Front lines are getting more and more empty. As of now the trend for dealing damage in content is done with pet jobs like bst and smn, and back line mages like rdm, blm, sch, and geo. Why is this a popular strategy? Because much like the rng pld set up, it's safe.

Pets are more durable and replaceable than front line DDs while doing around the same amount if not more damage.This is why something needs to be done to help front line DDs. Probably the simplest solution is increasing max hp. Too many AoE just flat out do more damage than players have health.

Another problem is the frequency of mobs using AoE tp moves. Those should have some sort of cool down so they can just use them back to back.