Reaper Discussion

[TheMightyMollusk]

You can have that right after I get a Demi-Alexander glamour.

[KageTokage]

After watching the demonstration a few more times, I think I pinned down part of why I'm not terribly keen on the class, and that's that they opted to attach the gaudy green/red and black slashing visuals to all of their scythe attacks, which makes them very indistinct outside of the directions the slashes are going in.

The other melee jobs have much tamer special effects on their combo moves, which places more emphasis on the animations and it's generally only their combo finishers that tend to have much visual flair.

I think I'd like the job better if it placed a similar emphasis on animations over visual effects by reserving the fancy colors for their combo finishers and other moves you're not going to be spamming all the time.

[Arkdra]

After watching the demonstration a few more times, I think I pinned down part of why I'm not terribly keen on the class, and that's that they opted to attach the gaudy green/red and black slashing visuals to all of their scythe attacks, which makes them very indistinct outside of the directions the slashes are going in.

The other melee jobs have much tamer special effects on their combo moves, which places more emphasis on the animations and it's generally only their combo finishers that tend to have much visual flair.

I think I'd like the job better if it placed a similar emphasis on animations over visual effects by reserving the fancy colors for their combo finishers and other moves you're not going to be spamming all the time.

Total opposite for me. How flashy the attacks are is a big component in my interest.

I am pretty interested in this job, and I may go farm a few maimimg glams just in case, but the devil is in the combat rotation and we won't know anything about that until like, October probably.

[Fukuro]

Total opposite for me. How flashy the attacks are is a big component in my interest.

I am pretty interested in this job, and I may go farm a few maimimg glams just in case, but the devil is in the combat rotation and we won't know anything about that until like, October probably.

Yeah they look so good! leaves me to wonder if the upgraded parts of the engine. we saw some improvements with shadowbringers, but they seem now more polished than ever. i‘m excited to see the job skill showcase now!


Im also curious if summoner will have something similar with the egis? im pretty much certain they‘ll remove them now and do something similar like they did with reapers pet.

[Nothv13]

Looks cliche and unoriginal honestly. Gameplay may be fun, but the style of play is impossible to tell from the trailer.

[Duskane]

I found the name very Bland
like Sage is pretty simple but Reaper jeez

[Theodric]

I found the name very Bland
like Sage is pretty simple but Reaper jeez

I don't think the name is particularly bland, really. No more than the likes of 'Rogue', 'Warrior', 'Ninja' and so on.

I'm pretty excited - it's effectively exactly what I wanted in a job but didn't get until now:

- Suitably 'edgy' aesthetics.
- A scythe as a weapon.
- DPS role.
- A 'pet', even if only temporary/tied to specific attacks.

Furthermore, it potentially opens up the way to other similarly darker jobs in the future.

[ICountFrom0]

My honest hope is that reaper takes up some of the "dark dragoon" stuff from 4 and the spinoffs of 4, and then the dragoon classic heads into the "holy dragoon" path.

[SweetPete]

Yeah they look so good! leaves me to wonder if the upgraded parts of the engine. we saw some improvements with shadowbringers, but they seem now more polished than ever. i‘m excited to see the job skill showcase now!


Im also curious if summoner will have something similar with the egis? im pretty much certain they‘ll remove them now and do something similar like they did with reapers pet.

I created a post about it yesterday too. I think you’re right.

[Tlamila]

I'm absolutely hyped! Sage was a massive letdown for me, so I'm glad at least this one I like! Scythe, specter, it's totally my thing. And finally dragoon will also get more good looking sets I hope, instead of just "tank-mini". I also laughed a lot at all the people who kept saying "it's impossible, there's no reaper job in other FF games so none of that is coming, you're all wrong, plus scythes aren't weapons" and now are proven very much wrong.
My only gripe is, as someone else mentioned, the choice of fleshy effects over animations, and I also much prefer animations and kinda scoff at paintbrush effects.