I definitely see DNC being more successful as a melee support, which the game doesn't really have right now. I think FFXI got DNC's ideal image perfect, but at the same time, we already have a dagger class, so I'm kind of at a loss there. Maybe it could be the first class to show that we don't need 1 job per weapon, and better yet, maybe it could branch off of Rogue. That said, fans could work I guess.

As for being a healer... again, I don't know. DNC has really only been a healer in XI and even then it was extremely limited to the point that it really wasn't a true healer. Yoshida has stated that XI got things wrong in a lot of places, like when he said NIN was a DPS and SAM was a tank back before NIN ever came out. (Before anyone asks for proof, I *think* it was in an old gamerescape interview, but it's been a long time.)