Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
Well, I wanted to give my two cents, but it ended up being way too long, so I've posted it separately here:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...450#post693450

That one however uses the full elemental spell wheel for BLM/CNJ, and more soul-related / Astral-Umbral magics for Thaumaturges, as was originally the case. This is probably just because I don't especially care one way or the other as to who would be the dominant healing class pre-job, that both should have access to WHM and BLM, using previous spells + job specifics. First and foremost I want them to maintain their own themes, a Conjurer *conjuring* defenses and elements, while Thaumaturges magics lie in a more abstract Light/Dark style. As long as each fulfills the roll in a different and self-fitting manner, I couldn't care less that they can share role.
Please correct me if I am wrong. From what I have read, it looks like a very advanced form of the combo system. Such as if a mob is weak to earth, I would cast wind first, then an earth spell? The earth debris gets picked up by the wind spell hurling it at the enemy making it do more damage than just casting earth by itself?