Next New Jobs after Dawntrail are likely Aiming/Striking

[DamianFatale]

If you had to pick any job from these two categories, what would you pick?

Personally I would pick Ranger, or Corsair for aiming. Something that ticks a different box than what we already have.

For Striking, I would pick some kind of a druid class. Most people think that druids should be casting, and while I don't disagree that a caster druid shouldn't be implemented, there are examples in media of a fighting druid type. I was thinking a nature themed job that wields tomahawks. The class that fits the bill the most in my opinion is Hawkeye. https://bravelydefault.fandom.com/wi...Bravely_Second)

In Japan this class was themed after Native Americans, but in the west it had a cowboy look. I think the best compromise for this job would be to use the New World as inspiration, making it a second New World type of job (After Viper), but checking with Native Americans in the real world when building the lore around them, in order to not be offensive. I love the idea of a Native American inspired job in the game, and I think if done with precision, it would be a great addition.

Honestly the Bravely series, as well as the Octopath series does really well with coming up with new jobs, and should be a source of inspiration for FFXIVs future in my opinion. https://bravelydefault.fandom.com/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai this alternative take on summoner is great for example~ Or how they handled the spell fencers~ https://bravelydefault.fandom.com/wi...avely_Default))

[ElysiumDragon]

I'd be surprised if we got two jobs next expansion. I know they've said there's more jobs on the way, but at this point, the only role in dire need of any new jobs is Ranged. Melee will definitely, 100% be skipped next expansion. Two expansions in a row for new Melee jobs is more than enough for a long time.

[Musashidon]

yes the expansion after DT is the tank/ranged phys jobs.

this is definitly the time to think of a job you would like that would fit those roles.

[DamianFatale]

I'd be surprised if we got two jobs next expansion. I know they've said there's more jobs on the way, but at this point, the only role in dire need of any new jobs is Ranged. Melee will definitely, 100% be skipped next expansion. Two expansions in a row for new Melee jobs is more than enough for a long time.

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised after the Pictomancer backlash if we got a physical ranged, and they just skipped for a second new caster. Though a new striking job would be cool, I feel like something from Time Mage, Geomancer, Green Mage, or Oracle would make fans happy to contrast Pictomancer. I'm not saying Picto isn't welcome, but it has been a LONG TIME since we had a new casting job, and I know some people are upset that its so cartoony.

[Supersnow845]

I want a new ranged job but they need to fix the imbalance of support to DPS

They said we are getting another melee because they like the idea of separating the 4 DPS into 2 melee and 2 ranged so the current distribution of jobs becomes 6 melee to 7 ranged rather than 6 melee to 4 casters to 3 physical ranged

But take a wide look at 8 man content and you realise that we currently have 8 support jobs for 4 slots in the party and 13 DPS for the other 4 slots, if we go the most likely route for 8.0 and get 1 tank and 1 physical ranged then we would end up 9 vs 14, I honestly think 8.0 needs a tank and a healer to better align support vs DPS

[DamianFatale]

I want a new ranged job but they need to fix the imbalance of support to DPS

They said we are getting another melee because they like the idea of separating the 4 DPS into 2 melee and 2 ranged so the current distribution of jobs becomes 6 melee to 7 ranged rather than 6 melee to 4 casters to 3 physical ranged

But take a wide look at 8 man content and you realise that we currently have 8 support jobs for 4 slots in the party and 13 DPS for the other 4 slots, if we go the most likely route for 8.0 and get 1 tank and 1 physical ranged then we would end up 9 vs 14, I honestly think 8.0 needs a tank and a healer to better align support vs DPS

A new healer and tank would be a dream come true for me tbh, but I would still HATE not getting a new DPS too. I seriously hate how its just two jobs an expansion every single time. I wish once in awhile they would do three. This isn't 2.0, and 3.0 anymore. I believe if they really wanted to put the resources for it, they could find a way to do three jobs again.

[Musashidon]

I honestly think 8.0 needs a tank and a healer to better align support vs DPS

i will say they could go the heavensward route and do the tank/healer/phys ranged. while it is unlikely they could do that so its all hit plus it keeps tank/healers even.

[LynxDubh]

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised after the Pictomancer backlash if we got a physical ranged, and they just skipped for a second new caster. Though a new striking job would be cool, I feel like something from Time Mage, Geomancer, Green Mage, or Oracle would make fans happy to contrast Pictomancer. I'm not saying Picto isn't welcome, but it has been a LONG TIME since we had a new casting job, and I know some people are upset that its so cartoony.

A friend of mine is hoping for Green Mage tank, so that we can have a full dungeon party of the color mages. I'm just hoping for Green Mage in general at this point, I really want a nature themed job since WHM is all holy based stuff now.

[DamianFatale]

A friend of mine is hoping for Green Mage tank, so that we can have a full dungeon party of the color mages. I'm just hoping for Green Mage in general at this point, I really want a nature themed job since WHM is all holy based stuff now.

That would be so weird, and honestly not the magical tank I'd want. If we are going to get a magic tank, I think Rune Knight would be the best fit. Rune Knight is SIMILAR to spellfencer, and Mystic Knight, but has its own flare.

[LynxDubh]

That would be so weird, and honestly not the magical tank I'd want. If we are going to get a magic tank, I think Rune Knight would be the best fit. Rune Knight is SIMILAR to spellfencer, and Mystic Knight, but has its own flare.

True, but a nature themed tank would be cool if they themed it that way. Though, they did us dirty with that clover tease, so Green Mage deserves something I'd say haha.