A Job "Try Before You Buy" System?

[Pastahnak]

YouTube is another option to see what a job plays like before you lvl up a job

[Nyvara]

Not a bad idea. But then we wouldn't waste all that time (keeping a sub active) leveling a class to 70 to suddenly say oh geeze this sucks! (looking at you monk and ninja) Then start the process over again.

[Selova]

Blade and Soul has the best iteration of this. They let you play any class at max level in a training room and guide the player through skill combos so people that buy character boosts can get a feel for the job before they purchase it. Every game that offers any kind of character or level boost should have a similar system.

[Reimmi]

Noone should but boost potions they are crap for lazy people and make bad players

Oh hush, lazy players will continue to stay lazy
If a player wants to be good at the job they're playing they will put forth the effort. buying a boost or leveling through POTD/HOH/Trusts ends the same

[Akonyl]

Noone should but boost potions they are crap for lazy people and make bad players

As a lazy player, let me tell you that I'm leveling dancer solely off of MSQ/trials/alliance roulettes. I make sure my alliance roulettes only get me labyrinth/syrcus, so the only time I play anything above level 50 is in trials. It gets me approx a level a day with minimal effort and I can guarantee you that I haven't learned basically anything about my job above 50.

If I level gunbreaker I'll probably do the same thing and end up at 80 with just as little experience. Lazy players will find a way, with or without paying for it.

[Xia_Thas]

So this idea I have to this most likely will never happen but I think it's decent enough:

Your first job quest is a RP quest where you play as your mentor saving the day / showing off/ ect. This lets you play the job in a closed environment that shows off it's appeals in a natural story telling manner that won't feel out of place.

We do this plenty of times in the game for these great moments and having that "This is how strong YOU could be!" moment aside from watching a cutscene would be neat.