Quote Originally Posted by Packetdancer View Post
Didn't the devs say that all jobs going forward would be original to FFXIV, specifically because people end up with preconceived notions of a job (based on some other FF game) which don't fit how a job might work in XIV? (Honest question, not rhetorical; I am fairly sure I remember that being said in a live letter, but it's almost midnight and I am far too tired to go digging through live-letters to check myself on that.)

I mean, beyond that, this game has been steadily moving away from pet-based combat; the SCH fairies are two appearances for the same thing, SMN pets no longer have HP, etc. Whether you think that's a good thing or not, it is a thing... and an XIV version of BST seems like it would be a sharp U-turn in that regard, which I suspect is unlikely.
Without wanting to sound mean, I think it's a bit of a cop-out by the devs. I'd say it's just an excuse so they can balance it into the ground and turn it flavourless without fans of that job being annoyed. I think that's all that is. Doesn't make me too hopeful for the future. lol