Here is my theory, and I will post it here for all posterity in case I am right.
FFXIV is in it for the long term, and it will base each expansion around one of the original jobs. That's why they're not introducing any more jobs, and sort of giving up on the class/job system. If you look at the lore it lines up all the expansions quite nicely.
Expansion 1 - Ishgard, Dragoons
Expansion 2- Back to Ul'dah, Paladin
Expansion 3- Take back Ala-mhigo, Monk
Other expansions fit around classes nicely.
Doma - Ninja
Ampador - White Mage
The Void - Black Mage
Ancient Allagan (time travel) Scholar/SMN
Worlds edge mountains - Warrior
Bard... Somewhere, I didn't pay attention in the class quests.
In other words, I think that all the intricacies of being a Dragoon will be fully explained in heavensward, and all the lore will line up for dragoons by the end. I think the same will be done for Paladins in the next expansion.
So I'm more curious than outraged. How is Estinien still the Azure Dragoon? We'll find out!
FFXIV is in it for the long term, and it will base each expansion around one of the original jobs. That's why they're not introducing any more jobs, and sort of giving up on the class/job system. If you look at the lore it lines up all the expansions quite nicely.
Expansion 1 - Ishgard, Dragoons
Expansion 2- Back to Ul'dah, Paladin
Expansion 3- Take back Ala-mhigo, Monk
Other expansions fit around classes nicely.
Doma - Ninja
Ampador - White Mage
The Void - Black Mage
Ancient Allagan (time travel) Scholar/SMN
Worlds edge mountains - Warrior
Bard... Somewhere, I didn't pay attention in the class quests.
In other words, I think that all the intricacies of being a Dragoon will be fully explained in heavensward, and all the lore will line up for dragoons by the end. I think the same will be done for Paladins in the next expansion.
So I'm more curious than outraged. How is Estinien still the Azure Dragoon? We'll find out!
