Quote Originally Posted by Amas View Post
Probably because of how utterly central BRD was to FFXI. It was a highlight of poor design.

Need a tank? Well, could be a PLD. Or a RDM. Or a NIN.
Need a DD? No shortage there!
Need a healer? Plenty of options!

Need a BRD? Yes.

Not a buffer, a BRD. COR was a useful job, but it wasn't a BRD. Some of the rolls were really nice, but just due to how Phantom Roll worked, and what COR could and couldn't do, it didn't displace BRD (except for with a party full of BLMs). Haven't really played since the cap raises, and some of its new rolls look spiffy, but BRD is still an insanely good and flexible support class.
Alright, I'm open to more variety of buffing classes, yes. But out of the 7 war/magic classes we already have, why do we not have a buffing class already? This should've been in since conceptual design, long before alpha even.

And also, that's just a terrible breakdown of needs for a party in FFXI. It obviously wasn't thought out very good. Minimum tank/healer is enough to get a party going, and what classes would be acceptable depended heavily on level. Don't just make up nonsense to support your argument if you're going to make one.