Why Do You Care?

[HumsterMKX]

I never liked healing in games. Too boring.... So for 18 years I never played as a healer. I choose SCH because I got tired of hearing mobs wimper and cry from me hitting them. I heal ppl so I can get close to them to hear them wimper and cry in pain.

I guess each one of us have some odd reason or another to be a healer.

[Azell]

Im too good in all rolls, so everybody want me healing, that way they know they wont die evah. simple as that.
If i go tank i can die with bad healers, so i rather take the responsability.
Dps is just boring.

/humble mode on

semi-jokings a part its pretty much about the responsability, i rather take it than leaving to incompetent hands. Plus the action is awsome, never(almost) get sleepy.

[Chrysopoeia]

This is actually my first time playing a healer - I usually always go for the DPS magic-user class - but after a bit of practice I'm enjoying it! I'm a solo player by nature but I actually do multiple dungeon runs because it can get pretty exciting to heal during boss fights. You have to have just the right amount of strategy and quick-thinking to be able to heal effectively during a boss fight, and it's a lot more fun than just throwing spells at the mob!

[Bridgeburner]

I'm a healer, but I lack empathy. To put it simply, I don't "care" - my emotions aren't my motivation for being a healer.

I enjoy the challenge that healing provides. I like making split-second decisions that can make or break a raid group. Healing keeps me awake and engaged.

At the end of the day, if people say thanks, it does make me smile. If they skip it, that's okay; I'm more focused on the group's overall success. I know if I've done a good job or not, and I'm a harsher self-critic than my party could hope to be.

[Ashelotte]

I just think healing is fun. It's always been my go to role. DPS is just a little boring and tanking isn't my think because I don't really like melee and the idea of being a leader type isn't my thing. I'd rather be the support.

[WindnC1oud]

I do it because its fun and someone's gotta do it. Taking one for the team.

[Anova]

Rezzing is fun after the fact, but I really enjoy the last minute saves you can only get as a healer. There's nothing like coming across a player who's pulled an add too many and is just fighting to get the xp from 1 of the mobs. You can see the desperation, but then you swoop in with your heals and your buffs...

Open world aside though, I like being the life-line of the party and the first target everyone rushes to defend if they get attacked.

[Zappo]

I do it because it's easier than tanking or dps. Keep the health bars full and don't stand in the aoe or in front of the boss. I don't even need to know or care about most boss mechanics, other than knowing when and where I need to move. Let the dps worry about what needs to be attacked and when. Let the tank worry about adds. If I get aggro I stand where the tank can see me and I go back to healing. But with a good tank and well timed heals, that's rarely an issue. Healing is just easier because while every fight is different for the dps and tank, it's all pretty much the same for me (especially with ffxiv's nifty way of showing us where the boss's next ability will be aimed). Getting into PUGs faster is a nice perk as well, though that can be as much a curse as a blessing...

[Terokk]

Last night, I was in Dragonhead waiting for my dungeon queue to pop, and I was just buffing people with Stoneskin for the heck of it as they ran past. Most people stopped to thank me but I had a select few that were just so.... rude! One told me to piss off; that I was interfering with his questing by buffing him I care because I am a caring person and hate to see people struggle IRL and in game. I even will stop and heal a person that's taking a walloping from several mobs out in the game world (if i can figure out how to target them in time). It's just my sense of duty, I suppose!

[AquaGoat]

I've always liked being in a support role. Standing in the back and keeping the team alive is so satisfying to me. And those moments, where shit hits the fan, and the wrong people get hit with the wrong attacks, and you have to pull out all your best tricks and burn a ton of MP. The fights still not over but everyone is back to full HP, boss is almost dead, and no one even noticed...Oh well, didn't sign up for this job for the glory.