Thread: 2.0 - How many more classes and jobs? Future considerations....

Has there been any indication by SE on how many new classes/jobs we can expect in 2.0?

Is it pretty much confirmed that the design philosophy is going to be adding a class with a corresponding job?

I would love to see at least two classes/jobs added in 2.0. However, my biggest concern with the design philosophy is that adding more classes is a waste of time and effort.

I would love a Thf class followed by Ninja job, but if the trend continues.... the ninja will be used 90% of the time, and you've wasted the possibility of having Thf as a job.

Wouldn't it be better to have 2 or 3 jobs offshoot off of a single class.

does it make sense to keep designing new classes for all the new jobs if those classes are going to be forgotten or go unused?

They'd kill their selves if they introduced a new melee class that can act/work as a tank. they still working out the kinks with what they have now. xD

But here is hoping we can get 2-3, I got a wish list and I need 3 slots to have a shot at it being fulfilled.

SE plan's on adding two classes BEFORE 2.0(it was mentioned somewhere by yoshi but i cant recall the post), most likely gonna be a pet class since thats what is really lacking right now, we got enough melee dd's currently! finally when 2.0 hits it would be best to bring musketeer and arcanist BACK into the mix, since we were suppossed to have them from the begining anyways. Also it would be good if musketeer and arcanist came back thus showing ppl who left or never tried the game that the system is balanced and their is more classes then before. some ppl would say to add musketeer and arcanist back before other classes prior to 2.0 since they already have guilds, but we dont need them right now, the majority of ppl would prefer summoner and beast master for instance over them and like yoshi pointed out we need more casters and pets classes ( not really sure what arcanist was suppossed to be like or its role). i would like to say musketeer and arcanist be the first classes added(brought back) before any other classes after 2.0

Summoner is the most likely class to come out. It is the only one that can cover both pet and mage requirements that Yoshi wants to implement.

However, Red Mage also has been mentioned, though there has been plenty of feedback to stress to the developers that Red Mage is desired as a Hybrid class, not a pure mage class, so that might discount it as the mage selection.

I'm not sure how that's going to fit with Musketeer and Archanist, personally. Red Mage is primarily a light-sword type class, and thankfully Paladin sticks with dagger/gladiolus type swords.

If I were to make a call on this, we're likely to receive Musketeer/Corsair(Gambler?) and Archanist/Summoner. Red Mage may come with 2.0 or later.

Just gonna squash a few misconceptions I caught while skimming this thread.

Yoshi said they would add a class before 2.0 IF they were ahead of schedule and they had the extra time and workforce to spare. I wouldn't count on it until 2.0 launches.

Yoshi intends to have 1-2 new classes for when 2.0 launches, or shortly after, so it's expected. Arcanist and Muskateer are planned to be added as classes, but they might not be the next ones to be added. Yoshi wants to prioritize adding another magic class (possibly Arcanist or something else) and a pet class (he mentioned liking Summoner a lot) first to even out the balance between melee and magic classes a bit. However, this priority could change depending on how they respond to the last Player's Poll.

Classes can act independently of jobs, and whats more is that Jobs incorporate classes. So I dont have a problem with it, and would love a thief class and ninja job combo. In fact, sometime in the near future I will flesh out an idea for just such a combo. Will the developers use my ideas verbatim? Doubt it. But it would be nice if it helped the cause of making such a combo, as well as the role I see it playing.

Also If its AF armor you are worried about and what not, they also said there would be class specific gear.

Originally Posted by Amsai

Classes can act independently of jobs, and whats more is that Jobs incorporate classes. So I dont have a problem with it, and would love a thief class and ninja job combo. In fact, sometime in the near future I will flesh out an idea for just such a combo. Will the developers use my ideas verbatim? Doubt it. But it would be nice if it helped the cause of making such a combo, as well as the role I see it playing.

Also If its AF armor you are worried about and what not, they also said there would be class specific gear.

Pretty sure the idea mentioned by Yoshi was "Scout" as a class, turning into thief job or ninja job or stealthy whatever job.

I would love it no matter how they do it probably. I've been waiting for THF since launch.