Zero Job Customization in this Game

[xwxmeowxvvx]

This game revolves around a trinity so DPS WHM or fulltime DD PLD isn't going to work.

It actually does "work" unless your definition of working is doing everything in the most efficient, fastest, least "work" way. My boyfriend has done dps as a WHM for numerous dungeons, ifrit, titan, etc. And we have had a friend doing dps as a WAR too and no, they don't take all my hate either.

[Suellen]

I'm loving it. Nothing makes me want to chuck a monitor in the air more than asking 10+ members in my guild that play tanking classes if they can tank a run and be told "I'm dps" or "I'm dps until I'm geared to the teeth and tanking is easy mode stupid then maybe I'll be willing to tank can I come to your run as dps but lot on tank gear?"

[Inuakurei]

Not every game needs to have a lot of class customization. That's usually thing that smaller budget F2P MMO's have in order to to justify not having to plan out classes.

The dirty secret is that "customization" is usually just a disguise for lazy design. Most MMO's with "customization" just give a class a few abilities and stats that can be leveled up, and that's it. They let the community figure out the correct builds and do their job for them.

[TheRac25]

Not every game needs to have a lot of class customization. That's usually thing that smaller budget F2P MMO's have in order to to justify not having to plan out classes.

The dirty secret is that "customization" is usually just a disguise for lazy design. Most MMO's with "customization" just give a class a few abilities and stats that can be leveled up, and that's it. They let the community figure out the correct builds and do their job for them.

wut? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkWH8DB7b0

[Gentaro]

The diversity you get in other MMOs from talent trees etc. is the same diversity you get from being able to level all classes on your character

[texhnolyze]

The diversity you get in other MMOs from talent trees etc. is the same diversity you get from being able to level all classes on your character

pretty much this
you guys have to remember that this is a Final Fantasy game
FF's core is the jobs based system, not talent based
if you want talent, you can play WoW/Rift/GW2/SWTOR/etc

[Iskander]

want more customization? take off your job stone and see how many cross abilities you have then.

[Bulwyf]

I truly wish they would include some kind of support classes or hybrid jobs. We all know you can simply switch weapons to rotate between dps/tank/healer but there is something unique and fun about a class that IS a hybrid class or a pure support class.

I would love to see bards go back to being FFXI bards. I would love to see a melee class that could DPS and ALSO be a valid offtank. I would love to see a magic class that could DPS and ALSO be a valid offhealer or support class.

[Jamesruglia]

want more customization? take off your job stone and see how many cross abilities you have then.

This. That's what classes are for.

[Slambo]

Also, it seems a complete waste that they gave conjurer/white mage total attack damage but still expect you to just be a healer. It seems set up that you could DD with a WHM, but then it kinda cuts that out from under you.

With your own FC party anything is possible. Went through AK as dps whm since our 8man got split up during Relic Reborn with pt setup of GLD/SMN/WHM/WHM and we went faster than most pugs.

The DF isn't amazing but the limitations can be bypassed completely.