To be honest, I don't think that this really introduces anything new. If anything, it just raises more questions, and will likely lead to more arguments.
The wording is confusing, but the "New Disciplines" section doesn't really seem to refer to anything that's not MCH, which would imply that the only soul crystals being "made" are MCH ones, which we knew already. If they were making new crystals for Old Jobs (which doesn't seem to be the wording here), that would raise the question of who is making them, how, and how rare are they in the first place? We have mention of BRD and WAR, which I don't think all that many people objected to playing in the first place, and then a bit about Jobs using soul stones, which, again, was already known and rather obvious. Many Jobs are left unaccounted for, and the entire entry is exceedingly vague.
The bit on how soul stones actually work is pretty neat, though.
Maybe this clears up BLM, depending on interpretation and whether or not one believes the Gem to be the only soul crystal, which was an ongoing debate back when 3.0 still launched, and likely has not been resolved. WHM lore would still clash with this, given the class story.
I honestly don't think this is the bombshell that people want it to be. If anything, it's more fuel for the fire.
As for whether it will change the way I go about things? No. I've already been complacent enough to let people do Whatever, and I already play Job characters anyway. A MNK and a (retconned until further clarification as of 3.0) BLM are my primary characters.
The wording is confusing, but the "New Disciplines" section doesn't really seem to refer to anything that's not MCH, which would imply that the only soul crystals being "made" are MCH ones, which we knew already. If they were making new crystals for Old Jobs (which doesn't seem to be the wording here), that would raise the question of who is making them, how, and how rare are they in the first place? We have mention of BRD and WAR, which I don't think all that many people objected to playing in the first place, and then a bit about Jobs using soul stones, which, again, was already known and rather obvious. Many Jobs are left unaccounted for, and the entire entry is exceedingly vague.
The bit on how soul stones actually work is pretty neat, though.
Maybe this clears up BLM, depending on interpretation and whether or not one believes the Gem to be the only soul crystal, which was an ongoing debate back when 3.0 still launched, and likely has not been resolved. WHM lore would still clash with this, given the class story.
I honestly don't think this is the bombshell that people want it to be. If anything, it's more fuel for the fire.
As for whether it will change the way I go about things? No. I've already been complacent enough to let people do Whatever, and I already play Job characters anyway. A MNK and a (retconned until further clarification as of 3.0) BLM are my primary characters.
