Quote Originally Posted by Mikey_R View Post
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Being able to see jobs as other roles isn't hard. Dancer could be a tank if you say their flashy moves are good at keeping the enemy's attention, and their dexterity allows them to move with the enemy's attacks to turn direct blows into glancing ones. Machinist could be a healer if you say they built a machine that can spray healing potions on party members. Paladin could be a DPS if you remove the shield.

In terms of gameplay, we already have an example of this in Summoner and Scholar. I have to assume any other alternate-role version of a job would follow the same pattern. It would use the same type of weapon (at least visually), but it would be a separate job with different gear and a different set of actions/traits.