What do you think about branching support-based healer from CNJ?

[Kemonologist]

Many people hate branching job because balancing problem but conjurer has different issue. Now, CNJ attack and healing class actions are on a par with AST with addition Cure III and no instant Regen only (Don't count AST unique support mechanic because it look like 2.0 job action more than class action). That can make them into another support-based healer like SCH and AST by adding some party support mechanic to new job action instead of raw healing and self buff actions like WHM such as GEO's Luopan mechanic from FFXI (It's similar to MCH turret with limited duration) and make them become Geomancer who have related lore with CNJ too. Do you think this is good idea?

[Alex_Lenderson]

I don't mind but its stepping on AST's toes pretty hard. I'd prefer they create a pure support class and balance it properly so it isn't a must have.

[Belhi]

I don't mind but its stepping on AST's toes pretty hard. I'd prefer they create a pure support class and balance it properly so it isn't a must have.

Which they don't seem inclined to do. Its not suprising. Getting such fine balancing with just the set roles is hard enough. With a support class its very hard to have worthwhile while not making it must have.

[Saccharin]

I hate support roles in any game so no. I think they want to pretend classes never existed tbh.

[Urthdigger]

I don't think CNJ should branch out to yet ANOTHER healer. I feel the whole point of branching classes like SMN and SCH is that the same role/weapontype gives multiple roles they can do. I don't think "healer" and "another flavor of healer" are different enough. Honestly, I'd like to see most classes branch out into one DPS, and one tank/healer. So, perhaps something like Elementalist as a DPS? Potentially a DPS that inflicts debuffs alongside its attacks as a main gimmick.

[Wildsprite]

personally IF they were to add another job to CNJ I would rather it be an attacker DPS

[CGMidlander]

personally IF they were to add another job to CNJ I would rather it be an attacker DPS

Geomancer?
Take throwing rocks to the next level!

[Wildsprite]

Geomancer?
Take throwing rocks to the next level!

if they did this I would take it!

[CertifiedToast]

personally IF they were to add another job to CNJ I would rather it be an attacker DPS

RDM!!! (Red Mage )

[Tint]

personally IF they were to add another job to CNJ I would rather it be an attacker DPS

SMN and SCH are designed to split them in two different roles. both have a healing spell, a revive and some mitigation skills. without that a downsynched scholar wouldn't work. and with the fairy they were able to add more skills to make them different than only the 5 jobskills after lvl 30.

a CNJ on the other hand has cure, cure 2, cure 3, medica, medica 2, can revive, can dispell, stoneskin, protect, has cleric stance... the CNJ is that much a healer, you can't make him to a DPS.