I don't know why people are saying Pug is a magic user. They still are melee, but now you can use MP to do elemental dmg too. Also you can turn these abilities on/off, like defender. So if want to save mp, just turn it off.

Whose to say that these abilities will be required to play the class by any means. The fact that dps is increased by mp, just means that you have to be skilled at mp management. Also if you look at some of the thm con nukes, they are cross classable.

Which open the way for pug to use this skill:

THM Abl. 5 - Reduces MP cost of next attack magic spell by half, and restores MP when cast is complete.

All I'm saying is, before you start QQ, wait to try it out and be creative. You might be pleasantly surprised.