Are we seriously going back to the "traditional jobs" argument? We'd might as well stick with only the original six from Final Fantasy and damn everything else. Let's get rid of chocobos too while we're at it. Guys named Cid? Nope. Get the fuck out of here with that nonsense!

The job system that everyone usually heralds as the greatest incarnation, and what most people are usually referring to(unless they're archaic old men who should be in a coffin by now) is the Final Fantasy V job system, which in addition to Time Mage, also includes plenty of other jobs that could easily fit the framework of 2.0 if the developers wish it. And are we really going to reduce a job's chances at being introduced based on how many Final Fantasy entries it's been in? Dancer has been in less games and it was brought into FFXI much to the appreciation of a lot of players. Corsair? Where the hell was that before FFXI? Puppetmaster? Come on, people. Where are you getting this nonsense that Time Mage, or any other job for that matter, couldn't be introduced into FFXIV to great effect?

I'm not seeing a particularly convincing argument from people opposed to this.