Originally Posted by draxynnic

Well, if nothing else, as was actually mentioned earlier in this thread a Dervish can potentially use adrenal skills (including shouts like SY!, WY! (less so with the recent update) and FM!, as well as the mainly-redundant-but-extra-damage-is-extra-damage Whirlwind Attack) better than adrenal classes - simply because said skills charge up that much faster for the Dervish. By not taking Earth or Wind Prayers, a Dervish can potentially sidespec into Tactics and do the party-support role you're claiming to do better than you can (sure, they don't get runes, but I'd guess most people only use a minor for Tactics and put their headgear and any bigger runes in their headgear anyway). I've also heard of - but haven't personally experimented with - things like orders dervishes.

So, even if you completely discount the party-friendly abilities on the Dervish's own line, the nature of the profession means that it can do a good job of borrowing other professions' party support and being a team player that way. That's assuming that they aren't, you know, better off just killing things.