How many more classes/jobs do you think we're going to get

[lolicon09]

I belive Yoshida said once that the idea is to always add new Jobs with every expansion

[Shougun]

Uhm what? No where has it been stated that 6.0 was the last of the msq they had planned. They said they were wrapping up the story of Hydaelyn and Zodiark, and the ascians specifically, but they have gone on to assure us in various interviews that they still have more stories to tell. There’s lore threads all over that have nothing to do with Hydaelyn and Zodiark.

Might have misunderstood me, but they have said they had the MSQ, the one as we know it, planned up to 6.0 and that 'that' story will be finishing around 6.0. All the that Zodiark jazz, all wrapped up. This doesn't mean there is no more stories to tell, not end of 'all MSQ' just end of the one we're on. It means the story line we've been riding all along will be done soon. That's all. Which they have said, story planned up to 6.0. But that was also said a while ago. Could be planned up to 12.0 by now, just have not said that to us yet.

If anything it seems you took end of msq as meaning the permanent end, which I didn't intend clearly by the fact I suggested there will be another expansion, and I meant it simply the chain we've been on all along- everything else you said I already said (that there can and will be more).

There are clearly innumerable amount of stories they 'could tell'. I even gave an example with alternate worlds, because we know those exist. If anything what I said was 6.0 is leading us to the end of the MSQ, as we know it, a new msq can be made, and then also said there will be another expansion after 6.0. Just like FFXI had one (two technically, one was near release of 2.0 and another in 2015). I would gamble on another expansion after 6.0. How many, I wouldn't though. lol.

I was just pointing out that a number of circumstances that might add a slight grain of weight to the scale that says they might be thinking of a new mmo (or large 1.0 - > 2.0 / dalamud level change at least) within a few years. Not saying it's for sure, wouldn't gamble on it, but just feel there are signs in the wind that say it's entirely possible. Time frames, game mechanics that add support to a smaller population, the actual main MSQ ending soon, number of jobs, bloat that can be best cleaned up with a new slate, etc, etc, etc.

Also one must pay attention to his words, as he actually means what he says lol. Things said years and years ago will come up again later. Like he talked about his order of sky, sea, moon long ago, or already well described how blue mage would be during the 2.0 beta. The dude plans and drops hints here and there over years of time, he be a real planner.

[MoonPhaseAlpha]

I think each new expansion will get 2 new jobs. 6.0, we're getting a healer and ranged or caster DPS next.

[Amnmaat]

Question is, if not new jobs what would subscribers and potential new subscribers be excited about? The msq alone won't do it.
For me it would be them adding new weapon types and animation options to existing jobs or some kind of path system. Like Warrior can diverge into Berserker (with a hammer weapon); where the balance (potency/damage/rotation) is the 100% the same as Warrior but the animations and battle effects are different in some of the skills. But for the love of Hydaelyn they must stop feeling tied to making level 1 to level 80 weapon models; just use the same weapon model within 10 levels or even 20 levels.

[ElazulHP]

1 more healer 1 more dps perhaps. I'm thinking the next expansion might be the last. At least as far as the Hydaelyn/Zodiark story goes. If they go beyond that I don't know.

[Cetek14]

We need to fill a few more niches first. We definitely need new healer. Then i would say we miss Spellsword, Gunner (current MCH is not a Gunner), and 4th caster.

[Seijuro]

New jobs are one of the highlights of every expansion, it's easy generated hype and excitement. They'll add two jobs/expansion as long as FFXIV is going strong. No more new expansions will mean no more jobs. The problem they're gonna face down the road is there will come a time when adding enough jobs some of them will feel quite similar and balancing will become harder.
We'll get two jobs with 6.0 for sure, and probably two jobs with 7.0 if 6.0 manages to be critically acclaimed and adored by fans as Shadowbringers was. By that time it's at least 2023 though, and at that point the question will be if they will do further expansions at all, revamp/rejuvenate the game (like a 1.0 to 2.0 shift) or just focus on the next Big MMO project.