Originally Posted by
Sechs
I mean that currently there is a strict implementation of the Trinity System with 3 definite roles: Tank, Healer, Damage Dealer.
There are no other roles than those 3, and Debuff/Buff functionalities are imbued and spread among those 3 roles (some jobs having more and some having less of course).
This is the same exact model WoW tried to follow since patch 3.0 (sort of)
It homogeneizes a lot and makes things a bit more plain, but also much easier to balance for them, to keep "numbers" closer and to create much more predictable situations for which they can tune difficulty of fights and possible strategies much better.
A pure support/debuff role in FFXIV is not possible imho and will never be possible, but a more definite/official implementation of a 4th role called "Hybrid" is still possible and a lot of people hope they're going to go that way.
A Hybrid Role would be something that in terms of pure numbers performs much less than other "pure role" jobs, but brings something else to the table to compensate for that.
Much more emphasis on the debuff/buff side for these roles.
It's clearly not the current situation of RNG... ehr sorry, I meant BRD.
The contrast I saw is that if you say the roles will remain 3, then you won't have a 4th/5th (buffer/debuffer role), but maybe I just misinterpreted that sentence.