Do YOU think we'll get a new Tank and/or Healer in 4.0? And vice versa.

[SendohJin]

I rather wish people wouldn't say, "4 ranged." It feels disingenuous. Its more accurate to say we have 2 ranged, and 2 mage DPS.

people say that because that's how party composition works. many fights are designed so that you have 1 tank in front of the boss, the OT on one flank, a melee on the other flank and another melee in the rear. then you have 2 healers + 2 ranged spread out behind. one of the ranged is support and another is a caster. this is the most balanced you can have a full party. you can spread the group out so that no player targeted AOEs clip each other, you have TP/MP regen, and you have all available LBs for all situations.

or you end up with people like this guy who is all wrong.

At the moment, we have:

3 tanks
3 melees
2 supporters
2 mages
3 healers

Time to throw in 1 additional Supporter (Redmage?) and 1 additional Mage (Geomancer, Dancer, I dont know) ; )

Light Parties do not have 5 spots taking one from each, Full Parties do not have 10 spots taking two from each.