Whitemage new job skill (seen in benchmark)

So at 5:15 to 5:20 you can see one of the new whm skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_JxY2pRHn4

Any idea of what it could be? I am really sure its not just a simple aoe heal as whm already got assize as additional aoe heal and wouldnt need any other. The animation also doesnt look/sound like it would generate a shield and all what is left then is some kind of party utility. Yay!

It has to be some utility. If WHM gets no utility in 4.0 it might as well be removed from the game since the other 2 healers can heal every fight game and contribute better personal DPS or boost party DPS.

For me, it would be a magical defense increase.

It's has to be some kind of utility as you can see some kind of effect happening to the surrounding party members after the cast. What this effect is though...

Also, what is up with the SCH applying a tether to the fairy and WAR? It appears we they are getting a new ability with some utility as well, but I'm just being speculative. I'm pretty sure it buffed the WAR though.

To me it looked a LOT like a party-wide shield - AND it looked like when the boss hit the tank, it triggered a mini-Holy effect... XD

If you play the video at 0.25 speed the Holy effect seem to actually be cast by the Paladin, maybe sort of like a new Flash with damage? I don't know. I'd love for WHM to have a mini-Holy like AST's Gravity(!), but in my opinion the Holy-effect most likely is not cast by the WHM. Sadly. So it must either be a healing spell or some kind of buff.

https://youtu.be/3_JxY2pRHn4?t=316

I felt like the whm cast a mini holy around all party members, Just that since we zoomed into the PLD so we didn't see others... The PLD casted a shield i think.
Not sure tho
Also yeah eos seemed to have buff the war... Like after being roused ?

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Originally Posted by Llynd

I felt like the whm cast a mini holy around all party members, Just that since we zoomed into the PLD so we didn't see others... The PLD casted a shield i think.
Not sure tho
Also yeah eos seemed to have buff the war... Like after being roused ?

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there is no WAR, that's a DRK. and the PLD IS casting the holy. you can reduce the speed of the video in youtube to 0.25, then you can clearly see how the WHM casts his aoe something with an party wide animation. right after that it zoomes on the PLD, he finishes his cast and the mini holy appears.

how should a WHM even benefit from a skill wich pops mini holys around the party members? WHM already has really good aoe with holy, aero 3 and assize, while PLD is lacking in regards of aoe and could really benefit from a mini holy and it fits PLD lore. so why should they give WHM such a skill instead of the mini holy for PLD?

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Originally Posted by Tint

there is no WAR, that's a DRK. and the PLD IS casting the holy. you can reduce the speed of the video in youtube to 0.25, then you can clearly see how the WHM casts his aoe something with an party wide animation. right after that it zoomes on the PLD, he finishes his cast and the mini holy appears.

how should a WHM even benefit from a skill wich pops mini holys around the party members? WHM already has really good aoe with holy, aero 3 and assize, while PLD is lacking in regards of aoe and could really benefit from a mini holy and it fits PLD lore. so why should they give WHM such a skill instead of the mini holy for PLD?

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Check under your seats! You get Holy, you get Holy, EVERYONE gets Holy!!!

Taking a look at the video I totally agree with others speculations that its a party wide buff!! That would be totally awesome for WHM and I'm stoked for it! And that PLD "Almost Holy" spell looks awesome! PLD needs some nice AOE moves! And some white magic works great with PLD lore!

And that SCH tether!!! I'm so curious to see more about it. What does it do? and will the affect vary on the fairy you are using??

Inb4 all the white mage spells and abilities seen so far are healing related

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Originally Posted by Lyrica_Ashtine

Inb4 all the white mage spells and abilities seen so far are healing related

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You joke but we all know it's coming :/

Here's to hoping it's a form of barrier or shield... any utility at this point.

Given the animation "jumps" between targets (it first appears on the PLD, then one DD, then another DD), i'd say it's a simple iteration of chainheal, in place of either Medica/Cure III

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Originally Posted by Slaine_Fray

You joke but we all know it's coming :/

Here's to hoping it's a form of barrier or shield... any utility at this point.

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Personally I'm hoping for something to synergise with other casters (and healers) more. Might bring double caster back in the meta

What about esunaga?

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Originally Posted by YuzukiHibiya

What about esunaga?

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Possibly. Though those casted on didn't appear to have any detrimental effects present, and I would assume if it was an AoE Esuna, it would clearly show a status effect being removed. I'm also not sure how much useful utility AoE Esuna would bring to a raid. I do know that I would love it in 4-man content.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

Possibly. Though those casted on didn't appear to have any detrimental effects present, and I would assume if it was an AoE Esuna, it would clearly show a status effect being removed. I'm also not sure how much useful utility AoE Esuna would bring to a raid. I do know that I would love it in 4-man content.

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When I look closer, the effect looks like an AoE Tetragrammation. Perhaps a way to give WHM a version of Indom? All the speculation is KILLING me.

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Originally Posted by Valmaxian

When I look closer, the effect looks like an AoE Tetragrammation. Perhaps a way to give WHM a version of Indom? All the speculation is KILLING me.

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This is exactly what I thought when I saw it.

I think whm might get Reflect and it's possible that was what was shown in the benchmark. It's perfect imo cause it's a traditional whm spell and could be a huge raid dps increase when used at ideal points in a fight.

I won't lie - I don't care what they get, I'm still going to main the WHM-train. As a PLD player as well, however, it may be too much to hope that if we are getting an AoE ability, it isn't something with a ridonkulous cast time.

the kamehameha wave of Eos look so good

what really bothers me is that the skill seems to "jump" from person to person, creating time delay. the only skill currently doing this is protect, which is a buff applied before the fight (unless reapplying on rezz'ed ppl) and thus not time-important. but if this were to be a heal skill, the time delay from activation until the last person is hit by it could be fatal.

due to this, i don't think it is a healing skill. most likely some kind of buff, maybe even one normally applied before a fight like protect.

we will see... lets hope for the best, WHM needs something big

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Originally Posted by deos

due to this, i don't think it is a healing skill. most likely some kind of buff, maybe even one normally applied before a fight like protect.

