Next Scouting Job?

[van_arn]

A rough-and-tumble assassin/corsair could be pretty fun. Especially if it's a more selfish counterpart of a ninja.

[linayar]

In reality, it most likely will be, tho. Also consider we do have role skills as well, another reason they'd be unlikely to split up scouting into different roles.

Role skills are tied to the melee role, not scouting.

In truth, though, I'd wager the biggest hurdle they have right now is designing around Trick Attack. If they have a goal of not doubling up on DPS roles in parties, NewScout needs a reason to exist alongside NIN, and NIN's major reason for existing in a party is TA. So, they're now stuck with designing something new that works similar, but also doesn't stack, and also the delicate balance of not making NEW so OP that NIN is obsolete.

Whatever new job they conceive, I don't think it's going to go as pretty and smooth as we might like...

If they make the new scouting job a ranged physical, it's not going to compete with ninja. Besides, ninja doesn't need to be in the party right now. Trick attack is not a hurdle for any job, scouting or otherwise.

[BaconBits]

A rough-and-tumble assassin/corsair could be pretty fun. Especially if it's a more selfish counterpart of a ninja.

As much as I'd like to see that, I think we have enough classes with swords. We got swords, big swords, exploding swords, glorious nippon steel swords, and toothpick swords.

Now if it comes wielding a Hand Axe for main hand to compliment the Hand Cannon then I'm down for it.

[Alacran]

As it stands, a physical ranged job will go to the Aiming role simply by virtue of gear stat allocation/ parameter/ property design.

Any new Scouting jobs will be melee by the same token of said gear design.

That being said, The idea of a new Scouting job having some additional or hybrid skills such as Red Mage having both Melee & ranged aspects, would be interesting.

However it can not be forgotten all Melee are tied to the Melee LB at the game engine level & Scouting jobs are part of that system.

For instance, what of about an Inquisitor type of fighter? Something with a Club/ Mace or Single One Handed Sword, & Staff combination intergraded with each other as one. The concept being liken to a crusader/ hunter traveling for corruption or bounties. Something with Holy thematics but... serious, intense, basically a church ordained Witcher with holy/ fire powers & wielding a Sword/ Mace & holy Standard.

(Visuals from Dragon Age Inquisition Inquisitor for example of concept)

[Bsrking5]

I know its low chance but i'd like some sort of hunter job just so i can make an alt named duck hunter.

[Caurcas]

I hope if it's a pet job it plays like Xrd Jack-O. Weird, and a completely different game from what everyone else is play. Like having to play a moba in your savage fight.