Thread: 8.0 job thought

Just a thought... bring back from way back when leveling multiple classes meant something. You want your paladin to heal, level whm some then. Your black mage is stealing aggro ... OK they got rid of bards lose aggro skill... and make it easy for tank to hold aggro now. I do like how some things are stream lined and simple now, but also that makes classes cookie cutter this is best way to play without having to think as much.

For overhaul would be fun to have classes you know steal from other classes you know and make your strong bursts more reserved for when it's needed as a safety net. I know I might be one of few in that but it was interesting to piece together new ideas for new content for your character to overcome, not just know where to stand and move for the new boss.

While I enjoyed them to an extent and honestly wish this game had a subjob adjacent system like FFXI to improve customization of play, you will never see cross class skills return. In a game like this, they aren't optional. Cross class skills were mandatory, if you didn't have them people didn't bring you for high end content. This resulted in heavy complaining and they were removed and replaced with role abilities.

It's a flaw with the design of the game really. Cross class skills were poorly implemented. I'd love to see them take another crack at something like it, ideally with more customization like subjobs offer in XI as I said, but SE seems to want to take player choice away rather than give us more unfortunately. We don't even have talent trees which is a VERY basic MMO feature almost every game has except this one. They design jobs to be played one way and one way only with zero actual thought or choice on the part of the player.

Considering this is literally what the community asked for (cross-classing was universally despised), I have a hard time seeing them bring it back in any way, shape or form lol.

I think it could be cool with major adjustments and changes to how it worked, but it’s a pointless exercise to think ‘what if’ when we already had it and the playerbase rejected the concept entirely

You're going to get 5.0.3 job design, and you're going to like it.