I have this lingering feeling they intend to simply add more raw healing to White Mage, which is precisely why it's been increasingly forgotten. Frankly, I think they need to embrace the idea of making fights far more heal intensive for Scholar/Astro comp. If groups want that additional DPS buff from balance, they have to deal with high amounts of incoming damage. Perhaps even have certain mechanics that force the DPS or off Tank to perform something that isn't DPSing (like Leviathan meter thing) whereas having a White Mage could theoretically allow you to heal through it.