Quote Originally Posted by Yencat View Post
Geomancer could be whatever SE wanted it to be, but maybe it wouldn't feel quite as unique with Conjurer existing. Even if it's just a class and not a job.
Red Mage is a job that's a hybrid of Black and White Mage, yet doesn't play or feel like either. I'm sure they can design Geomancer in a way where it's not a blatant copy of Conjurer/White Mage, even if they share similar concepts.
...Then again maybe not, especially after what they've done with the healers in 5.0.