Thread: Maybe we should not have new jobs in 7.0

Originally Posted by Tlamila

They're still literally different roles, with different role skills.
Nevermind the difference in armor class, stats, and the fact that casters literally cast (although less nowadays) and most of phys ranged's dps is from support.

yet that difference is not set in stone. rdm on release was pretty much a support caster.
what the two roles have in common vastly outweighs their differences. what was a hw range but a caster in all but name? if a caster has no cast times do they change roles?
or are both roles functionally the same dps that dont have to be in melee range and all other distinctions are subject to change?


also disciple of magic melee when

Originally Posted by Tlamila

I disagree.

First of all, not all categories are balanced. We still only have 3 casters and 3 ranged.

No good game developer makes design decisions based on an irrational desire for symmetry. Whatever Job gets added may balance one of these roles, but it may not.

Also, I'm 90% sure we only get one new Job in 7.0

Originally Posted by Floortank

No good game developer makes design decisions based on an irrational desire for symmetry. Whatever Job gets added may balance one of these roles, but it may not.

Also, I'm 90% sure we only get one new Job in 7.0

I'm 100% certain it's going to be melee, that uses Scouting gear so NIN isn't the only job using that gear.

Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

I'm 100% certain it's going to be melee, that uses Scouting gear so NIN isn't the only job using that gear.

On the other hand, that would be yet another melee job. I think the more balanced choice would be one physical ranged and a caster.

Originally Posted by Starshower

On the other hand, that would be yet another melee job. I think the more balanced choice would be one physical ranged and a caster.

Another "hybrid" melee job. Remember, NIN's weaponskills are physical, yet their Mudras are magical. If it opens the door for Spellsword, I'm all for it.

Look at SGE ; it's 90% sch with exacts same potencies and a few differents tools.

Is making the SGE animations and less than 10 abilities taking more that 2 years for a team of a Millions worth game ?

They could take an existing job ; slap new animations on it and switch it's specific ATH upside down and people would enjoy it as long as it looks cool.
"No it's not a BLM, it's a GEO ; see it has a bell and cast differents elements"

Originally Posted by Calysto

Look at SGE ; it's 90% sch with exacts same potencies and a few differents tools.

Is making the SGE animations and less than 10 abilities taking more that 2 years for a team of a Millions worth game ?

They could take an existing job ; slap new animations on it and switch it's specific ATH upside down and people would enjoy it as long as it looks cool.
"No it's not a BLM, it's a GEO ; see it has a bell and cast differents elements"

Imo I think you could say this about a lot of Jobs, I think SCH and SGE feel very different to play.

Originally Posted by Calysto

Look at SGE ; it's 90% sch with exacts same potencies and a few differents tools.

Very true. I used hotbar copy from SCH onto SGE and replaced everything with SGE's version of the same abilities. Almost the only ones I couldn't replace were Bio and Adlo because you activate these with Eukrasia. I play it exactly the same way I play SCH.