Are classes needed? POLL

[Zyph]

I honestly can't see ANY classic FF job lining up with the current classes well enough to have classes able to equip more than one job. Maybe (MAYBE) GLA -> RDM and PUG -> THF, but even then, with the 15 skills the base class gets that's kind of a long shot.

So if they're going to keep implementing new classes to match their goal of having classic FF jobs, they may as well get rid of classes entirely, stick with the job names, and if they want to promote a "specialization" type of class structure like they do with jobs now, they can just give players to the option to "Limit Break" (term pending) their jobs after level 30, giving them access to only two other class's skills and boosting their stats, just like equipping a soul crystal does now.

[Majidah]

people who dont think classes are needed obviously havent played thau against ifrit.
although some classes do become usless: marauder after unlocking warrior.

[Hoshikogi]

I have to say... I'm very disappointed that the new gear is Class only. I was looking forward to pulling out my new unfoldy sword on PLD ; ; Not to mention, the new gear looks hard to creat since they all require a HQ sub component...

[Raistlin]

What about giving classes some skills not usable by jobs?

For example:

Gladiator: dual wield, skill to perma-berserk, 2 WS (for 2-swords style only) and another skill more

of course 5 skills more, then 5 cross skills less.

[Irishwars]

Limit hamlet defense to classes, and jobs for everything else? i don't know

[darkstarpoet1]

people who dont think classes are needed obviously havent played thau against ifrit.
although some classes do become usless: marauder after unlocking warrior.

i must say that i voted i like the classes to stay just like the majority so far has voted, but this is a bad argument.

i went into an ifrit battle with a pickup group on many occasions on my blm when they are saying thm onry and been almost double the dps that thm puts out. you only need thm only ifrits when you have very bad thm/blm's. anyone that knows how to play their job well will vastly do better dps on blm over the thm.

i guess what i am saying is that thm's arn't needed for ifrit, but they are the slower and safer way to complete the fight. they are slower because their dps is lower, but safer because they can raise people that die during the fight.

[Majidah]

i must say that i voted i like the classes to stay just like the majority so far has voted, but this is a bad argument.

i went into an ifrit battle with a pickup group on many occasions on my blm when they are saying thm onry and been almost double the dps that thm puts out. you only need thm only ifrits when you have very bad thm/blm's. anyone that knows how to play their job well will vastly do better dps on blm over the thm.

i guess what i am saying is that thm's arn't needed for ifrit, but they are the slower and safer way to complete the fight. they are slower because their dps is lower, but safer because they can raise people that die during the fight.

actually its not so much about the raise as it is about stoneskin and gld def up skills against hellfire

[darkstarpoet1]

actually its not so much about the raise as it is about stoneskin and gld def up skills against hellfire

but when compared to blm you can take down all 4 nails easily and with sanguine rite + second wind you are still full health after hellfire even on blm. after hellfire on blm i am usually around 60 hp from completely full when i go back in to attack. that is using only blm skills and if doing the content that way with decent dps you have no need for the other defensive abilities.

[Suneater]

(... or invoker job to conjurer.)

[Malakhim]

Just based on your posts, do neither of you see how great it is that there are multiple strategies for taking things down?