Let's talk: Advanced Jobs

[Anonymoose]

I didn't expect the 1:1 specificity of weapons > classes > jobs to become a hit with me, but in practice it's very clean and gives a sense of identity to everything. The markets are easier to browse, cross-class "subjob" abilities are easier to plan and pursue, etc. I'd be disappointed if "advanced jobs" became a thing.

Even the LV30 requirements in FFXI were a bit much, imho. New players didn't understand, "Level one of the big six so you have something useful, then go back and level auxiliary jobs that require basic experience or aren't always able to fit into the party." They just saw, "I want to be a ______ and I can't," and by the time they'd done the bare minimum to unlock and level it, it became obvious why it was this way long after things had become difficult and it was just a negative experience overall.

I'm hoping, as Mog said, that IF Scholar is coming soon, it has its own class. This is still iffy because the first image could be fake and the new artwork of the "Scholar" wields a book like ACN/SMN, but maybe one wields "tomes" and the other wields "grimoires," whatever; no different than CNJ and THM having "Canes" and "Staffs;" same reason BRD and RNG could have Bows and Great Bows or GLA, THF, and DNC could have daggers, anlances, and poniards.

Anyway, I digress; thanks-but-no-thanks on advanced/combined job trees.