CGI Jobs

[Crushnight]

So just wanna go over what jobs have been used in CGI trailers up to this point in time.

WoL;
-Arc
-War
-Drg
-Mnk
-Sam
-Drk

NPCs;
-Whm
-Pld
-Blm x2
-Dnc
-Brd
-Mnk
-Sam
-Nin
-Ast
-Gnb

Jobs yet to have a CGI presence;
-Sch
-Mch
-Smn
-Rdm

Jobs that have been shown but next to no presence in them;
-Nin (Yugiri standing atop a Kugane building not exactly much)
-Ast (Urianger looks at a card says few lines)


So do you think we'll see the jobs currently not been used in the next batch of CGI trailers or just focus on new jobs? Or a another chance for jobs that barely had anything?

[Jirah]

They tend to focus on new jobs+ Poster job. Dragon in HW (suspiciously no new job) Monk in SB (Sam) DRK in SHB (Both GNB & DNC)

We still have no clue where we are going now, perhaps we’ll have a better idea in 5.3. But if we return to Hingashi, since they have tied to Garlamald and we still haven’t explored their city states. Ninja is most likely gonna a poster job perhaps a lore tie to Geomancer aswell? That’s up in the air tbh

[RicaRuin]

If they delve further into WoL's hinter past, I could also see Arcanist/Summoner/Scholar happening. You know, using concepts and aether to create something...

[TwiibieTwuu]

I doubt we'll see the CGI WoL as any DoM alot of the classes in the trailer have mostly been rather mobile.

For the next expansion trailer I'm betting CGI WoL will either be a Gunbreaker or a DPS class if the next expansion adds one.

[SamRF]

I think Discipline of War jobs are the only ones that look cool enough in CGI for the WoL, simply because they look more eloquent in fast paced combat (RDM may look good as well). I think it'll be either NIN, PLD, GNB or just WAR again. GNB seems most likely to me for the WoL if they're going to do another Poster job.

[SamRF]

We still have no clue where we are going now, perhaps we’ll have a better idea in 5.3. But if we return to Hingashi, since they have tied to Garlamald and we still haven’t explored their city states. Ninja is most likely gonna a poster job perhaps a lore tie to Geomancer aswell? That’s up in the air tbh

Would be cool to see a CGI WoL as ninja infiltrating Garlamald settlements.

[TwiibieTwuu]

I doubt we'll see the CGI WoL as any DoM alot of the classes in the trailer have mostly been rather mobile.

For the next expansion trailer I'm betting CGI WoL will either be a Gunbreaker or a DPS class if the next expansion adds one.

Should also note alotta the CGI jobs are based around the location the WoL was in. Archer and Warrior in Eorzea, Dragoon in ishgard, Monk in Ala Mhigo, Samurai in Doma, and a Dark Knight on the first.

So if we're going to Garlemaid in the next expansion it will probably be Gunbreaker since alot of centurions use gunblades.

I would say dancer if we get a Thavnair expansion but that might look a little weird, so the WoL will probably be a new job with a dancer as aside character

and if by chance we do visit Koshu Ninja will probably be the trailer class since that is where it originated from.

Sharlayan would be the only place I could see the CGI WoL being a DoM if they added some kinda magic melee class.

[Morningstar1337]

Yeah the trends seem to be

No magic: Presumably for that action hero feel

Context-specifc jobs: Most fo the jobs featured were tied to the locations that is spotlighted in the expansions or in the case of SHB, the themes of the expansion (which deals with evil light and becoming the Warrior of Darkness)

Usually 1 per trailer, but There were some exceptions. ARR had both BRD and WAR as seen in the SHB trailer and I think SB had both MNK and SAM

[Enkidoh]

The original 1.0 opening also showcased some of the original base classes (because Jobs did not exist back then at the game's original launch), as well as subtlely referencing the now scrapped old 'cross-class' ability system (where a class's abilities could be equipped once learned on any other class);

GLA (x2, one with Esuna cross-classed)
ARC (using Enfire, a spell/ability that was dummied out of the final game!)
THM (using Protect cross-classed, as well as Blizzard which was actually a CNJ spell back then!)
MRD

As for what Job our old friend/alter ego Derplander will be in the next expansion trailer/opening, my guess he would at least start as DRK, as he represents the player's character and the WoL in the ShB story did take on the alias of 'Warrior of Darkness' in the First, so he will probably be still looking edgy and weary in the next one too.

[AnimaAnimus]

I would love to see ast in cgi in action with the weapon spinning and throwing cards, not just Urianger holding up a couple cards. I think seeing the jobs in cgi in action is some of the most exciting non-story things we see in trailers.

But I think if we do get a DoM WoL in a trailer it would be smn or rdm since those are the most mobile. However, the team seems to be magic shy when it comes to trailers for the most part. Likely because its less visually interesting than someone running, jumping and slashing combine with explosions rather than just - holds up staff > things go boom