Quote Originally Posted by Ultaniku View Post
I also wanted to say while Reaper is new Sage isn’t. It is a job in final fantasy, though this is XIV’s own take on the job. I could honestly see Gemonancer if it were to ever come as a ranged dps more than a tank if they redid how it spells worked. Otherwise it would just be a conjurer.
I forget where I saw it but there was an interview where (I think it was Yoshi P) said the mechanics of Sage were designed first and then they put a name to it after, and considered Chemist but thought Sage fit better. So they're just using the name with little regard to what the job was in previous FF games because tbh a lot of them don't have much to go by anyway - Sage has always been a White and Black magic user, sometimes with summon magic. So if they make a Geomancer it could be anything.

What matters more imo is having a job that's different enough from existing jobs to justify its existence. I could see Geo being a tank that's relatively squishy by default and has to manage a number of buffs to deal and mitigate damage proactively. Minimal self heals, maybe more control like aoe stuns/binds. (Not sure if any existing tank does this, I've only played DRK.)