First time healer role

I have found SCH to be much easier to heal with for my play style but WHM is just as good only a different style. In a dungeon you can really let Selene do 90% of the work and you just pew pew your heart out. When you learn the game a little more you can set up macro to heal two different targets and control your pet but until that day comes putting her on auto in a 4 man will be plenty.

I'm just taking a break from dungeon areas, as I'm leveling up CNJ skill to get WHM job as well as other classes too.
So I need to be SCH for the best healer role? I'm hoping for another dps role, instead of ACN (if I wait patiently long enough)

I wouldn't say one healer is better than the other all the time. They are both well balanced and have pros and cons. My play style fits with my SCH more but that is my personal taste. I have both healers and am pleased with them, I would just suggest play what you feel more comfortable with.

The classes are so well balanced that nobody would prefer one over another based on objective observance. People might have personal preferances but both are well sought after.

It is however, easier to manage when you happen to get 2 WHM in a full party than it is to manage 2 SCH as the shields don't stack.

What that means is if you have a 1k shield that is expiring in 4s and you know a big hit is coming in 5s, you either have to cast one hoping to hit a bigger number or cast it exactly on that 4s, in the dot. WHMs will just Regen or Medica/II as one sees fit.

It really comes down to personal preference, both are balanced and both do the job when used properly. I've been using WHM but am going to give SCH a go. WHM is flexible enough and has a trick for every scenario. Just remember to not overdo it on Medica's and make sure when to use Regen correctly. Healing is really fun and a great challenge.

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Originally Posted by GazaelNoxlucis

It really comes down to personal preference, both are balanced and both do the job when used properly. I've been using WHM but am going to give SCH a go. WHM is flexible enough and has a trick for every scenario. Just remember to not overdo it on Medica's and make sure when to use Regen correctly. Healing is really fun and a great challenge.

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Yup. They both have different considerations to make (White Mage needs to pay attention to their MP far more than Scholar does and watch more duration-based effects/cooldowns; Scholar has to manage their pet and Aetherflow stacks), and they both have different strengths (WHM can heal more HP faster than Scholar can - but Scholar can prevent a lot of that damage before it even happens).

All 4-man content in the game is easily clearable with both healers, and even the EX Primals can be done with two of the same, whichever that is. The ideal though is one of each working together.

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Originally Posted by Garlyle

Yup. They both have different considerations to make (White Mage needs to pay attention to their MP far more than Scholar does and watch more duration-based effects/cooldowns; Scholar has to manage their pet and Aetherflow stacks), and they both have different strengths (WHM can heal more HP faster than Scholar can - but Scholar can prevent a lot of that damage before it even happens).

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Absolutely. From experience, MP management is essential and should you find yourself in the dire need of emergency MP, you can let a SoS off. However, don't get in the habit of relying too heavily on SoS, it takes a while to recharge. Manage your MP to it's fullest and you shouldn't have to use SoS, except for emergencies.

If you need to, tell the tank to wait up before the next pull so you your MP is full again.