New Ranged Class

[Xephear]

What is everybody's thoughts on a Beast-master type class for another physical ranged class? I've just seem this type in different MMORPGs and they are usually interesting to play. It's not even knew to the franchise really.

[Conchoidal]

I think if they were to add Beastmaster it'd be another limited job like BLU. However, I'd rather they take a serious look at current job design and take player feedback seriously before adding any new jobs.

[Bhearil]

Being realistical will probably be a new caster job and the second scouting armor melee job. We just got Dancer on ShB so its very unlikely to get another so fast, and they ALWAYS add a melee job but since we have 4 tanks already the most reasonable would be to make another scouting armor user

[MagiusNecros]

Beastmaster(probably a Tank), Mystic Knight(Magic Fencer), some form of DoT Mage since I think they did that to Summoner on purpose.

But they should probably focus on job balance first.

I'll always push for Necromancer using DoTs and Dark Arts.

Casters and Healers still need their edgelord option.

[Coletergeist]

Casters and Healers still need their edgelord option.

Holy hell, healers definitely. At least folks can get away with BLM being edgey enough. Healers? Sorely lacking. Definitely need a 'darker' healer job.

[MagiusNecros]

Holy hell, healers definitely. At least folks can get away with BLM being edgey enough. Healers? Sorely lacking. Definitely need a 'darker' healer job.

I think they could probably pull off a Necromancer or even just a thematic healer that heals the party just by DPSing with DoTs and a engaging DPS rotation and that the damage you do pulses out heals to the group.

Sage ain't it fam.

[Yanyami]

My bet are grenadier with some chemist lore for phys dps and necromancer for Magic dps

[CKNovel]

Honestly if we had Beastmaster I'd personally would prefer a limited job with a Pokemon like mini game.
Square Enix already did a few with Dragon Quest Monster Joker for example.

A job with an Arbalete would definitely interest me.
Only and only if it comes with a ranged role rework to make them appealing.

[Deo14]

They said they won't do 2 dps again. Since EW had sage, one new job will very likely be a tank. As for dps, either caster or phys ranged. Considering that NIN doesn't share armor stats, I would bet on phys instead of caster, but I wouldn't be surprised if they changed stat sets - there would be 5 tanks sharing same armor, they might as well make all 5 melees do the same. And when it comes to geomancers, beastmasters and others, recently they said they are considering adding something new, instead of taking jobs from other FFs. Lastly, considering they said on multiple occasions that pets are nightmare, beastmaster seems very unlikely, unless they make each beast just fancy effect, like SMN.

[ICountFrom0]

It's been tossed around as the next limited job for a while.