[Ayakino]

Perhaps maybe we can't accept that fact, because it isn't fact?

[Monoxide]

Originally posted by Ayakino
Perhaps maybe we can't accept that fact, because it isn't fact?

Actually...that's exactly what they said. There's no plans for new classes in the expansion. This could change, but I seriously doubt it. Adding new classes just means either A.) The new classes will replace another "favorited" class in a party, or B.) The new classes won't be as useful as the "favorited" classes already, and they'll sit LFG for hour on end like DRGs, MNKs, DRKs, WARs, SAMs, and all of the other damage dealers.

[Balgas]

I don't get why you people want a new race so badly, as if you're going to abandon all the blood sweat and tears poured into your current character so you can go be a FAIRY GNOME or something. If they came out with a new race right now sure I'd make a character with it, a bank/mule character.

[Rougtan]

here's the exact quote, word for word, from this months EGM issue number 181, page 57 question 3.


EGM: What about additional jobs and races?

Localization specialist M.C.Koji Fox: As for new jobs and races, we can't comment on that at this time. Your not going to get it out of me!

aka they changed their view from "no" to "maybe".

[Mylan]

Hmm, new jobs would seem unlikely in the next expansion but maybe in one to come? I'unno seems like S-E has exhausted the fields they could place jobs in... Unless we get something real innovative like "Airship Pilot" or "Maintenance Engineer" or possibly "Merchant" though that last one would seem kinda useless what with the whole Bazaar system..

[Ayakino]

I think we could use Dancers. I'm still saying that because we could seriously use some!

[Geo]

Im pretty sure Dancers wont be doing the same thing as BRD :spin:

We could use more support classes and maybe a Chemist.

[Walkman]

lol, wouldn't Dancers act like Bards?

They would dance and then their stats would go up. A Bard.

New jobs would be cool. Not races, no, no, we got them all. The powerhouse, the middle guy, the sneaky guy, the magic guy, the big-ass guy. If they added a new race, it would be redundant or there would be a super-race and all other races would suck.

About jobs, oh man, it'd be sweet.

But along the lines of redundancy, it might be almost-the-same-job-as-one-of-the-originals and that would suck. But ideas like Blue Mage, and Time Mage ... awesomeness. But, Blue Mage would, IMO, take over the damage dealing department. Monster abilities are uber strong and BM would override DRK, sadly, in damage. They would have different purposes but still ...

Blue Mage wouldn't override RNG ... they shouldn't do that.

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So, yea, that's my opinion ...

[kevinsal]

I would think sometime in the future jobs will come but Time Mage and Blue Mage are too similar to the rest.

If you look back to the best FF game you can remember...


Calculator - Multiplies XP by numerical calculations...

Mime - Copies actions of the enemy, can "save" interactions with past enemies ( kind of like megaman.. lol)

Geomancer - Power of the Earth, uses vines for holding enemies.. Can attack with Stone III, EnStone...

Lancer - Mid range attack, power of the ranger but more defense.

Now this is just the main abilities of the jobs, you can expand from there. Thees jobs would really put a twist to your party. More XP, a mimicing mime, and a massive Earth powerhouse...

Ok, I woke up no more dreaming..

[Shredder]

Only thing I kind of want to see is different job names for different sexes, just to add a bit of flavor. Like Female ninja = assassin. Female bard = dancer. I know it wont happen. But meh.

Originally posted by Ayakino
I think we could use Dancers. I'm still saying that because we could seriously use some!

They could be like FFT's dancers and lower the stats of enemies. While Bards up the stats of the party But doesn't the bard do both already?

[Ziguld]

EGM: What about additional jobs and races?

Localization specialist M.C.Koji Fox: As for new jobs and races, we can't comment on that at this time. Your not going to get it out of me!

aka they changed their view from "no" to "maybe".

correction they changed from "No" to "cocktease". How do you get people to pay attention? Bait them with something they want to hear.

[Rainsford]

They are basically trying to hype up the new expansion. Besides, the expansion classes already still have problems. I'd rather them actually finish balancing before adding anything new.

[TaruSGonEWilD]

Yeah I would definitely like to see the classes we have now get some fixes, but the idea of having something completely new to explore is very intriguing to me. I would like to see a gunner. Some type of class that has a higher ability with guns. The ability to do more dmg from a longer range or the ability to be more accurate with them. Maybe the ability to dual wield guns as well. God that would be crazy. I'd like to see an assassin as well but being able to balance that would be insanely difficult.

[Demon_of_Elru]

How about a job that changes into enemies? Or animals, fiends whatever you call them.

So like you could change into a bear or wolf etc.. each gives its own benefits. Maybe relate to the BST part of the story, I dunno.

I would like them to add things to the jobs already availible. Like at lvl 75, add a quest to unlock certain atributes to the PC's main character. And then have it as your sub.

Like, what I said above about the changing into fiends thing. A lvl 75 BST could unlock the ability to morph into things....

That is, if they dont higher the lvl cap.

[FFXI-FREAK96]

Lancer - Mid range attack, power of the ranger but more defense.



I really Hope u didnt mean that.. if you notice Lancer is Umm Almost Exactly Like Drg!!.. ever think of that..?