i also have to agree that was a good post. you are 100% right that ppl will play a hybrid to their liking(aka whats their favorite aspect) when the class/job whatever you want to call it can do this,that or the other. Yeah you will have some ppl play the hybrid to a defined role from the community standard but thats still wont stop ppl from doing what they see fit.

just like you pointed out with bard currently. a brd has to dps, heal, buff if they decide to just dps and forget the rest then you are better of having them as archer instead since its a pure dps. same goes if they decide to heal and stoneskin the party is better off with a whm or cnj for that matter. and finally if they decide to buff only they really arent too much of a benefit besides the songs, some would rather you going whm.

this is a perfect example what will happen with rdm. it can heal,nuke,buff,debuff, dd. if a player decides to only do one role/duty then its better off having a class/job thats a pure whatever that thier trying to mimic, since rdm is a hybrid it will always be SECOND to the pure class/job.( because if not then whats the point of using a pure class/job)

adding onto that rdm would probably be the hardest class/job to actually play, since they do this,that, and the other. many ppl will be drawn to the class/job since they see if can do all this stuff, but when they go in the field and use it they will have another thing coming. most ppl will then realize shit! i have to heal, nuke, buff, debuff and dd when ever a situation calls for it, and just to make a flat out statement most ppl will not have the skill and thought process to actually use rdm accordding to its design.