If you are a WHM without Swiftcast, you are holding back your team at endgame

[Wilbow]

1000 characters, and so many points to make...

1) WHM should HAVE Swiftcast, for insta-raise but ALSO for instant Stoneskin/Medica I&II/Cure II&III. I'm looking at you, four airship crashing phase of Ultima's Bane while ten magitek bits are locking on to me, or Siren debuff with 1 second left.

2) Shit happens in a fight, and even people who are otherwise really good can make mistakes and die. However, DPS should NOT use a WHM not having Swiftcast as the reason a run failed -- you're the idiot who got hit.

3) Also, why the hell is it "WHM without Swiftcast"? Last I checked, at least SCH/SMN should be included too. Hell, why isn't SMN the FIRST choice for insta-rezzing here -- it's not like you CARE about mana, but as your healer, I HAVE TO CARE ABOUT MINE. Stop waving your damage meter epeen around, give up a single Ruin, and raise somebody for the group's (i.e. yours too) sake.

[Amyas]

3) Also, why the hell is it "WHM without Swiftcast"? Last I checked, at least SCH/SMN should be included too. Hell, why isn't SMN the FIRST choice for insta-rezzing here -- it's not like you CARE about mana, but as your healer, I HAVE TO CARE ABOUT MINE. Stop waving your damage meter epeen around, give up a single Ruin, and raise somebody for the group's (i.e. yours too) sake.

You're absolutely right, if a smn has swiftcast, they should be the ones to raise (or even if they don't have it they should, unless a boss is really low or something needs to be dps'd down asap). But the thing is, not every run is going to have a smn. Every run is guaranteed to have a healer though.