Ideas from an Unemployed Game Designer - FFXIV style!

[Toonasty]

I like these Ideas o.O ... Thanks for taking time to make all these they are really detailed and i love em!

[Mikheli]

Dark Knight looks really cool :O I love what you did with it

[ShadowCadja]

That Chaos Veil stance would make DRK too OP of a tank lol

[AmyNeudaiz]

Geomancer looks really OP >_>

[AlaulaTheGreat]

I look at Geomancer I think of all those buffs...
Plus with Cura becoming Nuture, I'd see no reason to hop onto WHM anymore. Sacred Prism + Cura = Healing + that regen effect which makes whm unique.
And those buffs, basically make a tank invincible for a couple of seconds with the right abilities.
However, with Geomancer, we'd probably have to introduce some kind of Damage reduction cap, cause almost every one of those abilities offer some damage reduction ranging from 25-75%.

If maybe the buffs were nerfed a little, it's make a super addition to a party set up that uses 2 CNJs already for healing. Allowing one to main heal, and one to sideheal and support.

[Mikheli]

Dark Knight has no self sustain such as a warriors crit heals and a paladins aegis and holy succor. Meaning that stance is ment to be it's "Self sustain".

Geomancer needed to keep up with White Mage's curing power through mitigating as Geomancer has no cura, or curaga. White mages wouldn't be replaced it's just another type of healer. Just like there are different types of tanks and such :O

[Raldo]

Should've posted in General, Gamplay(Other), or something, as this is the section for "Website Feedback & Suggestions", and as such, does not get nearly as much foot traffic.

[Talon_Luna]

Should've posted in General, Gamplay(Other), or something, as this is the section for "Website Feedback & Suggestions", and as such, does not get nearly as much foot traffic.

Ya def. should have done that lol >< Maybe we can get it moved or something

That Chaos Veil stance would make DRK too OP of a tank lol

As Mikheli said, DRK has no other native self-sustain aside from casting Drain and taking damage. Even the incoming healing from either will work out to still need a healer for support, but provide a 3rd tank option that plays much differently then everything.

Geomancer looks really OP >_>

I tried to make a 'healer' class without the need to cast any direct heals, making it easy enough to play, but hard enough that not everyone could play it perfectly, making it overly unique.
The game certainly needs another type of 'healing' in the parties as im sure all can agree. This provides the game with, more buffs, less healing and more mitigating, party support and overall more diversity within parties.

... we'd probably have to introduce some kind of Damage reduction cap, cause almost every one of those abilities offer some damage reduction ranging from 25-75%.

That being said you are absolutely right. Having a 75% damage reduction buff up will make the fact that you don't have Cura anymore, a more handle-able situation. Without the ~1600+ healing from Cura on a hit, the 75% damage reduction stack will equate to that much mitagated damage.

I'd see no reason to hop onto WHM anymore.

Bringing 2 GEO's into the party would only gain small increases in damage reduction as the buffs will overwrite(Thaliak's -> Earthwalker's, Blink -> Shock Spikes) making the 2nd less effective the then first initially.
Whereas, bringing a WHM along with with ability to drop cures on the group when needed, large heal in case of emergency and so on. As well, Nurture provides the same amount of healing over a short period of time, making it less effecting in say and AV run where you need the extended regen that is just potent enough to counter poison.

I can certainly see where the overpowered comments are coming from, and some of the abilities would have to be nerfed slighty. First draft designs o.ob
Thanks for all the feedback guys! I can try my hand at designs by request from anything that showed in previously FINAL FANTASY games. I am also updating the main post with a Blue Mage Design!

[Mikheli]

I really like your blue mage idea while keeping blue mage able to use enemy skills, you keep it only having the 5 class skills! nice ideas :O

[CrazyViet228]

while your at it find me a new job too xD