White Mage is Poorly designed compared to Scholar

[gadenp]

Currently SCH have shields. Maybe should give WHM some spells that provide damage mitigation. Maybe WHM should instead have some skills like overcure and procure, Divine Seal that instead provide damage mitigation buffs up to 3 stacks with a 15 secs cooldown.

Instead of Divine Seal increasing healing, maybe it could give 1 stack per healing within skill period.

As for cure 3, maybe over cure should give a stack of damage mitigation too.

For cure 2, procure should give 2 stacks of damage mitigation when pop.

Make Stoneskin also provide a stack of mitigation and increase mitigation buff time to 30 secs and an instant cast.

Medica 2 can a stack of damage mitigation buff instead of regen.

Then give WHM a passive ability that gives a percentage of mp back every time a party mate with the mitigation buff is hit. That would make it more interesting.

Shroud can stay as it is

[SulwynCaliope]

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I'm all for buffing WHM skills and mana regen but I draw the line at giving them shields. If you start giving WHMs shields then one of two things must happen. The shield must suck and not be worth the time to cast or you nerf WHMs raw healing abilities but that would turn them into SCHs. WHMs CANNOT have both awesome healing abilities and awesome shields.

[BrodyAlgana]

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I am not disagreeing with you here. But ummm.... you do know Scholars have been crying from day one about getting stronger AOE heals - like white mage has... if that happens, then why can't WHM get stronger shields??

[SulwynCaliope]

I am not disagreeing with you here. But ummm.... you do know Scholars have been crying from day one about getting stronger AOE heals - like white mage has... if that happens, then why can't WHM get stronger shields??

I've been surfing these forums for a while now and haven't seen any SCHs asking for stronger AoE heals but if had seen someone asking for that, I'd tell them no. I do not want a stronger AoE heal on my SCH. I like knowing that I'll always need a WHM by my side to complete content efficiently. If SE gave SCHs a stronger AoE heal and WHMs strong shields, I'd quit the game.

[ReviiLagoon]

I am not disagreeing with you here. But ummm.... you do know Scholars have been crying from day one about getting stronger AOE heals - like white mage has... if that happens, then why can't WHM get stronger shields??

Good SCH have never complained about their AOE Heals, Bad ones have. I'll take Succor / Rouse + WD any day over medica / medica 2.

[YuiSasaki]

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Please tell me that you are being sarcastic....

The only thing that WHMs should not get are SCH shields O.o