Quote Originally Posted by nexas506 View Post
Im not saying it will be rge new dps healer. Just a different way to do it.
Thinking back to all the final fantasy tactics games, the red mage and fencer jobs do have some good ranged moves.
And all the melee class have at least 1 ranged move regardless.
I was responding to the OP more than to you, which mentions the idea of both a DPS-oriented healer and a melee healer, separately. Both options would have some trouble in the current metagame, at least.

I want Red Mage more than most folks (I've been obsessed with that hat since I was 5), but I can't see them making it a melee healer if they go that route just because of current trends in encounter design.