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I agree it looks like a buff, but I really hope it's not one that's applied pre-fight. That's not very interesting for WHM to get. Maybe it applies to all party members at once and it's just the animation that takes time?

It could be a magic defense up buff, like our previous Proshell trait but as a cooldown or spell? That might be interesting. Another possibility, which I think would be awesome but I don't think is as likely, would be a shield similar in behavior to Stoneskin but protects health equal to total MP similar to Assize.

What about :
Cast a buff on the player, each time he successfully block/parry a frontal attack, unleash a small version of Holy :D
That would be fun and burn some tank's eyes :D

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Originally Posted by Mejingjard

What about :
Cast a buff on the player, each time he successfully block/parry a frontal attack, unleash a small version of Holy :D
That would be fun and burn some tank's eyes :D

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this favors a WAR/WHM combo a bit too much, since WAR has a 100% parry cooldown wich lasts for 20 seconds :x

+1 on the AoE tetragramaton theory. It looks so much like it, imo.

But I sure hope I'm wrong. An insta Cure III won't help WHM to stand up in the DPS/utility meta. People will still rather have an AST with their new Roegadyn card.

I think the tether of the fairy is some kind of <heal only this guy>

Usually the fairy heals the person with lowest HP, then I guess this is a way to make the fairy focus the healing on the tank and you heal the party with AoEs as you need it. Maybe the skill comes with a boost on the fairy, or maybe it's permanent until cancelled...

I'm hyped though...

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Originally Posted by Lilyth

+1 on the AoE tetragramaton theory. It looks so much like it, imo.

But I sure hope I'm wrong. An insta Cure III won't help WHM to stand up in the DPS/utility meta. People will still rather have an AST with their new Roegadyn card.

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I've been studying the effect side-by-side with Tetra from the class abilities feature before HW was released, and the more I look at it, the more I'm convinced that's what it is. Also, I agree with you - WHM really needs something other than more healing to set itself apart. We should remember though that they are only showing a few abilities here, and hopefully saving the really good stuff for future spoilers. One can hope...

The tether is a new kind of heal, I guess.
As we can see in other games, like Dota, a skill named Life Drain, use a transfer of life between two characters.
http://i.imgur.com/CaGpr36.jpg
Fairy life --> teamate life.
The particularity is you see the numbers change every 0.1 sec (it's not a HoT which act every 3 sec).
It's a channeling spell (For our fairy, she will not be able to do anything else unless we cancel this link). I think we are moving towards this type of skill.
Otherwise, it could be like Io, a tether which buff the allied target (attack speed up, for example).
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7wJ6Tvn2ra4/maxresdefault.jpg

Possibly Reraise? :)

It's an instant cure 3 that hits all party members no matter their distance and it just so happens on one specific floor of the new raid tier the party is forcefully spread so far apart and taking heavy damage the ability is practically mandatory in week one progression. This fixes WHM and makes them relevant for 1 or 2 weeks again until Yoshi-P's bae Astro can take center stage again (if it hasn't replaced SCH by that point anyway).

people are talking about an AoE tetra, similar to Indom. but WHM already have Assize though, how is that different then an AoE Tetra?

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Originally Posted by Deus_ex_Machina

people are talking about an AoE tetra, similar to Indom. but WHM already have Assize though, how is that different then an AoE Tetra?

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range... I love assize but its range just sucks x'D

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Originally Posted by Neela

range... I love assize but its range just sucks x'D

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it's 30y, like every other aoe heal tool, except for medica 2, wich is the only one with more than 30y in the whole game. it's likely that an aoe tetra will also do not have more than 30y.

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Originally Posted by Deus_ex_Machina

people are talking about an AoE tetra, similar to Indom. but WHM already have Assize though, how is that different then an AoE Tetra?

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Assize has the DPS element though, requiring the WHM to choose - a burst AoE heal with pittance for damage, or a burst AoE damage spell with pittance for healing. AoE Tetra would give WHM more flexibility to use Assize for DPS, and they could still use it for the heal if expecting a few big hits in a row.

Our FC thought it might be something similar to a chain heal or a smart heal.

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Originally Posted by deos

what really bothers me is that the skill seems to "jump" from person to person, creating time delay. the only skill currently doing this is protect, which is a buff applied before the fight (unless reapplying on rezz'ed ppl) and thus not time-important. but if this were to be a heal skill, the time delay from activation until the last person is hit by it could be fatal.

due to this, i don't think it is a healing skill. most likely some kind of buff, maybe even one normally applied before a fight like protect.

we will see... lets hope for the best, WHM needs something big

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I was thinking the same thing. My thoughts were leaning towards it increasing magical defense even further than protect. I believe the majority of AoE used by mobs is magic based, so I see this as being quite useful for WHM who is currently lacking in the dmg mitigation department. SCH has Fey Covenant, and I am no sure if AST has some kind of increased magical defense, but it would be a skill I would love to have for my WHM.

An improved version of protect.

I've been looking at it, and if you look, the WHM first casts it on the PLD, and then the effect appears on the other two shortly after at the same time. It doesn't operate like protect where it will go on one person at a time until it hits everyone.

Perhaps it's an effect that will try to equalize health percentages by redistributing health

Or some sort of bounce heal, like cascade was in WoW that will prefer the most injured targets until it hits a certain amount.

Or some sort of aoe defensive.

If it's just Cure 3 with a different label, i'm out.