What's next for new jobs after Endwalker.

[viola_vilgrantz]

I've been thinking quite a bit about this, and I feel that given we have only one scouting job and 3 casters (if you don't count blue mage for being a limited job), I'd say those are very good candidates. And that leads me to wonder about a few good ideas for it.

For caster, I've been thinking of Geomancer. It would not only be an interesting new job mechanically, having to use neutral magics until it attunes through its own gauge with the environment (something like endwalker's summoner attuning to the eikon elements) and then it uses its attuned elemental to replace its previously neutral attacks. Not only it's a unique job, and has had an introduction before in astrologian's job quests for stormblood, but also, while red mage and black mage are the more hard cast focused casters, summoner is already a more instant cast based caster, and geomancer could be just so along with it due to the fact it's a melee magic potency user, with a few harder hitting skills using hard cast instead, just like summoner.

As far as scouting goes, I think a job that uses whip would do very well, since it's the type of weapon you'd consider for a scouting job. I would even consider an adaptation of the Animist (temporarily borrowing powers from beasts, in line with something like reaper) or the Puppetmaster (a melee machinist) jobs.

Edit:

I really like TheWhiteRabbit's idea for a scouting job that's the opposite of red mage, doing melee with a whip and distancing themselves for ranged attacks during a second phase. I think this would fit Puppetmaster very well with sending Mammets as a resource spender and doing ranged whip attacks during second phase, while meleeing with the whip during first phase.

[ReynTime]

Interesting new job?

They can only do so much with job playstyles. Geomancer will definitely be just another stance dancer if they do add it. But they will slap a slightly different gauge management and the average fan will clap and praise how original and unique it is.

[viola_vilgrantz]

That's a pretty jaded way of seeing it. :P I'm not saying it's wrong, but it's not so bad an idea to try and imagine new ways to apply similar mechanics. After all, there's got to be some type of balancing, but also some new flavors. It's why I pictured things the way I did.

[Caitlyn]

Its like the character creation: before adding some new races/jobs, maybe rework or fix the existing ones. At the moment, we dont need so much new stuff so badly. A nice and clean rework would be much better.

[catofsnake]

personally i wish for something full nuclear, to see the role trinity be degraded entirely and to allow all jobs to have non strict rotations, party utility, and their own unique potentials, like FFXI in a fever dream. though, that's just a wild dream. (dancer should have gotten to be a true support in the llikes of its other appearances in FF though)

[Garnix]

Sounds like many people over here want to play another game.

[viola_vilgrantz]

I was really initiating a conversation about what's possible and within the current model of the game, trying to adjust for each role that's still "missing" slots, and whatnot. I don't see how either negativity or wild dreaming has to do with anything.

[Jirah]

I would be happy if they said no new jobs and “well take a expansion to re-evaluate job roles and kits” because it’s getting to the point where balance may wane

[VictorTheed]

I want a Beast Master melee or ranged DPS and I want it to use dual maces.

[Anahlise_Auhn_Giinslai]

Hmn... My best assumption.. would be that next would be a fourth Physical ranged, and either a fifth Tank or Fifth caster.