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In FINAL FANTASY XIV, the core of the growth system is the Armoury system. It is a broad ranging “horizontal” system in which players develop other classes and thereby strengthen and grow their main class.
In contrast, the new job system is a character growth system that will narrow the focus on growing and strengthening the main character class. The system starts at level 30, and features a sequence of special quests available at certain levels that unlock systems, abilities, and job-specific equipment. The series of job quests will not involve extremely difficult tasks such as fighting primals. Rather, they will be new game elements intended to boost character growth and motivate players.

Patch 1.21 will include seven jobs with their own dedicated quests.

To take on the special quests, player characters must have reached level 30 in their main class (and level 15 for one other specified class). Class and level requirements for each series of job quests are shown in the table below:

* These conditions are in place to ensure that players seeking to master these new jobs have fully experienced the Armoury system—the core of character growth in FINAL FANTASY XIV.

When you complete a certain quest, you will receive a “soul crystal.” Select Gear from the main menu to equip the soul crystal to the specific job slot. Once you have equipped the soul crystal, you will switch to that job.

* Soul crystals are classified as key items. They can be equipped on the Gear menu, but they do not count against your inventory limits.
* You can also change jobs with text commands.

With Patch 1.21, five job-specific actions will be added for each job, which are unlocked as the character completes the aforementioned quests. The first job-specific action is learned when the character acquires the corresponding soul crystal. Job-specific actions can only be used with the associated job.
* Job-specific actions that have already been learned are automatically equipped when the player switches to that job.

1. Job-specific actions

   Players will be able to use job-specific actions.

2. Using other class-specific actions (by class)

   When switched to a job, characters can still use the actions they learned for the base class. For example, when playing a paladin, gladiator actions will be automatically equipped and available for use.

   For other class-specific actions, only actions from certain classes can be equipped by certain jobs, as per the table below:

   Available Class-specific Actions

   Job	Class
   Paladin	Marauder/Conjurer
   Monk	Lancer/Archer
   Warrior	Gladiator/Pugilist
   Dragoon	Pugilist/Archer
   Bard	Conjurer/Thaumaturge
   White Mage	Gladiator/Pugilist
   Black Mage	Pugilist/Archer

3. Using other class-specific actions (number)

   When characters switch to a job, they can only equip half (rounded down) of the other class-specific actions. For example, a level 35 gladiator can normally equip seven class-specific actions from other classes, but a level 35 paladin can only equip three.

   Level	Number of Class-specific Actions
   	Class		Job
   30 to 34	6		3
   35 to 39	7		3
   40 to 44	8		4
   45 to 49	9		4
   50	10		5

4. Changes to base parameters

   When the player changes jobs, base parameters change automatically.
   * Attribute points that have been allotted for the main class are carried over to the job without change.

5. Different rules for equipped gear

   When switched to a job, characters can equip job-specific gear. Existing gear that can be equipped by the base clas