(08-13-2013, 05:40 PM)Myxie Tryxle Wrote: If the arcanist can fill both roles with equal effectiveness, there's less incentive to play the other two magic classes.
I disagree, as THM/BLM and ACN/SMN bring extremely different damage tools to the table. Arcanist is heavily focused around DoTs and other debuffs (think affliction warlock, for those familiar with WoW), while thaumaturge has heavy burst coupled with a low-damage recovery phase. ACN/SMN will have ramp-up times and won't be very useful on short fights or against mechanics that require a lot of burst (think Ifrit's fetters), but once it gets going - and with the ability to multidot - it will be very good with multiple targets and whittling down a boss. Very different classes. A similar case can be made for SCH and CNJ/WHM, as we know SCH is likely to be very heavily focused around HoTs, while CNJ/WHM is primarily burst healing.
(08-13-2013, 05:40 PM)Myxie Tryxle Wrote: One class = one job the same as it does for any other class without two job choices.
Also to add, we know Squee intends to add second jobs for every other class over time, so this is not going to be an Arcanist-unique thing.
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