- Disciples of War -		- Disciples of Magic -
	Archer Gladiator Lancer Marauder Pugilist		Thaumaturge Conjurer
	- Disciples of Hand -		- Disciples of Land -
	Alchemist Armourer Blacksmith Carpenter Culinarian Goldsmith Tanner Weaver		Botanist Fisherman Miner

Disciplines

The term “disciplines” applies to Final Fantasy XIV in a different way than the term “job” applied to Final Fantasy XI. With the discipline system, not only are the classic mage and melee heroes and heroins considered, but also the “crafting” and “gathering” classes. There are currently four unique disciplines: disciples of war (DoW), disciples of magic (DoM), disciples of land (DoL), and disciples of hand (DoH). Within each discipline, a player will find a unique playing style.

The DoW consists of the use of melee and weapon damage to take down powerful foes. In a similar fashion, the DoM encompass all spell casters and users of magic. These two disciplines represent the typical population of characters built to team up or fly solo and wreak havoc on enemies.

The DoH are analogous to the crafters of FFXI. These classes develop by focusing on the production and manipulation of armor and weapons, medicines, and more. Finally, the DoL can be viewed as an interpretation of the classic “H.E.L.M.” domain in FFXI, wherein hobbies like logging, mining, and fishing took place. With FFXIV, players can now choose to grow through these hobbies, while working to gather useful materials that should prove valuable to other players, especially those involved with the DoH.

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There is no longer a "jobs" system; rather, SquareEnix has opted to refer it as a "class" system. SquareEnix has confirmed that the class system will be expanded in Final Fantasy XIV, but it will be much more different than the system present in Final Fantasy XI. Apparently players can grow and develop in a more "natural way".

Weapons will have a huge influence on the class system. It's unknown at this time what SquareEnix means by that, but we can speculate that you need to use different weapons to level your class (in a similar fashion to FFIX), as the game won't be using experience points.

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