Alright folks. I love playing with numbers, so I'm going to throw some out there based on the supposed class/race assignments. This, like the info gleaned from Fanguard, is very subject to change... and if so, will need some severe balancing. I just wanted to throw it out there how it currently stands and perhaps track where things go based on further information that developers throw out into the public.
Key: T=Thestra, Q=Qalia, K=Kojan
Total Races - T:7 Q:6 K:6 All:19
Heavy Fighters
Warrior - T:6 Q:5 K:3 All:14
Paladin - T:4 Q:2 K:0 All:6
Dread Knight - T:4 Q:2 K:2 All:8
Inquisitor - T:0 Q:4 K:2 All:6
Total Heavy Fighters - T:14 Q:13 K:7 All:34
Offensive Fighters
Bard - T:3 Q:2 K:3 All:8
Ranger - T:2 Q:3 K:3 All:8
Rogue - T:6 Q:5 K:5 All:16
Monk - T:0 Q:1 K:5 All:6
Berserker - T:4 Q:4 K:2 All:10
Total Offensive Fighters - T:15 Q:15 K:18 All:48
Healers
Cleric - T:4 Q:3 K:0 All:7
Blood Mage - T:2 Q:5 K:4 All:11
Shaman - T:3 Q:1 K:2 All:6
Disciple - T:0 Q:3 K:4 All:7
Total Healers - T:9 Q:12 K:10 All:31
Arcane Casters
Sorcerer - T:3 Q:3 K:2 All:8
Necromancer - T:2 Q:2 K:3 All:7
Druid - T:5 Q:2 K:3 All:10
Psionicist - T:0 Q:4 K:1 All:5
Total Arcane Casters: T:10 Q:11 K:9 All:30
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Here's the problem, though. If the Inquisitor and Disciple don't make launch, then we have a bit of imbalance that comes in the form of Heavy Fighters and Healers being in severe disproportion to Offensive Fighters and Arcane Casters... Which is usually the case in MMORPGs, but if Vanguard is going for a balanced environment it's something to take note of.
Currently the balance of class jobs is:
Tanks: 34
Offensive: 48
Healers: 31
Casters: 30
If said classes aren't in the game, then the balance is:
Tanks: 28
Offensive: 48
Healers: 24
Casters: 30
So, obviously, things would have to be pretty well rearranged.
The issue of tank diversity is also an issue with Kojan. It's currently T:14 Q:13 K:7... And if Inquisitors were dropped without reassignment, the balance would be T:14 Q:9 K:5
We'll see what happens. Currently the diversity makes sense (With the HEAVY disclaimer that the information is very subject to change. They may have just mocked up the assignments for demo purposes, though there's some lore-based logic in the assignments), but once things do shift, I'll be sure to track the changes
