New Classes

[Kazimir]

I would love for Bard to be added soon. Samurai eventually would also be great.

[Akumu]

I would love Dark Knight but honestly i would love to see a Class that can dual wield greatswords lol just something i always wanted in ff online game. doubt it ever gets implemented but hey i can dream lol.

edit: wow i forgot about my other favorite class... Having a Type of DRG with my high detailed wyvern(and hopefully dont have to wait until lv90 to give it commands lol). Also to keep us unique we should be able to customize the look of our wyvern.

[Picoman]

Mystic
Shepard
Fencer
Enforcer
Arcanist
Musketeer
Samurai
Stavesman
Assassin
Flayer
Bard

[Galamantyl]

Why is Bard not in the game yet?

[JasonMarkle]

I would love to see a Job Tree system like tactics advance, and the original tactics port for psp. Those kinds of systems really make you feel a sense of accomplishment. Since Eorzea is just one continent in the world and not the world itself, I would also love to see another continent open up (obviously in the coming years) with new races, like viera, bangaa, and nu muo <-misspelled.

[MrOptimism]

I would love this game to pieces if I could play a class that uses Greatswords. Or even one that can dual wield.

[Galamantyl]

I have to ask again: Why is Bard not in the game yet?

[Amas]

I have to ask again: Why is Bard not in the game yet?

Probably because of how utterly central BRD was to FFXI. It was a highlight of poor design.

Need a tank? Well, could be a PLD. Or a RDM. Or a NIN.
Need a DD? No shortage there!
Need a healer? Plenty of options!

Need a BRD? Yes.

Not a buffer, a BRD. COR was a useful job, but it wasn't a BRD. Some of the rolls were really nice, but just due to how Phantom Roll worked, and what COR could and couldn't do, it didn't displace BRD (except for with a party full of BLMs). Haven't really played since the cap raises, and some of its new rolls look spiffy, but BRD is still an insanely good and flexible support class.

[Galamantyl]

Probably because of how utterly central BRD was to FFXI. It was a highlight of poor design.

Need a tank? Well, could be a PLD. Or a RDM. Or a NIN.
Need a DD? No shortage there!
Need a healer? Plenty of options!

Need a BRD? Yes.

Not a buffer, a BRD. COR was a useful job, but it wasn't a BRD. Some of the rolls were really nice, but just due to how Phantom Roll worked, and what COR could and couldn't do, it didn't displace BRD (except for with a party full of BLMs). Haven't really played since the cap raises, and some of its new rolls look spiffy, but BRD is still an insanely good and flexible support class.

Alright, I'm open to more variety of buffing classes, yes. But out of the 7 war/magic classes we already have, why do we not have a buffing class already? This should've been in since conceptual design, long before alpha even.

And also, that's just a terrible breakdown of needs for a party in FFXI. It obviously wasn't thought out very good. Minimum tank/healer is enough to get a party going, and what classes would be acceptable depended heavily on level. Don't just make up nonsense to support your argument if you're going to make one.

[Amas]

Alright, I'm open to more variety of buffing classes, yes. But out of the 7 war/magic classes we already have, why do we not have a buffing class already? This should've been in since conceptual design, long before alpha even.

And also, that's just a terrible breakdown of needs for a party in FFXI. It obviously wasn't thought out very good. Minimum tank/healer is enough to get a party going, and what classes would be acceptable depended heavily on level. Don't just make up nonsense to support your argument if you're going to make one.

Because it's a lot easier to balance if classes buff themselves, rather than having one dedicated class to do it (plus, you don't have to burn a party slot on a buffer). It's much easier to tune on a job-by-job basis, to keep every DD on an even keel, and doesn't require accounting for a huge variety of outside buffs that have to be accounted for (e.g. difference between no BRD, one BRD, two BRDS, BRD+COR, and whatever songs/rolls might be selected (which might well not benefit all jobs equally, requiring some compromise or one or more jobs getting suboptimal buffs)).

And, if I'm honest, when I think about job roles, I really only care about activities done at the level cap. Could be small man, could be large groups, but I frankly don't give two craps about XP party. That said, if there's one job every single party is better off with at every single level, it's BRD. If that's not poor game design, I don't know what is.

Plus, how can it be a terrible breakdown, as those are the 3 major archetypes for any MMO. Buffer would be #4, but can easily be incorporated into the first 3. For FFXI in particular, BRD almost becomes a 5th, because it is so incredibly valuable compared to any other class, in any situation. Every other job can be replaced with very similar end result, except for BRD.

Quote from an old LS mate: "Asuran Fists' modifiers are 50% Acc, 50% BRD".