Speculation and general delusionsFollow

A few threads I've seen here are talking about horizontal
progression and that makes me think of sub jobs for one
reason or another so do you boys and girls think subjobs
will be an option later down the line or will the current
system make this an illogical feat?

Second topic floating around in my slightly intoxicated
grey matter is how well accepted would it be to have quests
for AF armor for your pets because honestly I always
wanted my wyvern to be rocking some awesome plate armor
with a jet pack so that he could still get off the ground.....
Uhm yeah ill turn it over to you folks now!

As long as said jobs gained a proportionate upgrade. I'd be mad if I had to do 6 quests, 2 boss fights and rely on a crafter for some specific item to get all AF pieces when another job has 5 quests and 1 boss fight and got an equal upgrade. Even if the flavor was awesome. I also have to agree with you that I'm weary of this "generic FF" feel we seem to be getting.

@Warfox07: Having subjobs would be kind of pointless with the current system of assigning abilities from your other leveled classes methinks.

I'm not attacking you at all in asking this (just making conversation, really), but how can you be mad about things seeming "generic" if, at the same time, you'd be mad if the number of quests, fights, and requirements differed among classes and jobs? So long as everything has to be designed and experienced equally across all circumstances, it would seem that everything simply must feel generic.

How about if the quest for AF armor required you obtain a certain gear set that was produced by the crafting community, and after equiping said piece of gear embarking on a quest and after meeting specific quest reguirements i.e. slay big scary beast in lore backed zone (or throwing magic ring in giant volcano shortly followed by creepy man-boy-pedo thing with a lisp) said equipment piece undergoes transformation into AF form with due buffs. And to be perfectly clear i do not mean undergo transformation by changing color ala' WoW (kinda gay guys) i mean undergoing extreme physical transphormation like those found in trinidad.

I don't think I spoke clearly.

Good situation: everyone has 6 things to do to get a full AF set. Some people have to kill 6 monsters. Some have to do 6 quests. Some have to do some crafting / have someone craft for them (or buy it, w/e). Some have to kill 2 monsters, do 2 quests, and craft 2 pieces of gear. some kill 4 monsters, do one quest and craft 1 piece. As long as the amount of things to do is equal and has some good flavor, I'm fine.

Bad situation: bard has 5 quests and a crafting goal for their full set. Lancer has to kill 5 monsters, then craft 3 pieces of gear and do 4 quests with those pieces to get them upgraded (4 quests total, not 4 per piece.) suddenly Lancer has to do way more work to get the same level of upgrade. This is only ok if the amount of upgrade for the Lancer is substantially more significant than the Bard's upgrade. This most likely wouldn't sit well with Bards, so I feel using something like the 1st situation with good writing would make things fairly equal, yet not generic at the same time.

i think it was Blu i couldnt get into in the least mainly because (correct me if im wrong, and i may be thinking of another game entirely) prior to the
insane fiasco you mentioned above to even gain the magic that made the class unique and effective you had to be whomped by said move/skill/magic to even roll the dice for a remote chance to learn something new? (Good god im glad this feature has not been adapted IRL by public education......
Mrs. Crabapple - Job: Physics Teacher
vs.
Random Student - Job: BLU/BUM


Mrs. Crabapple readies ~Newtons Law~
Random Student Braces to Learn in AP-Physics
Mrs. Crabapple uses ~Newtons Law~ on <Random Student>
[ random student is hurled out the second story window and is currently hospitalized with many broken bones and comatose, onlookers still awaiting random student to gain conciousness to see if he infact mastered the concept of Newtons Law or not] ........... Fret not students there is always next year!!!!!

I smell a pikachu reference of some sort in your future :P

I loved BLU back when I played, especially during diorama. Back then, BLU was just one-shotting everyone on the battlefield with that Disseverment spell. There was another too, though I can't quite remember the combo.. it was something > Cannonball that made Light SC, and that was enough to kill even most well-geared MNKs. Zero effort, very OP. No doubt it's been changed dramatically nowadays.

I do Savage Blade (~700-1000 damage depending) > Goblin Rush (~1500-2000 damage) > Light (~1500-2000 damage.) It is a thing of joy and beauty. Unfortunately you can only do it once every fifty seconds.