Ranger?

[Kimmay]

What you're saying doesn't track, so I'm guessing you may not be aware of the history of this class. Initially, Arcanist only became Summoner. Later on, Scholar was added. So this example only works as a counter-argument to my point if you think that Scholar is a more robust version of Arcanist...which I'm guessing you surely don't think, since Scholar is an entirely different type of job with an entirely different kit and job focus (Arcanist being DPS, and Scholar being a healer).

This is entirely incorrect. Arcanist was a job I'm the game's files for 1.0, but Arcanist, Summoner, and Scholar were all offically added into the game with 2.0 (ARR). There has never been at point that arcanist was usable that Scholar did not exist. Back then, the entirety of Arcanist's kit was available to Scholar, and that was the issue with the job. It learned Adloquiem at lv30, Succor at 35, Leeches at 40, Sacred Soil at 45, and Lustrate at 50. Every other spell and ability it had was shared with Arcanist and Summoner. Theyve done everything in their power to separate Scholar from the other two, besides actually breaking its ties to Arcanist.