Quote Originally Posted by Clavaat View Post
The OP is exploring the options of Utility vs. Traditional Role, which I commend thoroughly, though I am fully aware it's not as viable currently.
No he's not. Utility and hybridization are not the same thing. Utility is provided in XIV by things like Bard songs, Virus/E4E, stun, etc. Yes, FFXIV lacks in that. The OP does nothing to change that lack of utility though.

Arcanists provide nothing at all in utility that's not better provided by another class. An Arcanist provides versatility over the SMN. But that's a false choice. There is no point, in pretty much any game, when being able to do two things badly is better than doing one thing well.