Am I the only one somewhat pleased by Dancer?

[SoleilAlphi]

- Bard was our only non-caster ranged DPS, putting the Dancer next to the Bard just fits.

the cries of all MCH in the game are heard in the distance...

[Delis]

- Bard was our only non-caster ranged DPS, putting the Dancer next to the Bard just fits.

Poor MCH everyone forgets about you.

[MistakeNot]

I had been hoping that Dancer would be a melee healer. Another ranged (normal) healer would have been of little interest to me, so I don't mind all that much that Dancer is ranged DPS. Remains to be seen how gameplay is.
I am not going to be excited in advance - that usually only leads to disappointment.

[KittenMittens]

Dancer being DPS is disappointing to me, not because it's Dancer, but because we needed a new healing job, not another DPS. Six years is a long wait for people to get a chance at a job in their preferred role.

[Luluna]

I was a dancer in XI I liked the support aspect, I am really happy with the look and I feel that Dancer in XIV works as a dps. I do feel for those who wanted healer but I guess they made their choice and I am happy dancer was not made into a healer for the sake of it.

[Jaywalker]

I'm fine with dancer being ranged DPS, although I do think the shadowbringers class should have been a healer. When DPS so dramatically outnumbers healing and tanks it effects queues and all. This is kind of a question of whether you're looking at subtypes of say, DPS or looking at the role functions. Ranged DPS was due for a new thing without question, but in terms of how jobs are organized I think healer might have had a bigger and more positive impact. Overall ambivalent but hopeful about the next healer class, because dancer imo wouldn't have made much sense as a healer.

All of this said. Consider parties that feature a bard and a dancer. We get music and a show haha.

[LilMightBeACannibal]

As a bard main, I'm looking forward to it! I was definitely hoping it'd be a healer, but I was just as happy to see it was a ranged DPS. Much needed, and it looks like it'd be a lot of fun.

[Ramesses]

So it's not a healer. I still like playing what healing jobs we have. As for ranged DPS, Dancer does seem like a breath of fresh air compared to the current options, which still feel too similar to me outside of one having better buffs and another requiring a PhD in mathematics to play.

As for healers wanting Dancer to be a healer, I think I know what the next healer will be.

*(Laughs)*

Yep... pure, unadulterated...

[Fredco191]

I might actually play Dancer now that it’s a DPS. Just... Poor healer mains..

[Sevrenichi]

It'll probably be super neatorino, broskis.