Ranged DPS, choose a weakness that would justify a buff

[CKNovel]

What the hell are you talking about? Groups always let in Physical ranged dps?
This the most balanced DPS roles have been where every job is included in one way or another.
My static is Samurai,Mch,Smn and RDM and we're clearing stuff fine.
What you're saying is you're trying to make a meta where BRD and MCH buffs and debuffs are so powerful again they become the meta like how it was in HW.

Mch had hypercharge which was a longer Trick attack basically and Brd had foes and battle voice.

Hypercharge was half TA on a longer duration, TA is and was always 60s while Hypercharge was 120s.
More over, the bursts are often during a 10-15s window.

And the one you quoted probably talked about making room for double ranged rather than locking out double ranged from PF.

The problem with ranged right now is that they're only necessary for the 1% stats your get for having one job of each role (ranged, caster, melee, healer, tank)
And no, the BRD&MCH were "top meta" in HW mostly because of the piercing Debuff provided by the dragoon.