Dear SE, I am a Healer

[Miste]

The more I think about it DNC could have been our first physical ranged healer to break up the fact that all healers so far are magic ranged.

Instead of using magic to DPS like WHM/SCH/AST do it could have still kept its chakrams and used special attacks with them to DoT and do direct damage while using dances to heal/support.

What a missed opportunity :/

[Reiryuu]

The more I think about it DNC could have been our first physical ranged healer to break up the fact that all healers so far are magic ranged.

Instead of using magic to DPS like WHM/SCH/AST do it could have still kept its chakrams and used special attacks with them to DoT and do direct damage while using dances to heal/support.

What a missed opportunity :/

The Onmyouji (mystic/oracle) is another potential possibility. I think they used rifles in FFTactics, but I don't rememeber of the top of my head. Onmyouji pretty much translates to Yin-Yang Priest/User/Master/etc. Thus, a damage to healing dynamic and vice versa would be a perfect fit for the class. If not a rifle, they could use throwing weapons or throwing fuda (those Japanese paper seals) instead and do physical damage.

A lot of people are clamoring for Chemist too which, again, throwing pots and a gun of some sort. But... I'm not really on the hype train for chemist. It's too similar to alchemist IMO and yes, while I know the main draw is the mix ability... it just doesn't seem like something they would do. I could be wrong though. *shrug*

[Fland]

The more I think about it DNC could have been our first physical ranged healer to break up the fact that all healers so far are magic ranged.

Instead of using magic to DPS like WHM/SCH/AST do it could have still kept its chakrams and used special attacks with them to DoT and do direct damage while using dances to heal/support.

What a missed opportunity :/

Chemist might be another option that could be made as physical ranged healer.
Some of its main abilities might revolve around mixing different potions to create stronger abilities with different healing, buffing, or damage effects, either target-based or environment-based (like ground AOE).

[Physic]

Chemist might be another option that could be made as physical ranged healer.
Some of its main abilities might revolve around mixing different potions to create stronger abilities with different healing, buffing, or damage effects, either target-based or environment-based (like ground AOE).

my concept of chemist would involve throwing potions that leave ground aoe fields, mixing things, and some powerful skills that require getting closer to target, they would be controlling the battlefield, creating resources and moving throughout the field. They wouldnt have direct cast times, but would have some mixing, and a maximum number of pre mixed potions.

the potions could be mixed for extra effects like buffs or debuffs. and of course a few dps ones like acid or molotovs or poisons. No guns though.

overall, i think it would be fairly different but still hit the support fantasy.

so managing and mixing potions is your resource.