New Healer Job? Bets or not?

[Enkidoh]

Though this does give SE a open to introduce Garlean Gunblades for a different Job (hopefully DPS) and call their Gunblade something different such as "Gunedge".

It's not going to happen - GNB is the gunblade Job, be happy we got that (I mean, the starting GNB weapon is basically a Garlean gunblade anyway - it just looks like the hrothgar modified it so that the chamber no longer is connected to the barrel, which makes sense lore wise). Chemist I really only see with a name that is actually not Chemist (as it's too close to the existing Alchemist class and would be too confusing) - maybe something like Apothocerian, or maybe Medican?

As for Geomancer, they're literally CNJs in every way (they're just what CNJ is called in the Far East). So GEO is literally in the game already under a different name (same as Time Mage is just AST). I think players just need to face reality here that a number of 'traditional' FF Jobs just aren't going to show up in FFXIV, no matter how often they go on about it.

[Nalien]

As for Geomancer, they're literally CNJs in every way (they're just what CNJ is called in the Far East). So GEO is literally in the game already under a different name (same as Time Mage is just AST). I think players just need to face reality here that a number of 'traditional' FF Jobs just aren't going to show up in FFXIV, no matter how often they go on about it.

I disagree with this. Just because Conjurer is essentially Geomancer doesn't mean we can't see Geomancer; They got around the (frankly odd) limitation of saying only Conjurer can have Stone and Aero, by simply slapping a Ver- prefix on the spells for Red Mage. No reason they can't do the same, or something similar, with Geomancer. They've even already abandoned the spell set on White Mage, where many were expecting to eventually get Quake and Tornado, we instead have Glare and Dia, that leaves the spells open for Geomancer IMO.

That said, I still can only wish Geomancer be added as a magical DPS Job that branches off Conjuration... Shame they abandoned that concept after Arcanist, but it's probably for the best ultimately.

[Seraphor]

Geo does have a bit of an identity crisis in FFXIV.
The Geo's in the AST questline are more mitigation healers, while those featured in the auspice questline are more of a Conjury DPS class.

I wouldn't be opposed to a Caster DPS Geomancer with earth and water spells.

I'd prefer a new kind of Healer, like a Chemist, or Psychic.

[Rombus]

Chemist is still my bet on new Healer Job. It will fit into being a Garlean theme Job and can continue the story of Chemical weapons in Garlean Empire involving Garlean Chemist that wanted to develop chemicals to save lives and cure diseases rather than create chemical designed to only kill living beings.

Give it a M32 Grenade launcher and it will be perfect.

I want Chemist so bad and I can so see this has their origins.

[MOZZYSTAR]

They stated it won't happen till 6.0 if at all.

Do you have a link to where they said that? Sounds vaguely familiar but I can't remember.

[Listrella]

next expansion will likely introduce a new healer and dps job, don't expect anything before then though.

[AlphaFox]

Still say we need a Melee type healer. Give us a 2H Hammer (or I guess 1H and shield?), keep the robes I suppose or a more "armored" robe look for the base class.

[Yawnie]

Give us a Songstress please! Though I have a feeling SE is gonna take a loooong time to balance the healers (if at all).

[Derio]

Next expansion will be a new healer and new dps job

[ApolloGenX]

I have major concerns that they won't be able to create a new healer, just a clone of existing healers. There seems to be a distinct lack of creativity on healing methods and deficit of balancing ability.

Are there other types of heals? Of course, you can see them in other games.... but with the way things have gone, I'm not sure the team can handle a new healing variable very well...