Concern about "Branching Classes"

[MartaDemireux]

I don't know that I'd really look at it as losing an ability. More like there's just one summon ability, and you call out the specialized pet for your current job/class when you use it.

Nah it's losing it. SMN gets access to Titan, Ramuh, Garuda and Ifrit confirmed so far (and I think Leviathan?). So it's not just a one button summoning ability based on class. Like I said in another thread:

They just have to restrict the class ability from the job. In the current beta build every ability has listed what class and what job can use it. It's how people found out that jobs like BLM and WHM won't be using the same abilities as before (BLM now gets ARC + a mystery class, likely ACN, WHM gets THM + a mystery class, likely ACN).

Do we have any information regarding whether they are doing away with having to have two class requirements to unlock a job?

If not, I think Arcanist + Conjurer = Scholar and Arcanist + Thaumaturge = Summoner... wouldn't that do away with the concerns of having two jobs available immediately upon lvl 30 of one class, in addition to also having to obtain separate souls (+ abilities) for these jobs?

It was always needing one more class for the job. As the job you get access to 2 other class's abilities. Example: WHM required in 1.0 to have CNJ 30 + GLA 15 but could also use abilities from PGL.