Why does everyone want Chemist as a new job?

[BasicBlake]

Out of all the jobs that have been seen in the FF series they could still use:

• Oracle
• Devout
• Sage
• Geomancer
• Songstress (Only because FF14 lacks a dedicated support role. Though you could make a case for it being another Ranged DPS like Dancer.)
• Chemist/Salve Maker
• And if they REALLY want to be trolls they could pull from Bravely Default's Merchant class because it does have healing mechanics. (IT HAS A SKILL CALLED BIG PHARMA)

There's a few others that can also heal (I'd die of laughter if they gave us Mime as a healer) and a few of these overlap with existing classes. Due to the overlap Chemist and Geomancer are the most likely, though Geomancer currently has a lore overlap with Astrologian in 14.

I don’t think Oracle or Geomancer have ever been a healer in a single Final Fantasy game though. With the caster gear from the Ivalice raids even being the Oracle’s gear from tactics in look and name.

I never played some of the tactics knock offs but isn’t Devout just Whm+?

I think the only option we have left that isn’t “actually a caster” or just steps all over the toes thematically in the role is Chemist.

Also I wouldn’t count on the “lore overlap” of Geomancer and Astrologian because the only thing they have in common is drawing power from a “star”. Levava herself even refers to the classes as a foil to one another.

[Enla]

I don’t think Oracle or Geomancer have ever been a healer in a single Final Fantasy game though. With the caster gear from the Ivalice raids even being the Oracle’s gear from tactics in look and name.

I never played some of the tactics knock offs but isn’t Devout just Whm+?

I think the only option we have left that isn’t “actually a caster” or just steps all over the toes thematically in the role is Chemist.

Also I wouldn’t count on the “lore overlap” of Geomancer and Astrologian because the only thing they have in common is drawing power from a “star”. Levava herself even refers to the classes as a foil to one another.

Oracle was a mixed healing and damage job in FFV actually. And Geomancer was part healer/support in FFXI.
And yes Devout is basically just better WHM, which is why I mentioned the overlap between existing classes. Really that list is just mentioning all the jobs that could fit the new healer, while fully acknowledging that only two would really work.

[BasicBlake]

Oracle was a mixed healing and damage job in FFV actually. And Geomancer was part healer/support in FFXI.
And yes Devout is basically just better WHM, which is why I mentioned the overlap between existing classes. Really that list is just mentioning all the jobs that could fit the new healer, while fully acknowledging that only two would really work.

That I did not know about Oracle! So that’s always good to know!

Though Geomancer in XI wasn’t part healer. You got access to Indi-Regen at 15, and that’s it, that’s the healing capabilities. You could waste merit points at end game to “pop” your Luopans once every 5-10 minutes for a small burst heal, but at the expensive of actually useful merit points. You had no inherent healing capabilities. You were just support. Bard and black mage had a baby. They definitely meant for Geomancer to cast more than it ever did, considering they gave it an exclusive line of elemental magic and a passive that buffed your elemental casting capabilities depending on where you stood in relation to the target.

[Morningstar1337]

Oracle was a mixed healing and damage job in FFV actually. And Geomancer was part healer/support in FFXI.
And yes Devout is basically just better WHM, which is why I mentioned the overlap between existing classes. Really that list is just mentioning all the jobs that could fit the new healer, while fully acknowledging that only two would really work.

Devout was used as Lamitt/Lamimi's title implying that they are the First's equivalents to WHM, and thus knocking them out of the running for future jobs, (thank the Twelve).