Pictomancer is absurd

[Rehayem]

I honestly think Picto is more based on Griseo from Honkai Impact 3rd. But hey, Final Fantasy 6 had it first!

https://youtu.be/1xUwaV83YXQ?t=70

Looks really cool actually. I think our picto will have yogurt graphics though (as seen in trailer)

[GrizzlyTank]

Only complaint about pictomancer is that it seems like they made the wrong nation the source for it's origin.

In the blue mage questline they mention that BLU is pretty much a bastardization of some job from the new world, which could have fit the description of pictomancer since both jobs replicates in some way. But instead pictormancer have it's origin from Sharlayan, i think.

[Boa-Noah]

I hope you all know this is obviously a troll post, right? The OP is clearly just trying to get a rise from people.

[SerMicha]

Hope you find some enjoyment in PIC once it's released.

While it may not be like you or the original thread creator wanted.

Many others wanted it.

Definitely don't doubt others wanted it. Just speaking personally. Still holding out hope for GEO at some point though.

I hope you all know this is obviously a troll post, right? The OP is clearly just trying to get a rise from people.

Oh well.

[Souljacker]

In XI Dancer was absolutely ridiculed at announcement. Everyone was sure it was going to be useful only as a support with /whm sub, because no one could wrap their minds around what the devs were thinking. How could it possibly be useful as an actual melee job? We all thought it was ridiculous.

And then it released, and it is *the* most used, popular, and utilitarian job\subjob in the game. Everyone and I do mean everyone uses /dnc for low man and solo. /dnc as far as the eye can see.

So yea, I give SE the benefit of the doubt now when they announce something that my primal brain immediately thinks "well that's dumb".

[MikkoAkure]

Still holding out hope for GEO at some point though.

Considering we know there are no GEO job stones, the main teaching NPC and his growth unlocking the potential of the discipline is locked behind another job’s questline, and the lore book and NPCs in-game say it’s basically just AST/CNJ, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

[CuteBucket]

If you don't like "absurd, silly" stuff in your video games, I have some bad news for you about the Final Fantasy franchise and setting...

[TheMightyMollusk]

Also, Picto being chosen over GEO kinda had me baffled. Every bit of setup GEO needed to be introduced is already somewhere in the game, and it's been more prominent throughout the series as a whole. I (probably foolishly) got myself excited to get back to using the elements and ringing those handbells from FF11, so I guess I've got only my expectations to blame.

Most of the setup for geomancer in XIV points to it being a healer. We just got sage in Endwalker, while we haven't had a (full) caster since red mage in Stormblood. Maybe in 9.0 when healer's turn rolls around again.

[Truen]

You’re playing a game with moogles, catfish who get drunk off tea, and moon rabbits who spend all their time clubbing and eating carrots but this is silly?

Sure, there's a lot of absurd stuff in FF--but that appears to be your point, not mine. Mine is that the Pictowhatever is the worse idea I've seen since this game launched. Horrible.

[Syln]

I honestly think Picto is more based on Griseo from Honkai Impact 3rd. But hey, Final Fantasy 6 had it first!

https://youtu.be/1xUwaV83YXQ?t=70

I thought that too.

Not a big fan of what they showcased though and thought it was a wasted opportunity.

That being said, having a job that look cute/goofy for people that like that is fine and i see no reason to be that hostile toward it.