Is this proof enough that this ability is useless? ( Divine Benison )

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So why take out an ability from .. 34 I think it was? only to replace it with something with the same use at level 66 with very restrictive casting ability? couldn't they just buff stoneskin to be 15% and not bother making this ability at all? What did it even do in this pic? it is so useless >< Why is it dropping in the same frame it was applied? need to delete useless abilities, even if they are gained at level 66.

It is not useless, it just works differently than stoneskin. It is incorporated into the lily system. Once you understand how everything works axtually in my opinion works better than stoneskin because it doesn't have a casttime, its instant. You basically only use it tankbusters (for example stormsplitter in susano ex, as I have seen plenty of tanks being oneshot) and emergencies, and to be honest I didn't really use that much of stoneskin in the past also, unless for the same reasons as described above. All and all I think it is ok.

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Originally Posted by Jib

It is not useless, it just works differently than stoneskin. It is incorporated into the lily system. Once you understand how everything works axtually in my opinion works better than stoneskin because it doesn't have a casttime, its instant. You basically only use it tankbusters (for example stormsplitter in susano ex, as I have seen plenty of tanks being oneshot) and emergencies, and to be honest I didn't really use that much of stoneskin in the past also, unless for the same reasons as described above. All and all I think it is ok.

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It would be significantly better if it did not consume lilies, and was instead just (another) ogcd whm ability with a slightly different application than "heal for shitloads".

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Originally Posted by Princess_Momoka

So why take out an ability from .. 34 I think it was? only to replace it with something with the same use at level 66 with very restrictive casting ability? couldn't they just buff stoneskin to be 15% and not bother making this ability at all? What did it even do in this pic? it is so useless >< Why is it dropping in the same frame it was applied? need to delete useless abilities, even if they are gained at level 66.

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I'm assuming the boss used it's TB/cleave. It hits relatively hard. It wore off because it reduced the hit by the full amount. I wouldn't say it is useless just because of that.

People are expecting Divine Benison to make a tank invincible for a significant amount of time. I always laugh when I see that, even though Stoneskin was just as useless. Never did it do more than block 1-2 hits, mobs just hit too hard for it to do significantly more.

I would much rather have stoneskin back, but Divine Benison is still useful. It's a nice one to toss on the tank before a tank buster hits.

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Originally Posted by Jib

It is not useless, it just works differently than stoneskin. It is incorporated into the lily system. Once you understand how everything works axtually in my opinion works better than stoneskin because it doesn't have a casttime, its instant. You basically only use it tankbusters (for example stormsplitter in susano ex, as I have seen plenty of tanks being oneshot) and emergencies, and to be honest I didn't really use that much of stoneskin in the past also, unless for the same reasons as described above. All and all I think it is ok.

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They have the same purpose, blocking a tank buster, makes no sense to remove stoneskin, then replace it with an ability that is 30 levels higher with the restrictive casting. However stoneskin at least give you more utility at low levels, as it was nice having before a big pull, unlike this useless ability.

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Originally Posted by Furious

It would be significantly better if it did not consume lilies, and was instead just (another) ogcd whm ability with a slightly different application than "heal for shitloads".

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Agree on that although with the adition of cure to the lily system it makes generating lilies much easier/faster. In my opinion you really want to use always 3 lilies for assize, so when I know there will be a tank buster and have no lilies I just top someone up with a cure and then put it on the tank I want. My experience so far is that once you really understand the lily system it does become more fluid with correct planning. But with stoneskin you needed to plan also in advance because of the cast so for me all and all is fine. (Before someone says I wouldn't consider using swiftcast+stoneskin a good move to be used routinely)

I guess they really wanted to create a difference between healers, as in whm is the big heals, sch the shields and ast the GODMODE (joking :p the one with the middle and being support also)
I guess I see your point on low level dungeons, but again I never really used stoneskin that much.
/shrug

Divine Benision is amazing. Idk what OP is complaining about.

I use it all the time, its one of my favorite, new healer abilities.