Quote Originally Posted by Fland View Post
Back then MCH and BRD has "casting" yeah, tho that doesn't make them "casters". It's akin more to "charging" I guess.
Some DoW jobs like PLD and DRK utilize MP, but the tank battle system does not revolve around MP like the DoM jobs do.

Let's say we go into A4S, there's MP purge mechanic there. PLD and DRK can still perform their basic function without their MP, but healers and casters almost could not and have to time their MP regen CDs.
Imagine if we have a healer that is barely affected by this mechanic at that time, it'd be unfair to them no?

Then we have all of those logos, lost actions and essences in Eureka and Bozja. The healer ones are made specifically for healer stat. For example, DoM always have more magical defense than physical defense, so the Essence of Veteran for healers have more buff to their physical defense than magical ones. Then we have Lost Burst that increases magic damage taken by enemy. If we have a non-magical healer then those essence and action will work differently for them.

All these things need to be adjusted if they were to add a non-magical DoW healer like people want Chemist to be.
Yeah, I don't think there's any way they could keep it balanced by removing any MP aspect, they'd have to technically be casters, but the flavour and lore explanation/background could be what sets it apart here.

In a way, Sage looks like it able to fulfill a technological aesthetic whilst technically being magical.