We should have a "Lance mage", "Ninja Sword mage", "Fist mage"

[Themis]

It's also pretty shitty that in a video they specifically showed off the machinist's mobility when it's not a real feature at high levels. So people were expecting that the ranged classes were staying mobile, when they really weren't.

MCH, and BRD, still have mobility even when under WM/GB. They aren't stuck to the floor. They just can't move whilst casting. Every other time they can move.

MCH do get it easier because their skillset supports GB use - Rapid Fire removes the cast times, Proc'd abilities also have 0 cast time and Ammo forces procs. It's quite fluid because of that (and you can just drop GB for movement heavy phases or learn to play like a BLM has to).

The only reason I can see this being a pain for BRD is that their Bloodletter is a proc that can happen during cast (whereas MCH procs are after a cast). This means they can lose their Bloodletters if they don't use it ASAP and another procs.

Also, when MCH was first revealed/talked about, it was specifically mentioned that they would have an attachment that would trade their mobility for damage when used. MCH always had that as part of their sell. BRD did not, however. It wasn't until the skills were shown off that BRD was shown to also have this trade mechanic. It really should have been left as a MCH unique feature and not pushed onto BRD as a means of equalising the two jobs (as they fill the same role).

And everyone who thinks that not having WM/GB is a loss of DPS needs to stop thinking so pessimistically. It's a loss of DPS potential, not an actual loss of DPS. Not having it does not lower your normal skill potencies. Using it does, however, increase the DPS potential that you can reach by boosting the damage those normal skills can do. It's like saying not having Blood for Blood is a DPS loss - it isn't. You just aren't able to hit as high of a number (potential DPS) than someone with it.