I've recently started playing White Mage and am really enjoying it despite all its flaws. I'm an Astrologian main and I've read quite a bit of the complaints/feedback on the forums in relation to White Mage. However, my biggest issue with the job doesn't really seem like it's brought up much and I'm curious if it's just me or if others are feeling this too.

One of my biggest frustrations with White Mage is that in my opinion, it doesn't begin feel like a complete, coherent job until around Lv.60. White Mage doesn't learn its core mechanics and abilities that are comparable to the other two Healers until so late in the game.

A few examples are;
Astrologian - Essential Dignity Lv.15 vs White Mage Tetragrammaton Lv.60.
Astrologian - Aspected Helios Lv. 42 vs White Mage Medica II Lv.50
Astrologian - Benefic 2 Lv.26 vs White Mage Cure 2 Lv.30

I realize that White Mage has other glaring issues and this is probably a minor one, but I feel like their Skill Acquisition is completely jacked up. Abilities like Assize and Tetragrammaton feel like they should be learned far, far sooner than they are. The overall ability acquisition really makes playing a White Mage so unenjoyable at low LV content or during roulettes etc. I've hit a point that I dread doing content below Lv.60 and Lv.50 below content I completely despise. I feel like this is just another area where White Mage has to struggle to compete.

I'd love to see some love come White Mage's way with Shadowbringers, but I'd also really like it if they'd re-evaluate their skill acquisition to allow them to obtain some of their core skills earlier on.