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Could Astrologian be the "ideal" class for my character? - JFrombaugh - 03-19-2015
After a lot of deliberation, going back and forth, and having no luck in finally deciding on my character's class, I'm wondering if I may have finally found the lucky break I'm looking for...
As I've already stated, Miranda will be a Disciple of Magic of some sorts. However, I finding that no matter which one I choose, I run into some kind of dillemma:
-Conjurer and Thaumaturge are confirmed to both be very cohesive within their city-states, so commitment and loyalty would probably be an issue with either one - like I've said before Miranda would not be very willing to "cozy up" to a city of hypocritical jerks.
-Arcanist is the class that nearly everybody else suggested, but that class's MO kind of goes against someone who is more emotionally tuned than logically tuned. In other words, while she would probably get along just fine with the other guild members, it's her ability to actually learn the art and apply it in the field that I would question - unless she was lucky enough to find a soul of the Summoner or something I really don't think Miranda would have the patience or natural desire to learn arcanima when she can just use her willpower and a staff to channel the elements.
At first, when the Astrologian was revealed, I thought that it would be yet another dead end, because everyone initially assumed that it would be "nation-locked" to Ishgard based on the astrologer NPCs already in-game in Coerthas. However, a recent interview confirmed that it's actually a Sharlayan class in origin: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/213013-What-s-in-a-Name-%28Astrologian-Ver.%29?p=2694997
If SE plays their cards right (pun very much intended
), I think this class could be a very interesting fit!-Y'shtola is originally from Sharalya, and she is probably the NPC who is the most similar to Miranda personality-wise.
-Astrologian uses star readings rather than formulaic maths to devise strategies so it would fit better with her personality than Scholar.
-It fits the introverted bent of my character, as it's confirmed in-game that Astrologians spend a lot of time alone studying
-It doesn't have a base class but yet it uses its own weapon so it will probably be suitable enough for RPing, unlike most of the other Job classes
-The concept artwork of the six cards depicts all of the Twelve in some form so it would probably fit in very well with a character who considers herself more allied with the Scions than the Grand Companies.
Obviously we won't know for certain all the lore behind the Job until Heavensward is released, but needless to say I've got my hopes pretty high. If it turns out for whatever reason that astrologian would go against my characters' nature, then I guess I will likely settle for her being a "Sage" (skilled in both conjury and thaumaturgy, sees both sides of the coin).