Quote Originally Posted by Kaedan View Post
As a Conjurer, I can nuke better than most Thamaturges. I have heals to keep people alive, and I'm not afraid to use them, but I am not a healer.

I chose Conjurer specifically because it had access to healing and nukes. Specifically because it was very versatile. Hell, I chose this game because classes were so versatile. If they get rid of that versatility in favor of pigeon-holed roles, then they are throwing away the one good thing they did with FFXIV from the start.
It's worth noting that you can do the same as a tham (to an extent). Though their healing potency doesn't seem to be quite as high as con, sacrifice is nothing to scoff at. Unless we're fighting enemies with high burst damage, I can usually keep my party up using just sacrifice.

To be honest, the two classes seem to be split more along the lines of how they function rather than roles. Con is burst healing/damage in a circle, while tham is healing/damage over time focus via cones.