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    Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
    The most over-represented is Melee, meaning no new Melee need to be added. Also historically (not that that's ALWAYS a good guide), Melee have been added in every even numbered expansion; 2.4, 4.0, 6.0.

    Given all this, the most logical additions would be Caster, then Ranged, then Tank, then Healer, then Caster, then Ranged, and at that point all would be even with 5 representatives.
    There's a reason for this though. Melee are far and away the most popular jobs. Not to mention, the dev team has all but forcefully shoehorned double Melee as the standard comp. They nerfed Casters outright just to reinforce that standard. Sure, you can still bring a second Range or Caster but its at a pretty sizeable DPS loss. Black Mage may be the exception but only if played at a very optimal level. There isn't a chance in hell they go what would be six years without release another Melee. It also doesn't make sense with their aforementioned comp standard to equalize the representation as you'll now have five Range or Casters competing for a single spot compared to five Melee competing for two. So long as there exists a "Range Tax," expect to see another Melee if not in 7.0 then 8.0.

    As for Tanks and Healers, I sincerely believe they're done adding any new ones. They pretty much admitted to having no idea what to even make for a fourth healer; ultimately borrowing heavily from Scholar. There just isn't a niche to be filled here, especially given how rigidly designed both roles have become. They won't go down having a split Regen/Shield after decoupling Astro from that archetype considering they couldn't balance it to save their lives. And they've openly said to always expect at least one DPS per expansion due to their overwhelming popularity. That statement adds credence to the belief we've seen the last new tank and healer as I suspect they'll shift to only one job per expansion soon enough.

    Of course, this is all speculation on my part.
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    Last edited by ForteNightshade; 05-01-2023 at 10:01 PM.
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