The next healer should be different from the current ones. The current healers are all casters with focus on MP. That is why I think for 4.0, the new healer should be The Dancer. Dancer is a TP focused melee healer. Unlike the other healers, Dancer regains fast TP, by doing melee damage and everytime when she does her attacks, the enemy has a chance to receive a debuff. The Dancer can also dance which drains her MP and unlike Bard, dancing will not effect her healing power or dps. Since we are going to Ala Mhigo with 4.0, the Dancer should fit right in.

When I think of the Dancer, I see a class that uses daggers, fans, chakrams etc. Gearwise, they should not have those caster robes, but something similiar to this design:




This one is a fanart of a known FF Dancer.


Males could look like this:


The problem with the males, is that one group doesnt mind the feminine outfits, but a vocal group is against it, so I have no idea how they could add the outfits for males and keep it masculine.

Their AF gear will look similiar like their gear found in Final Fantasy XI: