Quote Originally Posted by SDaemon View Post
WHM, BLM, SMN, actually pretty much every class that has access to spells would need to be reworked. Those 3 just come to mind that would need to be drastically and fundamentally reworked to function with an elemental wheel in regards to damage. Bad idea overall.
First off I totally agree, elemental resistances aren't really a thing in this game because Yoshi-P wanted to make it so no one could get discriminated against based on the elemental damage they deal. While on the DEFENSIVE side this means everything is a bit oversimplified, it also gives leeway for the designers to create more interesting fights without absolute gear requirements. I've played games with resist gear. It wasn't as fun as people think it would be.
That said...
SMN actually wouldn't need much, their damage is unaspected.
BLM, WHM, and BRD all deal aspected damage, though the latter is physical instead of magical.