal one trick pony that has to Shadewalk DPS tanks that can't keep aggro.

5. Trials as tank. There is a large reason I don't have a lot of EX trials cleared, because 1) if you don't clear it by a certain point you never will unless you have a good FC. 2)Tanking, next to healing is high stress. I get enough of that IRL, and gamers these days have no filter (or good social skills lol).