What Is The Most Likely Class To Be Added Next?

[Theodric]

Geomancer, I reckon.

It's a fairly common and frequent request, it's been outlined as an actual thing within the game world and WHM has been adjusted at higher levels to lose Earth and Wind attacks in favour of Holy themed ones instead. Which, in turn, reduces the overlap that there would be between the two jobs.

Chemist is another common request and might fit a Garlean themed expansion quite well if that is what is next.

I'm fairly certain that we'll be seeing a new healer as there was a lot of backlash in regards to one not being added with Shadowbringers.

[He-Saiyan]

Some kind of shape-shifting job, they have made multiple references to shape-shifting for combat during SHB so far.

To your point, isn't there items that transforms the player into monsters in one of those dungeons? I think you may be on to something. Wish there were more of those transformations other than the few for that content.

[Hazama999]

To be honest, I'm... pretty satisfied with what we currently have as far as the iconic jobs go, so I wouldn't mind something a bit more "out there" or heck, having some brand new ones.

[Lambdafish]

To be honest, I'm... pretty satisfied with what we currently have as far as the iconic jobs go, so I wouldn't mind something a bit more "out there" or heck, having some brand new ones.

I think GNB was perfect for that. Iconic and nostalgic enough to be a crowd pleaser, but still something new and fresh. Sorcerer, Soldier, ...Star of the Zandarkand Abe's?

[24842]

Ppl have been mentioning Chemist a lot for a while now & here I am like:
"We HAVE (Al)chemists who can craft potions in the game already, plus everyone can use them". Whether ppl actually do use potions -be it buffs or debuffs-, that\\'s another story

[DarkMasamune]

I would love Chemist for Healer, or Geomancer (either healer or DPS).

I always loved Geomancer in FFIII, played it for ages. Plus, it is mentioned in the AST quests, so they do exist in FFXIV.

Chemist sounds interesting too, I can picture them using some sort of mixing techniques to get many sorts of potions and remedy, or explosives and dangerous poisons clouds ! They could mix their ingredients via something like the ninja's mudras for exemple. I would absolutely adore playing a job like that.

[ReiMakoto]

Probably GEO is up next.

And to everyone who's like "UMM ACKCHUALLY GEOMANCER IS JUST THE EASTERN WHM/AST". No. Just because we fought alongside a geomancer in the AST quest who used WHM animations does not mean its the same thing. Thats like saying the Astrologians in Coerthas are the same thing as Sharlyan Astrologians. We literally have a series of Trials against Geomany users (Four Lords), and also fight some Geomancers in Swallows Compass, and if you're trying to tell me they are the same as a WHM or an AST then I'd like some of what you're taking

[Reynhart]

If devs do decide to release Puppetmaster, my only hope is that they look at the XI version and think "that's stupid, let's make something different" since that's the only feasible way that Puppetmaster would not be a Limited Job

You can do use the core concept of FFXI to do a non limited job, you just have to remove the attachments collection part. You'd summon one of three different puppet (Like SMN) and use elemental maneuvers to alter their behavior. The job gauge would be the burden gauge, that decreases overtime, and each maneuver would increase it, your goal being that it wouldn't cap. After that, you could have skills that spend the maneuvers for different attacks or spells.

So, basically, a SMN using companions instead of pets, with the old heat gauge and something inspired by mudras.

But to say it would be good and fun to play is up for debate

Ppl have been mentioning Chemist a lot for a while now & here I am like

Chemist would not be only about using potions. Basically, you could have a "Potion" action, a "Remedy", a "Grenade" action, etc...with 5 charges each. You'd also have a "Refill" skill that replenish all your charges (That would otherwise not refill passively, like Aetherflow).
After that, either you spend your actions as they are, or you decide to mix them to create a different effect (If the grenade is a 140 potency single target, mixing two will give you a 200 potency AoE, but will use two charges, same concept for potions)

[MitsukiKimura]

Seeing as there is currently
4 Tanks
3 Casters
3 Healers
3 Physical range
4 melee dps
I'm going to suggest healer/Caster for our next 2
Geomancer for healer/ not sure about the caster

[wereotter]

Probably GEO is up next.

And to everyone who's like "UMM ACKCHUALLY GEOMANCER IS JUST THE EASTERN WHM/AST". No. Just because we fought alongside a geomancer in the AST quest who used WHM animations does not mean its the same thing. Thats like saying the Astrologians in Coerthas are the same thing as Sharlyan Astrologians. We literally have a series of Trials against Geomany users (Four Lords), and also fight some Geomancers in Swallows Compass, and if you're trying to tell me they are the same as a WHM or an AST then I'd like some of what you're taking

The concept of a Geomancer, pulling energy from the land to power your elemental spells, is exactly the lore of the Conjurer quests. So to that end, it does feel like that class will need to be retconned in order for Geomancer to exist.

This isn't impossible now that white mages use dia and glare instead of aero and stone, but they still have more work to do.