Am I bad for preferring White Mage?

Nobody is bad for liking a class. Fun is subjective and everyone has different preferences.
So if it's fun for you and you keep playing it, it's a good thing.

But fun and in need of improvement isn't mutually exclusive.
People criticize WHM for good reason and while some of it has been taken care of with EW, like extremely limited mobilty and awkward weaving, WHM has a long history of getting neglected because it has to be *~simple <3~* - by constantly bringing down the skill floor AND skill ceiling so nobody has to feel bad just because they can't play at skill ceiling level in casual content. Although playing it at high level like 95+ is challenging, the fact that WHM is forced to do less the better you get makes it feel braindead. You're even discouraged from using Lilies for healing unless absolutely necessary because they are a dps loss without a transition dump. AST and SCH still feel decently busy at highest gameplay level, especially AST.

Objectively speaking, WHM is "bad" as in poorly designed.
But it can still be enjoyable. WHM is my go to healer for roulettes because it not only gets the job done, it's a freaking dps powerhouse on steroids in dungeons and regulary out-dpses proper DPS classes on big pulls.
I may also occasionally do Ex/ Savage on WHM if I haven't healed in a long time because there is not much to remember. As long as I remember what the boss does, it's easy enough for me to use my Asylum, Lilies etc. accordingly while performing well enough. Not 95+ well, but well enough to be an asset.
AST and SCH has a lot more to keep track of and is not as easy to go back to after a long break from endgame healing.

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Originally Posted by Snowdove

This is going to sound really stupid; I know that right up front.


I've been reading over some of the threads here, especially the one that talks about which healer is easy and which is more difficult.


There seems to be a dump on White Mage. "It's easy." "It's for noobs."


I like White Mage. I feel like a real healer, as opposed to someone who puts up barriers.


Does that make me a bad?


tbh, I've been co-levelling both White Mage and Scholar. I like Scholar because I like pets, but don't like the shield healing.


I enjoy White Mage and really love Holy. That huge blast!!! lol

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Play what you like, that's having a personality.

Apple and orange, that is.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Snowdove

This is going to sound really stupid; I know that right up front.


I've been reading over some of the threads here, especially the one that talks about which healer is easy and which is more difficult.


There seems to be a dump on White Mage. "It's easy." "It's for noobs."


I like White Mage. I feel like a real healer, as opposed to someone who puts up barriers.


Does that make me a bad?


tbh, I've been co-levelling both White Mage and Scholar. I like Scholar because I like pets, but don't like the shield healing.


I enjoy White Mage and really love Holy. That huge blast!!! lol

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Not at all. People will have their opinions on how a job for them feels to play, what they like and don't like about etc. and what they feel works and doesn't work.

By contrast for all my complaints, problems and issues with what they've done to SCH and how it has not been addressed in 6.0 (except some of the fixes are on Sage instead), I am not bothered when anybody says they enjoy playing Scholar.


Not everybody wants complexity and to me that's always been the advantage of having multiple jobs for each role. Personally, I like complexity, but I'm not going to call anybody a "noob" for preferring something that is less complex.

Nope, at the end of the day healers are more or less the same. WHM was built for some people. These days i lean towards AST or SCH just because i like to have things to do between GCDs to keep my mind busy while not much is happening, but WHM is what i default to when i'm back from a long hiatus and need the extra throughput while i remember how to play again.