Shared Classes Are Not Failures (ie SCH/SMN)

[AceofRains]

I would say they have a lot in common. Weird how Y’stola and Urianger became BLM and AST as darkworld counterparts. They are both also introspective arts. Warriors and Machinists may not have a lot in common, but there are those who practice with guns in the Marauders guild.

Probably the biggest stretch for commonality is Rogue to Red Mage.

But this isn’t really about lore either. The job lores easily stand independent of class lores. It’s about hijacking the old class system to breath life into horizontal growth.

The Gladiator NPC isn’t going to tell you to go to Ishgard and become a Dark Knight like she does with Paladin. The option, shared by EXP would simply be there when you get there.