With the announcement of Viper, the weapon options for jobs are getting scarce

[Vandso]

Every job in FFXIV is based around their weapon, and besides Scholar and Summoner who belong to the same base class, they don't really repeat. And with the announcement of Viper, we now have the double sword job. What are we missing?

These are the ones that I can think of:
- Sword and gun;
- Axe and shield;
- Double axes;
- Whip;
- Quarterstaff;
- Maybe curved swords

We can't have more guns because Machinists have all the guns and that includes the crossbow. Maces and mauls are usually skins of tank weapons, so they also don't count. We had card throwing jobs in previous FF games, but we already have Astro, I just wished they would actually throw the cards. So the only option besides the weapons I listed is to add wacky Bloodborne weapons such as the Sage one.

So speaking about wacking weapons, what would you like to see in future jobs? I personally would love a trapper/sapper job with a shovel as a weapon, so I can bonk my enemies with a shovel. I also like the idea of an umbrella for Geomancer and a syringe for Chemist. Maybe gunlance with a harpoon attached? What do you think?

[MistakeNot]

Whip
Quarterstaff
Spear (with or without shield)
Crossbow
Mace/Club

Various odd "martial art weapons"
Nunchaku
Tonfa
Jo staff


Plus all the various sorts of swords and daggers and everything in between, only some of which are used in the game for now.

And a bunch more I haven't thought of.

I think it will take some time until we run out of weapons.

[Jeeqbit]

-Book and book
-Book and shield
-Shield and book
-Shield and shield (that idea was actually discussed among the developers and dismissed, believe it or not).
-Single-handed knuckles where all attacks are done by 1 hand
-Shield and whip
-Book and whip
-Book and gun
-Sword and book

[LioJen]

Cross Halberd

[BRVV]

Maybe even more sword jobs? We apparently don't need other weapons

Or this:
https://youtu.be/EGyfdtW5zn0?si=5WnyQ1poWebN6vGt

[Vandso]

Cross Halberd

This is dumber than previous answer lol

[Vandso]

Maybe even more sword jobs? We apparently don't need other weapons

Or this:
https://youtu.be/EGyfdtW5zn0?si=5WnyQ1poWebN6vGt

We gotta have a whip-sword at some point right

[CidHeiral]

I still say they should add Chemist and make the "weapon" a backpack full of potions.

[Sani2341]

Weapons we could still get that are somewhat reasonable:

Doubling up on existing weapons in other roles like the arcanist books.

One handed axes dual wield; with off hand

Mace/Hammers one handed with off Hand; dual wielded, two handed.

Boomerang

Javelin

Pistols dual; with off hand

Cutting pole arms (glaive, naginata, sword staff)

Crossbow

Blow darts

Tonfas

And some more fantasy ones already in the game:

Gunshields

Gungauntlets

Rifleswords (aka garlean gunbaldes)

And of course some potentilally fitting more fantastical ones:

Whip swords

Dualwielding 1h Crossbows

Crystal ball caster foci

Puppets

Mugs

Gunaxe

Firelance/handcannon

Dead animal bit caster foci

And if ast can have cards as part of it's weapon/Design what's stopping dice, coins, etc from being used for a Job?

[LioJen]

This is dumber than previous answer lol

Don't knock it 'til you try it. Some of the most fun I've had with a game weapon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzVb0EsFOmA