Contradictions, Double Standards, Counterintuitive Design

[Katoar]

Because having that level of a safety net while also being able to match the DPS numbers of equally skilled DPS jobs invalidates those other DPS jobs. MCH already has a hard enough time just competing with BRD and DNC as is without suddenly having to worry about a Healer completing taking their job as well. I could understand increasing Healer/Tank DPS numbers to be at least 75% of a DPS job but there needs to at least be enough of a difference to not cause DPS jobs to be invalid as well.

The solution is simple. Make optimized Healer DPS dependent on the presence of DPS party members. This can be done through unique buffs and unique traits. Machinist is competing against melee jobs as their buttons do not do anything different than those of a melee job. Everything is the same "Deal x amount of potency to target" with a different skill animation.