Hey! I'm new to the forums, just got so hyped with the new FE I had to make an account.
I actually made a little class tree illustrating some of my ideal choices for classes. I know most of these couldn't happen, but you can always dream, right?
First, I'd like a few things from previous FE games back.
Light magic, and dark magic as a standalone magic type. Daggers back as a weapon type (with throwing daggers included), and also crossbows becoming a separate weapon type from bows.
Split promotions are back, and so is LIMITED reclassing... I like it better when each character is limited to a few option, unlike FE11. Also, no genderlocking. Male peg knights! Female berserkers! Equality!
Also, I'd like some classes to fit the weapon-boosting skills ideal, that is, only be able to use that weapon type and being on foot. So I put in my class tree a new mage promotion, that uses only tomes and no staves for tomefaire, and halberdiers are back for lancefaire.
I'd like rogues back... so I made thieves be able to promote to rogues and tricksters, and made a new class that promotes to assassin and rogue... the difference is basically thieves can steal and use knives. the new class uses swords. Both can undo locks.
I'd like pirates to be back too, and to have a promotion exclusive to them, maybe getting a skill that allows them to walk over water? I'm thinking of the promotion getting crossbows and swords in addition to axes. Also, warriors get crossbows instead of bows.
As for the flying units... Peg knights get a choice of adding swords or staves upon promotion. Wyvern riders choose between adding spears or staying with axes only. New griffon rider tree, starts with swords, choose between anima and (cross)bows on promotion
As I said, Mages get a new promotion, and get to choose between getting staves or tomefaire.
Monks are back, and can promote to Bishop, or a new class that uses swords and light magic. Clerics/priests get to promote to Bishop or war cleric/monk
Troubadours get to choose between anima or light magic on promotion.
Dark magic users now have two starting classes!
Shaman and dark mage. Both get to promote to sorcerer, who gets anima magic. Shaman is able to promote to druid, who gets staves, and dark mage is able to promote to dark Knight, who gets swords and mounts.
Bards are back, and use crossbows to defend themselves. Dancers now use daggers.
And, that's basically it!