A single simple solution to Paladin

[Dale]

But that's the point I'm making they aren't "within range of other mages" every job I mentioned has access to cure 4 just like PLD except PLD can only reach a Cure potency of 20% not counting augmented armor. RDM/SCH/BRD/SMN/BLM all can reach 35% and SMN can reach 49%. That puts PLD in the 8th position for healer dunno about you but to me being 8th means it sucks at healing. Not even counting DNC which I'd rank higher than PLD making it 9th...

Paladin heals better than any summoner or bard i've ever played with.

Red Mage can be a slightly better healer than paladin but not by much. Black mage? They dont' even get healing skill. I suppose they could sub scholar and go into light arts...but i've never played with a black mage who did this, so i won't comment.

YOu also put way too much empahasis on this cure potency stat, thinking it trumps everything else for healing, even the healing skill itself apparantly. It helps sure, but it's not nearly as needed as you seem to think, and absense of it certainly won't make you a sucky healer as you claim.

Paladins may not be the "best" healer, but they are adequate and will be able to heal the vast majority of situations on this game. I'd rank them right behind the mages, which is about where they should be.