Dear SE, why are level 60 healers useful in abyssea, while lv60 DDs are useless?

[Mirage]

Of course, I know why, because healing magic is just as efficient in there, while accuracy and attack of a melee is way too low.

Of course, this leads to melees not getting any abyssea party invites until level 75 (or if they're lucky, 70), and is also unable to make parties in the level range of 60-75 because no healers would be interested in joining their party when they can get an abyssea invite.

Now of course, there is level sync that will allow us to party at a level where mages are still not useful in abyssea, which will still let us get parties here and there. However, with all mages 60+ being in abyssea, the amount of LFPing healers per LFPing DD is now lower than ever, making it pretty hard to get a party started for those DDs that are trying to get those last 10 levels before entering abyssea.

Please do not reply with "lol you should just keywhore ur job". Keywhoring is extremely boring, and I cannot believe SE *really* wanted everyone to keywhore their jobs instead of trying to make normal parties.

Why are healers unbalanced in the way that they can contribute heavily to an alliance of players that are 30 levels above them, when DDs are left with not a chance to do anything useful at all, except pop chests, which any job, any level could do? I think this is unbalanced.

[RaenRyong]

BRDs were in merit parties ever since they learned March2. A good RDM or WHM could keep up with a bird party at level 60 or less. This isn't anything new.

[Frost]

BRDs were in merit parties ever since they learned March2. A good RDM or WHM could keep up with a bird party at level 60 or less. This isn't anything new.

This, and then some.
One could argue the "balance" comes with the fact there's so few healer options and yet so many DD options.

[Henihhi]

Bloody hell is everyone on these forums tonight drunk? this is like the 4th utterly retarded thread ive seen pop up.

[Mirage]

I know it's nothing new, but that doesn't mean it's not imbalanced.

Also, a party can function without a bard, but not without a healer.

The problem is bigger now because you don't even have to be a good healer to keep up with an abyssesa exp party, so even fewer are left outside.

[Karbuncle]

Also healing jobs just suck in general. When the party wipes, who gets blamed? Healer. Could be 5DRK/WAR's full-timing Berserk and Soul-eater and 1 single WHM curing them and if 1 dies "OMG WHM YOU SUCK I QUIT THIS STUPID PARTY".

Lul I'm over-stating it but yeah :P

[Flunklesnarkin]

mirage is the new hordecore ;o

[Mirage]

Why. Explain why healers shouldn't be balanced like other jobs are.

[Henihhi]

K lets balance them cuz your low lvl dd can't hit a mob and then see all the epic whining threads that pop up because people cant stay alive in abyssea. If you dont like it, play a heal job.

[Mirage]

I already do, and grinded it in abyssea from about level 60. Doesn't change the facts that it's been unbalanced since the game started.

People would stay alive just as fine in abyssea if they just got a level 75+ job to heal them instead.

Funny though that you assume the only reason i care about balance is because I don't have one of the jobs that are imba. Is it really that rare to not be biased? Or at least try not to be.

Another way do deal with it isto just avoid the issue entirely by buffing exp from level 50+ enemies in vanadiel to close to abyssea levels! The issue doesn't have to be fixed by nerfing anything, really. Everyone could be happy.