Geomancer and Chemist - A Better Idea

[JanVanding]

I still think chemist is possible for one main reason

hear me out on this....

Rikku and VIIIs Junction system.

In Final Fantasy X, Rikku served the Chemist's role, being more a thief archetype that also had chemist skills.

This would lead for an interesting branch for Rogues as they get to also become a melee healer and they can base their skills around stealing from the enemy and using it to boost your Allies (think the Junction system from 8 where you draw abilities from enemies to stock or use, obviously GBR has draw in one form, you're using draw in another).

they could even tie it in with Al Mihgans being that they learned the ability to draw from the travelling GBRs/captured a Garlean Gunblade, studied the tech adapted it.

So you would have some healing and buffing skills which you can improve by effectively "stealing" (drawing) from the enemy and using the stolen Aether to buff your Allies and power up your heals.

Thoughts?

[Shurrikhan]

I still think chemist is possible for one main reason

hear me out on this....

Rikku and VIIIs Junction system.

In Final Fantasy X, Rikku served the Chemist's role, being more a thief archetype that also had chemist skills.

This would lead for an interesting branch for Rogues as they get to also become a melee healer and they can base their skills around stealing from the enemy and using it to boost your Allies (think the Junction system from 8 where you draw abilities from enemies to stock or use, obviously GBR has draw in one form, you're using draw in another).

they could even tie it in with Al Mihgans being that they learned the ability to draw from the travelling GBRs/captured a Garlean Gunblade, studied the tech adapted it.

So you would have some healing and buffing skills which you can improve by effectively "stealing" (drawing) from the enemy and using the stolen Aether to buff your Allies and power up your heals.

Thoughts?

That would seem more to indicate that... perhaps we never should have left behind the classes-as-mixable-skillsets design paradigm of 1.x (and instead just include Archery, Performance, Machinistry, Gunnery, Dancing, Chemistry, Thievery, Stealth Tactics, Shield-bearing, etc., with any given weapon class -- albeit at varying in-practice synergies), even if everything else should have been burned with caustic fire?