Let's talk: Advanced Jobs

[Duuude007]

There have been debates on what the new scholar looking character here could mean for the game, particularly because it is holding a book, originally conceived as the weapon for Arcanist/Summoner.

This thread is to discuss an outside possibility: Advanced Jobs.

How could this work? I'm glad you asked!

First, we know that there are 9 guilds so far across Eorzea.

• GLA/PLD
• LNC/DRG
• MRD/WAR
• PGL/MNK
• ARC/BRD
• MSK/?
• THM/BLM
• CNJ/WHM
• ACN/SMN

The concept here is that at first, in one of the ARR patches, they could implement 3 advanced jobs, that are effectively a hybrid of disciplines, one from each city to promote variety:

• GLA/PLD-------\
• LNC/DRG-------->--->DRK
• MRD/WAR-----/

• PGL/MNK------\
• ARC/BRD------->---->THF
• MSK/?---------/

• THM/BLM------\
• CNJ/WHM------->---->SCH
• ACN/SMN------/

The idea being here that once a player has mastered the 3 jobs, they would gain the option to unlock a new job.

Whether an advanced job would use the same rules as its predecessors, is still up in the air:

• Would it be allowed to equip and use any of the weapons of its requisite jobs?
  (Support is strong for this, plus occasional lv & relic additions which are unique)
• Would it begin at level 1 or level 50?
  (edit: overwhelming support is to begin at level 1)
• Would it be able to use abilities from its requisite jobs?
  (edit: support is to have most abilities be different, while borrowing some allowed)
• What new special abilities would it gain?

I am really very interested in how people could see this sort of concept, fully fleshed-out.

Also, if tweaks or additional ideas come up, I will update the OP.