Quote Originally Posted by Lastelli View Post
And even in this case, the devs would be wrong and out of touch, as the distinction between ph. ranged and casters is just formal at this point, especially after SMN basically becoming a caster without casting times and RDM not casting anything for like 70% of the time thanks to dualcast and their melee combo + finishers.

Now if they want to turn casters into actual casters and introduce magical/physical resistance/weakness in boss fights in 7.0, there might be some room for argument.
No argument there. SE is doing their best to blur the lines between Caster and Physical Ranged, especially with Endwalker. SMN is looking like it'll have a lot of short casts and instant casts, and RDM is getting even more utility in Magick Barrier. They keep this shit up and the only thing differentiating the two Roles will be the shape of their Limit Breaks. But despite that, SE is absolutely stubborn enough to keep saying the Roles are totally different, even if the community is calling bullshit. I don't agree with them, but that is unfortunately their stance on the matter.