Will we/Can we have these Final Fantasy items?

[Uriahnool]

I'm assuming the potions don't heal for a lot (and have a cool-down timer) because they want to encourage party play. If you could chug easily obtainable health potions nonstop why would we need white mages?

A white mage will always be better than lugging items around. Plus WHM has shell/protect and other abilities that items would not be as effective or cumbersome to work with. But as I said before, if you're in a party where whm isn't part of it, it would be nice to be able to solo or have a small party without the absolute need for a WHM, or if you're in a boss battle and the WHM goes down, to have other party members be able to throw some potions/phoenix downs to get people back up and running.

As a BLM, I feel my biggest concerns were not being able to raise party members, or running out of MP and becoming useless. If the WHM went down, I'd be dead in the water with no way to cure myself or use my magic. Having a few more options available in battle through the use of items would make the game play a bit more dynamic, in my opinion.