The Remaining Healers

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Red mage doesn't fit as a healer. At worst it's a dps class, but it much better suits a tank role.

[Jandor]

Red mage doesn't fit as a healer. At worst it's a dps class, but it much better suits a tank role.

It doesn't fit the tank role at all, can't have a Red mage with a blue job icon .

[Connor]

Necromancer, has a pet that regains health through attacking, the Necro mainly heals through doing damage to its pet and handing it out.

I've seen a lot of people suggesting this kind of healer in XIV (healing through damage), I think it's a cool idea though one that'd require pretty fine balancing to avoid becoming overpowered. I think there's already enough lore in place within the game for a Necromancer job to be added without seeming out-of-place, which I think is something they want to avoid.

Red mage doesn't fit as a healer. At worst it's a dps class, but it much better suits a tank role.

I'm not sure if there's one I'm missing, but from my understanding Red Mage has always been a versatile mage fighting with magic and melee in FF. I don't think there's anything that really suggests they'd suit the tank role since they aren't generally associated with defending the party like a Paladin is, nor do they ever have particularly high HP or access to most of the heavier armor. It fits much more neatly into a healer role because it's associated with both black and white magic along with melee. If it were a dps it wouldn't be able to use any worthwhile healing abilities, which defeats the purpose of a Red Mage entirely. As a healer though, once it gets its standard healing spells it can have as much offensive abilities as there are available slots.


Basically, the versatility the healing role offers makes it much more suitable for Red Mage than any other role

[Kaitoo]

Red mage doesn't fit as a healer. At worst it's a dps class, but it much better suits a tank role.

tank is like the last fitting role for redmage




on the topic, i think something like a geomancer which heals throug terrain buffing (if you stand their you get healed/healing gets buffed), something like leylines) and such would be nice

[dejiko_san]

RDM has always been a support mage. I can't imagine it as a tank.

I think it's going to be a new healer that can also dps. I would also be totally ok with it being a dps that can help support heal/buff.

[Felis]

RDM has always been a support mage. I can't imagine it as a tank.

I think it's going to be a new healer that can also dps. I would also be totally ok with it being a dps that can help support heal/buff.

RDM will go the BRD/MCH way, but as a support/melee hybrid instead of support/rang hybrid.
We have already 3 DPS healers