New Job: Viper

[Rithy255]

Teledji Adeledji Predicted this back in ARR

[TheMightyMollusk]

Two blades combining into one makes me think of Zidane. (Yes, I know, his daggers and glaives were separate weapons, not combining weapons. Still.)

[Palladiamors]

The audience didn't seem super hyped about it. I think the general expectation was on Corsair and people were a wee bit disappointed with the reveal.

I'm... okay with it. I did want a dual sword job. Could have done without double saber mode but eh, I'll deal.

[samsaraSaber]

The audience didn't seem super hyped about it. I think the general expectation was on Corsair and people were a wee bit disappointed with the reveal.

I'm... okay with it. I did want a dual sword job. Could have done without double saber mode but eh, I'll deal.

as they was not for any thing for the most parts. to be honest what's there to be hyped for? more of the same and 2 new jobs that will change nothing out side of a skin. like the viper one. what will NEW it being to the game play?

[ty_taurus]

I was actually predicting almost this concept myself. I was thinking it would be similar to Zidane and Serge from Chrono Cross and was calling it "Swallowtail" in my head.

The audience didn't seem super hyped about it. I think the general expectation was on Corsair and people were a wee bit disappointed with the reveal.

I'm... okay with it. I did want a dual sword job. Could have done without double saber mode but eh, I'll deal.

The thing is, they said before that new jobs probably would be largely original concepts moving forward, so I'm not really sure why there's so much prediction leaning on preexisting concepts.

[GoatOfWar]

I was actually predicting almost this concept myself. I was thinking it would be similar to Zidane and Serge from Chrono Cross and was calling it "Swallowtail" in my head.



The thing is, they said before that new jobs probably would be largely original concepts moving forward, so I'm not really sure why there's so much prediction leaning on preexisting concepts.

But the new job isn't even original.

[Shurrikhan]

I was actually predicting almost this concept myself. I was thinking it would be similar to Zidane and Serge from Chrono Cross and was calling it "Swallowtail" in my head.

Same.

I thought we'd get a swallow- /ogre-blade-user eventually, as well, but figured it'd be more... tribal/spiritual/shamanistic, almost, rather than... well, about as far from that as you can get. In my head, it seemed more likely to be a "Hunter" (think XIII-2), "Wildling", or something of that sort, rather than more-straightlaced-and-no-fuss-Rogue-than-Rogue.

That said, I have no issue with the name if this is what they're going for, aesthetically. It's just a name. Call it a Duelist instead and it's still the same aesthetic, same gameplay...

[Sebazy]

Guess we’ve found what the work experience interns were doing.

[Palladiamors]

I was actually predicting almost this concept myself. I was thinking it would be similar to Zidane and Serge from Chrono Cross and was calling it "Swallowtail" in my head.



The thing is, they said before that new jobs probably would be largely original concepts moving forward, so I'm not really sure why there's so much prediction leaning on preexisting concepts.

Largely does not equal all and there are still XI players who want to see their favorite jobs return. Call it wishful thinking.

[ty_taurus]

Largely does not equal all and there are still XI players who want to see their favorite jobs return. Call it wishful thinking.

I just mean that I've only seen predictions for things that are already established in Final Fantasy, Corsair, Green Mage, Pictomancer... all things that are one-off, but still rooted in the series. I've not seen much of anyone trying to think outside of the series.