@Arcon
Yowza, someone takes their monthly subscription fee a little too seriously. Who cares about what you think is "the better way" until you're the leader of a party and can make those decisions. It's not like the BRD/NIN sits with his flag up, snickering maliciously as to what pick-up group he's going to sabotage. He's thinking for himself in an Abyssea-raised endgame where healers don't get punted for being crappy as long as they toss the Cure VI to the right person every now and then. Players needs to stay alive to support, yeah? BRDs support, and support only takes them so far, mage sub or not. Just as there are times where a WHM isn't enough, there are more times where a BRD/Mage just isn't enough. If a party needs a BRD, it's up to them to decide what the sub will be if they want more out of him. It's not up to you, you're not that special dude. Not everyone is in this game to squeeze 100% efficiency out of their time, so agree to disagree and be more constructive.