Return player saddened by loss of some of the cross-class functionality....

[Risvertasashi]

Actually, it was the Red Mage job in my email that got me back trying this for it was my favorite class from the original nintendo game.

While it doesn't have protect, RDM does have a ton of utility. Including the ability to heal oneself far better than cross class cure ever could, chain cast rezzes, and so on. Try it out? It sounds like you'll like it.