Predictions for job(s) in the next expansion?

[MagiusNecros]

Necromancer. Healer or DPS role.

That's a prediction. Will it work? I dunno.

I think Beastmaster is also a highly requested job but I'm not sure.

[Kiurai]

I'll +1 Necro although it's unlikely anything will come of it. I forsee Apothecary/Chemist being one. If there's 3? I'd guess DPS- Rune Knight with a personal idea of the tank slot going to Viking, I like the Nordic theme of.

[ty_taurus]

Necromancer. Healer or DPS role.

That's a prediction. Will it work? I dunno.

I think Beastmaster is also a highly requested job but I'm not sure.

How would Necromancer be a healer? That's literally the opposite of what Necromancers do.

[MuseTraveller]

How would Necromancer be a healer? That's literally the opposite of what Necromancers do.

Necromancers are just healers with high ping, it's fine!

[MagiusNecros]

How would Necromancer be a healer? That's literally the opposite of what Necromancers do.

We raise the dead. Duh.

Them Dragoons ain't gonna raise themselves.

[Macleod]

We

You're not a necromancer.

[MagiusNecros]

You're not a necromancer.

Thank you for contributing.

Have a kupo nut.

[Archwizard]

How would Necromancer be a healer? That's literally the opposite of what Necromancers do.

Glad you asked!

One of the concepts I've been trying to float about is having a dark healer that uses sacrificial magic. Leech and drain health from enemies, then displace that health onto allies. A Battle Healer type job.

You can have the staples -- Drain and Pain as damage spells, a Numbing spell as a basic heal or barrier, some necromancy-flavored Raise -- but each attack you deal builds a secondary resource that you can burn off with an oGCD like Soul Spiral to heal allies. If you don't have enough of that resource, burn your own health instead, creating a bit of risk-reward.

And that's just the basic stuff. Then you can get to the real flavor, like summoning up ghosts you can sacrifice to heal allies en masse; cursing enemies to deal less or take more damage, flee in terror with Hysteria, or even turn on their allies with Zombie; giving allies status effects like Vampire, Ethereal, Lichdom or Damage Reverse to increase their survivability; or even getting Death as a finisher spell like Urianger does in Trusts.

There's tons of untapped spells throughout the series that could work with this, some that would otherwise just be consigned to BLU. It could also be a good place for underused tools like AST's Synastry -- cast on an ally and you are free to keep Green-DPSing with Drain spells. Ultimately though, the big thing is that it would be a sheer departure from the healers we already have access to while forcing re-examination of the existing healing model, which is what the next healer should be and do.

And after all, what could be a more fitting Limit Break for a Necromancer than raising the entire party?

You're not a necromancer.

You've got no clue how far she's been in PotD. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Macleod]

You've got no clue how far she's been in PotD. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

PotD Title =/= Job, and jobs are what are being discussed here. My point still stands, and is completely valid.

[Archwizard]

My point still stands, and is completely valid.

Ok ¯\_(ツ)_/¯