Jobs

[Ouch!]

I would like to see them break trend and make the basic classes (warrior, white mage, black mage, thief etc) really freaking awesome and lock them, so you have to start with the advanced classes. It would probably lead to a nicer spread of characters.

It would also deprive the game of some very basic classes without which it would be nearly impossible to form a functioning party. The most notable loss would be white and red mages as healers. To say the suggestion is illogical is an understatement: it's downright poor game design.

[theundeadhero]

An Archer class would be awesome. I would play it.

Minus that, a WHM would be my main with a WAR as a secondary character.

[Markus. D]

I quite like the RDM and the En. Enenenden!

OOH! and Bar! lots of Barbarbar.

[Jiro]

I would like to see them break trend and make the basic classes (warrior, white mage, black mage, thief etc) really freaking awesome and lock them, so you have to start with the advanced classes. It would probably lead to a nicer spread of characters.

It would also deprive the game of some very basic classes without which it would be nearly impossible to form a functioning party. The most notable loss would be white and red mages as healers. To say the suggestion is illogical is an understatement: it's downright poor game design.

I know, but it would be different

[The Last Oath]

Mystic Knight Ultima Sword :O

[Markus. D]

I'd like to see some form of Fencer or at least Rapier weapons, I think they'd definetly be a useful DPS role with a couple of changes to the Weapon Skills.

eg. Shadowstick could instead cause a focused lowering of attack speed (as to Speed) and Nighthawk being a limit-like skill (I hope they shorten 2 hour skills tbh...) that summons Shadow Talons to add damage onto the Fencer's attacks and buffet his/her TP.

and as the class leveled they'd gain a slight chance to inflict armor ignoring damage when using Rapiers.

[Northcrest]

I'm all 4 classes dat r fast n strong n dual wield. magic i don't care for n defense isn't usually my priority. so i go 4 a ninja.

[Ouch!]

Since it's relevant to this discussion, I thought I'd point out in this thread as well that the job system is dependent entirely upon what you're equipping. So far, confirmed job types are warrior, magus, crafter, and gatherer. So far, warrior can be something akin to a fencer or an archer, magus can be a sorcerer or an enchanter, crafter a smith or a cook, and gatherer a fisher or a gardener. Job changes occur on the fly by changing equipment. They've confirmed that we will not be seeing typical "Final Fantasy" job classes in this title.

Apparently this means my assumption about the inclusion of RDM being a given was wrong. This severely disappoints me. At the same time, I will attempt to reserve judgment until we get some game play videos.

[KentaRawr!]

The lack of a Red Mage is...

Disturbing.

[Ultimage]

Well, we don't know just how deep this system is yet. It could be totally possible that if you have the mage classes at a high enough skill and the fencer class at a high enough skill, and wear some kind of chainmail (RDMs can wear some of it), and have other gear for INT, MND, MP... maybe. I mean, that's just a crazy example, but it could still be possible some how. I'll wait for the beta or until more information in general is given out.

[xXsarahXx]

Drg!!
As long as that reterns ill be happy.
Really loving mine

[Ultimage]

I don't know if we'll have DRGs exactly, but there are enough polearms in the FFXIV logo to assume that the core abilities of a DRG will be available. I'd hope, anyways.

[Tainted Angel]

I hope you don't have to join some stupid 'party', or can get NPC's to make a party out of. (I'd really like that.. plus it's more microtransaction monies for SE because it's four characters people will want to purchase items for. (Possibly.)

Since The Old Republic is looking to be PC only.. I'm going to get this for PS3Slim.

[Zyuu]

Thoughts of there being a class system and no job system?

[Del Murder]

What the smurf is the difference? Job, class, all the same.