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That is so very different than what I was expecting it to be. Glad I (or someone else) asked.

We don't know yet - but if you dig up the Patch 1.21 notes from google, you can see what the 1.0 requirements were. They'll probably be similar with a tweak here and there.

Just to break that chart down a bit further. The "Name" is the Job title. "Abbreviation" is the game-designated term for the job. "Base Class" is the "origin" class, the one that levels concurrently with the job e.g. Wearing a Bard job stone will make you a Bard, but level Archer at the same time. "Subclasses" are a little trickier.

At 50, a classgets 10 cross-class abilities, from any equippable versions. A job, however, gets 5 job-specific abilities (from the job quests), and 5 cross-class abilities from the 2 listed subclasses ONLY. To unlock the job in the first place (to pick up the quest that gives the job stone), one of these subclasses must also be level 15, in addition to the base class being 30. I can't recall which one it is now in 2.0 (since those leaks were nerfed by SE), but it isn't random, or a choice - the quest will always have the same requirements.

For a concrete example, let's say you have a 30 GLA. You can have up to 6 cross-class skills, maybe you have a mix of LNC, PGL & MRD stuff for damage + survivability. BUT you want to become a PLD. The quest tells you that you have to have a 15 CNJ as well. You run off to Gridinia, and level CNJ to 15, then return to the quest, picking it up. You bust some heads, hand the quest in, and get a shiny new job stone. You slap it on, you're now a 30 PLD - grats! You now also have a shiny new job ability for PLD. BUT, you only have 3 cross-class ability slots to add to it, AND they can only be CNJ or MRD abilities, as they are your subclasses. You run around for a little while, and ding to 32. You take your job stone off. You're now a 32 GLA, and all those restrictions to cross-class abilities have lifted.

Hopefully this makes the process a little clearer.

Well, it's 1.0 stuff, that's for sure. Most is still relevant, but not all. For example, you can see that there are no SCH or SMN jobs, as they weren't in 1.0. That version of the lodestone is the 1.0 one, the 2.0 one was in beta along with the game while P3 was running. It should relaunch with P4 next week I would guess.

I find the term "jobs" to be less confusing than the term "specs".

Just sayin'.

This is the best explanation of Sub-classes that I've ever seen. Well done. I hope you don't mind if I copy this to other places (with credit of course!).

Too bad I can only rate you up once.

It is so wierd that they don't have thief. Even FF1 had Thief standard.

Last time I checked, Final Fantasy I (the RPG)- 1980's, Warcraft I (the RTS)- 1990's. Please stop insinuating that anything regarding Final Fantasy Jobs was derived from WoW. Please.

Edited, Aug 9th 2013 12:38pm by Valkayree

How come nobody ever says they want to play PUP?