So what... 3 shadows for tanking? 3 shadows does not make a tank, think we've agreed on this about WAR struggling to be a tank past the jungles, I know mine has tried and failed around Lv.50 and I had the highest DEF armour available to me with DEF food at the time.As far as I read this Dancer will get to be more then just a support job.
In the last line I see support, DD, enfeeble and even tanking capabilities.
So what else would you use 3 shadows for? Nothing really note worthy, maybe for special occasions but we're talking about less than 5% of what you'd do.
Oh I know, I was thinking about what Dancer might do in merit situations. When it comes down to it there are 2 1/2 pulling jobs for merit parties; BRD, COR (good one) and maybe RDM if you have a WHM healing and he/she knows what to do.I'm not expecting Dancer to be a puller, as the quote dictates Dancer will be most beneficial to the front line jobs.
I think ranged weapons won't really be dancer material.
Next to that this game is already overrun by jobs able to pull effectively.
RNG, THF, NIN, BRD, COR and to some extent even SMN and BST.
The reason they pull is quite simple, they have nothing else better to do really. COR and RDM to an extent can add onto damage but it makes more sense for a semi-DD to run off and pull than a full time DD.
Dancer is obviously not a mage and though some people seem to have read "new jobs addressing lack of healing" as "Dancer is main healer" I just don't buy that. The emphasis seems to be on support and sticking them in the front lines means they're doing some damage but that's where things get kinda hazey.
Dancer, though unlikely with Dagger, could turn into a bit of a Ninja (without tanking) and do pretty good damage whilst having the ability to support. Or they could slap Dancer with Refresh, Dispel and Sleep and cerment it into a kinda BRD/COR (more COR) role. Which brings us back to the pulling... who'd want a BRD that can't pull? Not me... why shouldn't the same apply to Dancer in that case?
I think that's a little harsh. Scholar I see as what RDM was meant to be, your goto man (or woman) if you're lacking a 6th man and just about anything will go. It seems like they can fill the role of a healer or magical DD or both. They're your magical 6th man spot.Scholar: Beneficial to mages.
As far has been confirmed about scholar will be able to add very beneficial support in range of the mage section.
but what has been the problem as of late, the most beneficial job: the Black mages have been banned to the Wamoura and Black pudding camps for their exp where they don't need these buffs.
What I haven't seen though is: the ability to give any form of refresh.
What I have read so far about scholar they won't be giving any beneficial melee buffs which will most likely also ban them out of the normal exp/merits making the Scholar basicly the loljob of the new expansion.