What if Support Role was Added to FFXIV?

[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...

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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

[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.

[Kes13a]

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.

I really dont want new jobs.
the jobs are close to being as non unique as you can get without removing the names and just name them all tank, healer or dps.
adding more jobs just gets us closer to that since they just remove skills from the rest to give it to the new one. (and usually the best skills to make it more flashy)

[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.

[Alrin]

I wouldnt be surprised if they will give natural lifesteal to everyone and change healer skills to support since it seems that they really dont know what to do with them.

[kevin_satron]

i wish the game is like this

Each role have 1 support abilities, but range dps will have a lot more support abilites, like restore other player's mp, increase spell/skill speed abit, peleton but in combat only for a few secs, increase healing potency, increase damage, raidwide mitigations, and ofc DoTs. sounds like bard in 2.0 :v

my wet dream