Dancer

[zeorhymer]

My theory is that they'll have a channeled dance that's mainly a DoT (increases with level or some stat/gear/skill) and you learn new dances every few levels.

Channeled dance [No thanks.] I'd like to build up TP and do a high kick WS with a CHA modifier thrown in.

[Khamsin]

I'm just wondering whether Dancer will be seen as more of a DD or support. Traditionally (in FFV), Dancer specialized in DD (Sword Dance, Mystery Waltz (MP), that HP-drain one, etc.) and certain debuffs (confuse, charm, etc.) They had no party buffs. Therefore, I doubt Dancer will have any party buffs in FFXI.

If anything, maybe they'll specialize in the higher tier debuffs that mages don't get access to. Like confuse (if they add it), petrify, terror, curse, virus, etc.

KI is saying this job is a tank, so obviously you are wrong sir.

KI thinks everything is going to be a tank. Hell, they even thought Geomancer, of all things, would be a tank (I'd like to see someone tank in pajamas).

[zeorhymer]

I would be hard pressed seeing this as a tank job rofl. Keeping hate by "Dazzling" the mob XD.

I got the sudden image of Jem tanking a mob, her being truly outrageous would be enough.

Oh no you didnt just bring up Jem >.>

[Yuri-G]

I would be hard pressed seeing this as a tank job rofl. Keeping hate by "Dazzling" the mob XD.

I got the sudden image of Jem tanking a mob, her being truly outrageous would be enough.

Oh no you didnt just bring up Jem >.>

There are so many ways that Jem + Dancer job could be awesome, I'm not even going to try. Someone with photoshop skills needs to get on that shit, though.

[Eaglestrike]

My theory is that they'll have a channeled dance that's mainly a DoT (increases with level or some stat/gear/skill) and you learn new dances every few levels.

Channeled dance [No thanks.] I'd like to build up TP and do a high kick WS with a CHA modifier thrown in.

Dancing can get you TP >.> Or maybe just make the dances really long (like 20-25s) but not channeled so you don't have to choose to stop dancing to WS. Or maybe work the WS into a dance!

[Seraph]

Anyone else smell a Regain Dance? I do...

[Zarath]

I would be hard pressed seeing this as a tank job rofl. Keeping hate by "Dazzling" the mob XD.

Worked for bard mazura tanks

only worked cause mazurka was already fucked up with it's unusually high hate generating ways... Which SE later did patch... somehow they missed that for years <<;

[Lordshin]

Anyone else smell a Regain Dance? I do...

That would be nice

But it would make Meditate sorta obsolete unless its self use then Dancer would need good WS... ZOMG Sword Dance :O

[Kaziel]

Anyone else smell a Regain Dance? I do...

That would be nice

But it would make Meditate sorta obsolete unless its self use then Dancer would need good WS... ZOMG Sword Dance :O

What if Meditate and Regain dance stacked? o.o!

[Lordshin]

Anyone else smell a Regain Dance? I do...

That would be nice

But it would make Meditate sorta obsolete unless its self use then Dancer would need good WS... ZOMG Sword Dance :O

What if Meditate and Regain dance stacked? o.o!

:O Wait... doesnt it already? lol... i mean w/ the regain potion?
That would be good new to SAM i guess... maybe lol... hey.. Dancer might even be wanted in tp burns lol

[Kaziel]

:O Wait... doesnt it already? lol... i mean w/ the regain potion?
That would be good new to SAM i guess... maybe lol... hey.. Dancer might even be wanted in tp burns lol

I have no idea. My SAM's only 11. >.>

But if they did something similar to how BRD buffs work, where they qualify not as that type of buff but as a "song" buff, it could work. Instead of it giving a TP^ symbol it gives a pair of dancing feet for a symbol.

[Akiyama]

Anyone else smell a Regain Dance? I do...

That would be nice

But it would make Meditate sorta obsolete unless its self use then Dancer would need good WS... ZOMG Sword Dance :O

How would a Regain dance make Meditate useless..? If there was a Regain Dance that did happen to stack with Meditate, it'd make SAMs even more broken. Not that I don't mind being broken, but seriously. D: If it's self-use only though, that'd bite.

[Eaglestrike]

Maybe a degain dance that lowers mob TP too.

[Issac]

Maybe a degain dance that lowers mob TP too.

Plague effect for mob? I like

[UnwittingInsomniac]

One rather easy route I could see it going would be to have multiple 'Dance' JA's that could be swapped on and off, ala Hasso/Seigan; while active, they give a buff to the Dancer and a corresponding debuff to whatever they're engaged on (or give the same debuff to both, works too). Obvious ones would include Accuracy, ATK/DEF bonus, attack speed, etc. Potentially very potent, triple-stacked Slow would make a great many things a total joke, but balanced by having to have the DNC do nothing else but maintain that JA status, potentially while meleeing.

It'd have to be a rather powerful effect to merit giving them an EXP party slot over BRD or COR, though. Really hope they don't do this and just give them mediocre skill with daggers or something to poke stuff while pirouetting.

[Clipse]

Clipse: Tarutaru 75PLD 75WAR
The Rock: Lv.50 Korrigan (Retired)
- Support Job: Warrior
- Additional Ice Damage (Lv.50)
- Job Trait: Monk
- Job Trait: Warrior
- Attack Speed +50 (Innate)
- Magic Attack +15% (Innate)

wtf? there are retired pankration monsters already?

No real point in playing anymore until SE adds something new, like increasing the level cap, for example.

[Seraph]

Oh, almost forgot...

Mandatory "Don't step on the Bard's toes." joke.~~~~~

[docvicious]

What if!!!

There is no Time mage and SE was going for a Male Transvestite look to do the Time warp again!

[Marcicus]

There had better be a fucking Time Mage. I want Comet,Comet 2, and Return gawd damnit.

edit: lol Return would be so broken. HAY GUYZ I JUST FLAILED NIDHOGG QUCIK CAST RETURN AND RESET THE BATTLE AND SSJ MODE LOLZ

[Elcura]

Am I the only one hoping it isn't dancer but really a flower mage?!

I mean, how awesome would a flower mage be? I already leveled PUP, so I need to level another job with homo erotic AF.

Sorry Ulmega I think I'm giving up on PUP... Dancer is just too awesome...

No reason you can't have both rocl! I want to level flowermage (this will be so good) too! The only answer would be to get your nin and pup to 75 before flower mage comes out.