New Jobs off current Classes!

[EdwinLi]

That is simply not true. BRD is not a hybrid, it's a DPS. It doesn't tank or heal. It provides utility, but that is not unique to BRD; LNC and PGL provide debuffs and interrupts as well. BRD cannot somehow coexist with another job that spends 99% of its time doing the exact same thing and which is built the exact same way with the exact same equipment and exact same stats, not to mention the absurdity of "balancing" two jobs like this.

Your looking at things way too limited to what in side the box.

Yes Arcanist derive into Summoner for DD and Scholar for healer but that is because the base class is set up to go into these two roles.

Bard is placed as DD becuase in this game all classes are either placed as one of the three basic trinity role being DD, Tank, or Healer. A direct description of what purpose a Job has in a group isn't defined into the game directly because it only labels classes and Jobs as one of the three trinities. Bard is the Supply Unit because the Job is designed to supply the group with MP and TP if they run low during certain situations. It also uses a skill like Foe Requiem to help the Mage Jobs perform more damage on enemies. While it follows a DD role the skills provided to Bard through the Job soulstone is towards support skills while it depends on its Archer class skills for the DD.

Balancing Bard and Ranger isn't a issue because it comes down to the value of each Job. Bard is a must have for any group because of its ability to provide TP and MP when groups need them for heavy MP and TP consuming fights which makes them valued outside of their normal role of DD. Rangers will not be capable of such ability because it focus more on damage making it lack skills that would benefit the group outside of its normal role of DD.

but if this is what you believe is ideal for the game then I'm not going to try to change your mind. As of now we can only wait and see what SE will do with the 2nd Jobs of each class.