If green mage is the new caster job

[Tsiron]

They've got such a specific aesthetic going for them that I've started wondering if some of Aloalo Island's bosses aren't teasing whatever the new Caster ends up being?

Quaqua, Lala and Loquloqui, specifically, the nature+tech (that's also natural i.e. wood) feels like it could serve as the basis for a Job, especially as WHM has decidedly left that niche behind. I'm not that much of a theorycrafter, but you could probably come up with something by studying their respective mechanics as well.

[SweetPete]

They've got such a specific aesthetic going for them that I've started wondering if some of Aloalo Island's bosses aren't teasing whatever the new Caster ends up being?

Quaqua, Lala and Loquloqui, specifically, the nature+tech (that's also natural i.e. wood) feels like it could serve as the basis for a Job, especially as WHM has decidedly left that niche behind. I'm not that much of a theorycrafter, but you could probably come up with something by studying their respective mechanics as well.

What boss specifically are you talking about?

[Rongway]

What boss specifically are you talking about?

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They explicitly named three of them that share the relevant design concept.

[Cynric]

It’s totally gonna be a Druid . I have no idea if it will be called Green mage but I think it’ll probably be a nature oriented mage . That’s honestly more likely than seeing another hybrid magic class since we already have red mage fusing white and black I feel like they wouldn’t do another white magic fusion kind of job like how green mage has been in the past because they didn’t do red mage the way it’s been in the past exactly either ,

I’m not really attached to the name green mage though . I feel like we had red black and blue , I’d personally like to see a non color oriented name but eh who knows what the future brings.

[Raikai]

It’s totally gonna be a Druid . I have no idea if it will be called Green mage but I think it’ll probably be a nature oriented mage . That’s honestly more likely than seeing another hybrid magic class since we already have red mage fusing white and black I feel like they wouldn’t do another white magic fusion kind of job like how green mage has been in the past because they didn’t do red mage the way it’s been in the past exactly either ,

I’m not really attached to the name green mage though . I feel like we had red black and blue , I’d personally like to see a non color oriented name but eh who knows what the future brings.

I got used to the quarted White, Black, Blue and Red mostly because they stuck for decades in the franchise... I'm not really into <Color> mages beyond that.

At best, I always feel bad to play one of them and not use their iconic color schemes lol.

I'd love the puppeteer/mystic hybrid to the caster (puppet weapons inspired by FFX's Lulu)... but maybe they'll go with the 'plant mage' route - I wouldn't be mad at it because it's an archetype that we don't exclusively have in any FF job as its whole theme.

[Cynric]

I got used to the quarted White, Black, Blue and Red mostly because they stuck for decades in the franchise... I'm not really into <Color> mages beyond that.

At best, I always feel bad to play one of them and not use their iconic color schemes lol.

I'd love the puppeteer/mystic hybrid to the caster (puppet weapons inspired by FFX's Lulu)... but maybe they'll go with the 'plant mage' route - I wouldn't be mad at it because it's an archetype that we don't exclusively have in any FF job as its whole theme.

Yeah pretty much same I mean , I love the iconic classes a lot . I’d just love to see them take the green motif and make it be something a little more unique . I’m not like 100% against it being named green mage but I think it would be cool if it weren’t.

But yeah as you say we don’t really have that kind of mage in ff really. I think there are some that are similar but not like a straight up Druid kind of job.

As for puppeteer I think that’s probably going to be the limited job they talked about but no way to be sure . Either way it’s at least something to maybe be excited for .

[SweetPete]

love the puppeteer/mystic hybrid to the caster (puppet weapons inspired by FFX's Lulu)... but maybe they'll go with the 'plant mage' route - I wouldn't be mad at it because it's an archetype that we don't exclusively have in any FF job as its whole theme.

I think the weapon will be a pole to be honest. TMNT shows Donatello with his pole. Swallows compass shows the last boss using a pole. Also Geomancers in Final Fantasy Tactics A2 uses poles as well. Green mages are known for using maces/hammers. I’m still on the geomancer train and I believe we can see the job using a pole arm with a bell offhand. If geomancer is the new job that is. Even if it’s not I think it will use a pole. We don’t have anything like that in ffxiv right now. A staff will look to similar to whm I think.

Just my opinion.

[Rithy255]

I'd like a lot of Debuffs, Buffs, DOT, utility (not rez), Low personal damage like DNC/BRD but makes up for it with those debuffs/buffs.
a lot of Long cast times also! lets get back to casters who actually "cast"