Will primary classes still be relevant after new jobs are released?

[DyskoFox]

So, yea I never played ffxi. I started playing ffxiv in august and very much enjoy it. I would like to think I have done a lot of content and I still find things to do each and every day. My favorite class to play for all this content I am enjoying is my archer.

When I first started the friends and people I met told me. Get a few of your favorite classes to r20 then choose a class from there. So I took their advice. I level'd archer, lancer, pugilist, and conjurer to 20. I loved archer! It was my favorite class out of the ones I had played to 20. So, I continued to level it and play it. I love the fact that I can keep up with the many different classes in damage or even out damage them at times. I really enjoy the fact that I can be out of the general damage area making the conj's not have to worry about healing me. I like playing a damage dealing character a lot.

When I heard about bard and the way they described it I loved it! I'm not sure if I misunderstood what had happened or what but I thought when bard was going to be released I was going to be a damage dealer whom could also be more supportive to the group. But after talking to people and friends whom have played ffxi. I keep being told you'll be nothing but a support as a bard. So, assuming that bard is only a support class I wont have my ranged damage dealing class I enjoy so much.

So, my question to you is will my favorite class archer still be relevant and useful as a damage dealing class if I do not enjoy bard or any of the other new classes?

Edit: I know jobs are out soon and I shall find out then I was just curious what everyone's thoughts might be. Will I have to wait for musketeer to be a ranged damage dealer? Or will I still be able to play archer and be useful as a damage dealing class? D=