New FFXIV Pictomancer Caster Class Announced For Dawntrail Expansion
After fans held their breath for months, the Final Fantasy 14 team has announced the new class for the upcoming Dawntrail expansion: the Pictomancer.
This new caster (or technically, “magical ranged DPS”) class can paint a variety of things—not just other creatures or people. The ‘painting’ of the brush like one would on a canvas invokes different spells, almost like a wand. It’s described as not being so DPS-heavy, but it’s not entirely a support class (assumedly like, for instance, Dancer or Bard would be).
Officially translated, the Pictomancer: “Works in the medium of mixed aether, wielding a specialized brush to render their imaginings reality. These creations include not only creatures and weapons, but landscapes as well. As evoking such wonders takes time, the Pictomancer also keeps insta-cast abilities and spells at the ready.”
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>Presenting the new magical ranged DPS arriving in #Dawntrail: Pictomancer!?? https://t.co/w0qYhoCeIs pic.twitter.com/UefHaSc1K3In the trailer, Krile, a Scion of the Seventh Dawn adapted from Final Fantasy 5 , shows off the colorful magics in the crowds of what looks to be Tuliyollal, a capital of the game’s new region. This is all shown as pretty lively and upbeat, with colors erupting into the sky, though there’s no combat shown in this trailer. Director Naoki Yoshida mentioned that Krile had little role in previous expansions in combat (even having been kidnapped in one), so it’s definitely a pivot for her.
Technically, Pictomancer isn’t a new job to the Final Fantasy universe, though it seems like the FFXIV version will have its own spin on it. In Final Fantasy 6, the Pictomancer specifically only drew foes, recreating them in reality for
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