Why is the next new job a melee DPS?

[SecretIsland]

I watched the expansion live event yesterday to get caught up with the game. Something caught my eye, and it was that the two new jobs would be a healer and a melee DPS respectively. I found it weird because currently there are four melee DPS, and three magical and physical ranged DPS. Are melee DPS more popular in this game? It seems weird to add a fifth job to a role when two roles are currently at three.

Edit: I could not respond to everyone because of the post limit but I have upvoted your explanations! Thanks a lot for explaining.

[MPK]

We have 4 magical dps :^)

[MsQi]

We have 4 magical dps :^)

Blue Mage is Magical: Tank, Healer, Ranged DPS, and Melee DPS.

[Vyrerus]

Blue Mage is a god.

Fixed this for you :P

[Jeeqbit]

Yoshi-P always wants one of the new jobs to be a DPS because DPS is the most popular role. Whether it's because they prefer dealing damage or because they are too anxious to tank and heal, it is the most popular role.

It's a melee DPS because they design Dragoon gear specifically for Dragoons, unlike most gear which is for multiple jobs, so it was time to make that gear useful to other jobs as well.

[SavishSalacious]

Yoshi-P always wants one of the new jobs to be a DPS because DPS is the most popular role.

So why the f are all the queue times for us DPS 40+ minutes?

[GrassCuttingAuRa]

So why the f are all the queue times for us DPS 40+ minutes?

DPS is the most popular role, therefore there are less people playing tanks and healers. Want a quick queue? Learn how to play a less popular role. That's just how it is.

[SavishSalacious]

DPS is the most popular role, therefore there are less people playing tanks and healers. Want a quick queue? Learn how to play a less popular role. That's just how it is.

These are facts. I wont deny that and I do have a tank. But I refuse to level him any further with the toxicity around "get gud". Let me learn and not be forced to do wall to wall because you are in a rush.

[Dogempire]

These are facts. I wont deny that and I do have a tank. But I refuse to level him any further with the toxicity around "get gud". Let me learn and not be forced to do wall to wall because you are in a rush.

I get your sentiment but you could literally just say something like "Hey, I'm a new tank so I'm going to pull a little slow since I'm still learning" and the vast majority of the time people will either be fine with it or offer you some tips for tanking multiple packs.

You could also go tank some fates instead of dungeons, there's not much of a difference between the two except for the latter you have a dedicated healer keeping you alive and some dps to help burn down mobs, and the former there's no real consequence for losing aggro since nothing hits hard aside from the big fates.

I get that tanking is nervewracking but people will only maybe be toxic if you say nothing and tank poorly, and people who are toxic no matter what can easily be votekicked.

[ReynTime]

These are facts. I wont deny that and I do have a tank. But I refuse to level him any further with the toxicity around "get gud". Let me learn and not be forced to do wall to wall because you are in a rush.

Tanking outside hard fights is easy as hell. You just turn the tank stance on, rotate your defensive cooldowns and make sure you're geared properly. Other than that it's literally a DPS with tank on/off button.
For most light-party bosses and even some of the trials tanks don't even have to deal with as many mechanics as DPS or Healer do. Just face boss away from group and turn stance off when you stack 3 debuffs for the swap...

"Tanxiety" is flat out ridiculous and only evidence a lot of DPS don't play that well considering DPS have more reasons to be stressed than tanks do.