Classes vs Jobs status?

[DragonFlyy]

ACN though, which was officially designated as a magic DPS, (and thus INT would be it's guiding stat), suddenly had a healer Job option in addition to it's DPS Job - thus those who put all their AP into INT and wanted to play as SCH found themselves stuck, as their healing spells (which required high MND) was neutered.

Neutered is a bit of an over exaggeration. I play a SCH and the difference between having the MND and not with points is a low amount (added maybe 100-200 to my heals at 50). I figured out the problem around my 40s and decided to just put all the points into PIE and the mana boost wasn't great, but to me was better than the MND and it helps both jobs.

[Paladinleeds]

Neutered is a bit of an over exaggeration. I play a SCH and the difference between having the MND and not with points is a low amount (added maybe 100-200 to my heals at 50). I figured out the problem around my 40s and decided to just put all the points into PIE and the mana boost wasn't great, but to me was better than the MND and it helps both jobs.

In Savage content, let's just say those 100-200 extra HP healing matters, especially over the course of the fight. Plus the extra mind means that when you step into Cleric Stance (something a SCH often has to do), you can pump out more damage (again, which matters in Savage, those enrage timers are harsh) since the extra mind then becomes extra int.