[Tanks/Healers]: Are you disappointed there is no new job in 4.0?

[Belhi]

When was the last time you asked your BLM, SMN, DRG, NIN, or MNK for MP? Heavenward got a ranged support DPS role while leaving mele and ranged casters out in the cold. Further, you can break this down by primary stat:

VIT+STR: WAR DRK PLD
STR: MNK DRG
DEX: NIN BRD MCH
INT: BLM SMN
MND: WHM SCH AST

See where there's 3 classes and where there are 2? They're adding 2 new classes to fill the missing 3rd on STR and INT. By the way, that should give you an indication of what your primary and secondary roles are within a party.

So by that logic NIN is similar to BRD? O.o

This is my point. People seem to be trying to divide DPS into a dozen different sub roles to justify there being two dps. There is one logical reason and one alone why we aren't having a tank and healer. They could only make two jobs and tanks and healers missed out this time. Beyond that it starts to get ridiculous. Next you will be dividing them up by the type of damage they do to justify it. Hell with the stats NIN and BRD/MCH and MNK and DRG don't share gear beyond accessories so why the hell does primary stats matter?

[Llus]

So by that logic NIN is similar to BRD? O.o

This is my point. People seem to be trying to divide DPS into a dozen different sub roles to justify there being two dps. There is one logical reason and one alone why we aren't having a tank and healer. They could only make two jobs and tanks and healers missed out this time. Beyond that it starts to get ridiculous. Next you will be dividing them up by the type of damage they do to justify it. Hell with the stats NIN and BRD/MCH and MNK and DRG don't share gear beyond accessories so why the hell does primary stats matter?

Yes, NIN is similar to BRD. They are a support mele role; smokescreen, shadewalker, trick attack, goad, jugulate, dancing edge