What if Support Role was Added to FFXIV?

[Soge01]

Would it make sense to add a fourth role to the Trinity of Tank, Healer and DPS to help create a better balance between all the job classes?

[ASkellington]

Technically we have the support role with ranged dps. Its just that SE doesn't want to do anything to make support rewarding or good.

[Jeeqbit]

Ranged physical (BRD, DNC and MCH) are meant to be support.

[GTK0HLK]

There is Supposed to be, and then there is Actual Support.

Depends on what you mean.
Support like in other games, sure, though they'll mix it into something else like usual.
we do not have Conventional support.
it's all split into dps and buff and heal.

[Rolder50]

Considering they have been removing actual support abilities left and right, I highly doubt they'd add a whole support role.

[Zomkei]

while i can see DNC and BRD being a buff support, i do not understand how anyone can look at MCH and call it support lol

once upon a time, however...

[Hysterior]

Really don't see a whole category being added 10 years in.
If we get one new job per expansion going forward that would already be good.

[Reap00]

Would it make sense to add a fourth role to the Trinity of Tank, Healer and DPS to help create a better balance between all the job classes?

BRD was much closer to support 2.0 launch. Remember the days when BRD LB was a heal? BRD gave mana and tp back to the party too. I am not so sure the game is better now that all of that is gone but it is what it is.

[weebtext]

while i can see DNC and BRD being a buff support, i do not understand how anyone can look at MCH and call it support lol

once upon a time, however...

MCh supports by making every other job feel better about themselves.

[Zomkei]

MCh supports by making every other job feel better about themselves.

okay, you got me there