Quote Originally Posted by Giantbane View Post
It's not like a SMN or BLM can heal particularly well even though they have Physick. They used to be able to have a half decent heal if they used INT/MND gear, but gear has become more specialized after i70. There isn't any INT/MND gear past i70, and there isn't any i90+ MND gear that SMN or BLM can wear. So even with the greater potency of base CNJ levels spells, I don't think these abilities would still be all that useful. This will become more true as gear levels increase and gear stats make up a greater portion of a characters total stats.
Well that post was a two part response. As for the part you responded to, it's entirely possible to make the class devoid of MND stats at higher levels. However, the problem lies with the fact that many of their skills are healer skills. SE would have to do a lot of work to repurpose their skills and traits. I'd wager that it's just slightly less work than creating a new class altogether.