Time Mage Awareness

[Siegtaru]

If they implemented Time Mage anytime soon as a DoT/support class, that role will probably be well filled by Arcanist/Summoner by that point, and also strip some of the role posibilities for Red Mage as I'm sure they're planning on doing at some point. Everyone loves a feathered pimp hat.

Building a Time Mage role that would focus on Support with buffs such as Haste (which I don't think they want to put back into the game, as it's kind of overpowered in concept) although I could see them having an ability that maybe gives the same effect as haste, in a more powerful buff that lasts for a short amount of time (Much like 1.x's 15min abilities) so that it can still be somewhat crazy and useful, but only when you really need it because it can't be kept up permanently. A Haste that can be kept up around the clock on a/all character(s) is incredibly abusive unless you weakened the potency a LOT, to the point where it wouldn't even deserve the name Haste anymore.

Honestly, it would fill such a gap for the lack of healing that was present in 1.x, since Arcanist/Summoner doesn't appear to have very decent healing capabilities from what little we know so far. The best backup healer you had in 1.x was a PLD or a BRD, and the BRD's heals were just a bit laughable (no offense BRDs :< ). Not saying Time Mage should be a full-blown healer that could take over the role of a WHM to the same capacity, but it would't hurt to have a Support class/job that supports by healing -and- buffing. If you make it Buffs and Debuffs, it sounds more like a Red Mage again anyways... and I highly doubt they'd build Time Mage like that over implementing a Red Mage job first that fills a similar role.

EDIT: Before anyone goes saying I'm some sort of RDM fanboy, that's definitely not the case. RDM was one of the most uninteresting jobs for me in XI, and aside from the outfit, isn't very appealing for me. I've been begging SE to add Summoner since Launch, though (feedback forms and the like) ;D Only brought up RDM because I think it's a bit lulzy that the "die-hard Time Mage fans" are trying to support the job being implemented by making it a traditional RDM clone in terms of role.