New healer gear accuracy not properly scaled to new FCOB accuracy caps

In Patch 2.2, the developers made the decision to put accuracy on raid-level healer gear. To whoever is responsible for this change: THANK YOU SO MUCH. The accuracy cap for T9 for mages was ~470 and the max possible accuracy for healers in non-melded gear was 424 (404 without food). This was acceptable; there'd be the annoying miss every now and then and Scholars could always put Bio, Bio II, and Shadow Flare without fear of missing and gamble the MP on Miasma and Aero for extra damage.

Unfortunately, the new i130 gear only amounts to 8 more accuracy TOTAL across all slots bringing the new max to 432 with accuracy food. This is not enough when the mage accuracy cap for T13 is at least 515, by current reports. The developers clearly want healers to help with DPS when they can; that's why accuracy was added to gear in the first place. PLEASE make the accuracy increase from i110 to i130 larger than just 8 points (only left side gear has any added accuracy compared to i110) and make it comparable to the amount of misses we've come to expect with the previous patch.

I think they decided that it was not a good idea to allow healers to contribute DPS. This would explain why accuracy didn't increase beside the fact of item level progression.

It's not that healers can't contribute to damage output, it's just that they aren't good at it. Sure, they have attack abilities but it's not their strong suit, it's healing they're good at. Scholar is better at attacking than White Mage but when it comes down to it they really should be focusing on healing unless the situation really doesn't need so supreme an effort in that regard.

I always thought the Accuracy on healing gear was more for solo, light party content and story quests and wasn't intended for raid damage.

not good at it? healers can put out very respectable dps, and can contribute more than a bad DPS player as well.Even if it doesn't make or break a fight, if you aren't dpsing as a healer you are simply not playing to your full potential.

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Originally Posted by Gilraen

It's not that healers can't contribute to damage output, it's just that they aren't good at it. Sure, they have attack abilities but it's not their strong suit, it's healing they're good at. Scholar is better at attacking than White Mage but when it comes down to it they really should be focusing on healing unless the situation really doesn't need so supreme an effort in that regard.

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You have zero raid experience in this game (not even a single T5 kill). You have no experience or understanding of how valuable an extra source of DPS can be.

Our 6min T8 runs has the SCH in Cleric's Stance the entire time.

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Originally Posted by Ellatrix

You have zero raid experience in this game (not even a single T5 kill). You have no experience or understanding of how valuable an extra source of DPS can be.

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I'm not sure what he exactly mean there, but might be because SE wanted to make it that way.

Noticed that FCoB is more focused on DPS checks than mechanics compared to SCoB, probably would made some sense if the accuracy cap is raise but limited the accuracy gain for healers so that the rDPS requirements won't be easily conquered by healer's contributions.

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Originally Posted by Gelesto

I always thought the Accuracy on healing gear was more for solo, light party content and story quests and wasn't intended for raid damage.

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Then it wouldn't be on raid gear but lower ilvl gear XD But the more confident your party gets and the better gear you obtain, the more chances healers have to DPS in coil, only one tank taking damage? Apart from big (normally predictable hits) one healer can enter Clerics comfortably. SCH going clerics and MT tanking with DPS accs got us our first turn 10 kill.

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Originally Posted by lolnin

not good at it? healers can put out very respectable dps, and can contribute more than a bad DPS player as well.Even if it doesn't make or break a fight, if you aren't dpsing as a healer you are simply not playing to your full potential.

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Only when the situation allows it of course XD AKA, knowledgeable of mechanics to know when it's safe. Also, I hope you wouldn't take a bad DPS to a raid anyways XD.

Saying that, WHM and SCH can out DPS melee on packs of trash XD Even good Melee. Holy spam +dots. Dots, bane, shadowflare ^^

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Originally Posted by Ooshima

I'm not sure what he exactly mean there, but might be because SE wanted to make it that way.

Noticed that FCoB is more focused on DPS checks than mechanics compared to SCoB, probably would made some sense if the accuracy cap is raise but limited the accuracy gain for healers so that the rDPS requirements won't be easily conquered by healer's contributions.

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what lol

2nd coil has less mechanics and more dps checks than final coil. Source: I'm on T13, and check out how long it took for other groups to clear this compared to 2nd coil. Mechanically skilled players are clearing just fine, they don't need gear to meet dps checks because they are really low dps checks. Also, all bosses have extra punishments for failing mechanics.

Bio2, Bio and Shadow Flare never miss on SCH so it's not a huge deal but is annoying.