What if DNC is SHOMHOW a DPS?

[Vespar]

Of course we didn't. But we don't need another DPS either. In fact we don't any new classes or jobs at all, and none of those that have been added since the launch of ARR have been needed.
But the mere fact that a new job isn't needed doesn't mean it can't be fun to have some new options for jobs.

I think there's a misunderstanding her because I left out a lot of context. There's only so many ways you can do tanking/healing. As it is all the healers/tanks right now play pretty much the same way. Which is what I meant by the statement.
That said. a physical "healer" would be interesting to see because its something that we dont have yet.
Right now its all regen heals or shield heals but there's not much variance either way to the basic functionality of the class. You could argue that SCH has a pet, AST has cards, and WHM is just straight basic heals. But they all cover the same position in muych the same way. Cast a spell, HP is restored...
Then there's the tanks, they also all play pretty much the same way, but also have slight variations between them.

DPS on the other hand don't all play the same way, which is why I didnt feel like we needed a new tank or healer, but was fine with more DPS. New DPS also arent necessary mind you, but its easier to offer more variance in the type of play with a DPS as there are more types of DPS roles. (Support, Caster, Physical Ranged, Melee or combinations of each in the case of BLU)

I'm all for a physical healer. That would be interesting although Im not sure how it would work in theory.

No. There are three roles in this game - tank, healer and DPS. That is a fact. People claiming DPS need more love because they choose to break DPS down into "ooh but there's ranged physical and ranged magic, blah blah blah," are kidding themselves.

People need to stop with this. This isn't the kind of game where the type of damage you deal is at all relevant. Nobody pretends that WAR and PLD are different roles just because one of them has a shield and a bunch of magic spells, so why are we suddenly trying to spin this to make it seem like DPS jobs are lacking and need even more attention than they already get?

I actually took that information directly from the game itself on the character job/classes menu window. Like it or not, DPS do break down into more than one kind. Yes they fulfill a certain role, but they also cant just be meshed into one single "thing". Some are heavy hitters, some are support, some are casters, some arent. I'm not saying we NEED more DPS, technically we dont NEED any new jobs. I'm merely saying that if you break it down further, then technically its the physical ranged DPS bracket that is lacking.