Auto-Protect

[Alhanelem]

Like to see Whms get auto protect & stoneskin everytime they enter a dungeon or fight or restart a fight after a wipe. Would make playing healer much more enjoyable not having to reapply those buffs all the time after a wipe. Have it trigger when players are stuck within the circle barrier at the beginning of every dunegon or fight.

Yes, no? Good feature to have?

Is it really that hard to push one button?

[Lumiin]

Is it really that hard to push one button?

Yap, which is why this game is beyond easy.

Casting buffs is just too hard and needs to be nerfed.

[Wilan]

How about Defiance, Shield Oath and Sword Oath don't turn off when killed? Monk's fists of the earth/wind/fire don't. So why not the rest?

Let's not forget automatic swiftsong for bards so they won't waste time walking on a slower pace than they would be able to.

[Alhanelem]

Better yet, lets just make the whole game automatic, plays itself so you don't have to!

Or wait, don't we play games for fun?

If it really feels like work, stop playing.

[Ri_ri]

Buffing the party is considered fun now?

[Crimen]

Like to see Whms get auto protect & stoneskin everytime they enter a dungeon or fight or restart a fight after a wipe. Would make playing healer much more enjoyable not having to reapply those buffs all the time after a wipe. Have it trigger when players are stuck within the circle barrier at the beginning of every dunegon or fight.

Yes, no? Good feature to have?

No, I don't consider it a good feature to have. Swiftcast -> Protect and then just SS everyone. It's not too much of a hassle as it is now, and it's not something that's needed. In 1.0, I believe Sacred Prism would allow us to do aoe SS. They removed this feature for some reason, but to me that pretty much clearly says they would never implement auto-anything. As healers, we have to do our job by casting them. If it were auto-cast on everyone, kind of like the buff you get while fighting Ultima (story mode) , it would have to be something we can't cast ourselves, so no thanks. Although going in with SS and Protect is a must, it's still our responsibility to do the casting. It would be dumb to have something we can cast ourselves being automatically handed.

[Wilksha]

I think auto is too much like a few have said, as well as doesn't guarantee that the WHM is actually ready (where's our ready check?). Give conjurer or arcanist an AoE ability the likes of swiftcast that turns single target spells to AoE. Using the similar skill SCH has in FFXI is makes Healing or buff single target spells AoE doubling cast time and MP cost. This would make the recovery a bit faster and even have use in some combat situations. Example such and aduqulin AoEed to Galvanize for an incoming big hit for SCH or the AoE stoneskin for WHM. Would be interesting if it was a arcanist skill and BLM had access to it to idk AoE flare perhaps?
Recovery is already fast after a wipe. Even is it was auto, usually, unless no one cares what went wrong and pass out a few hints, advice and/or pointers, there is a bit of talk to prep before another go.

[LunarEmerald]

Let's not forget automatic swiftsong for bards so they won't waste time walking on a slower pace than they would be able to.

I think my point is valid. I don't see why monk's fists stay when nothing else does.

[Ri_ri]

I think my point is valid. I don't see why monk's fists stay when nothing else does.

Yoshida plays a monk, obviously.

[Felis]

Like to see Whms get auto protect & stoneskin everytime they enter a dungeon or fight or restart a fight after a wipe. Would make playing healer much more enjoyable not having to reapply those buffs all the time after a wipe. Have it trigger when players are stuck within the circle barrier at the beginning of every dunegon or fight.

Yes, no? Good feature to have?

You can write a macro for it, that buff the whole party with only 1 button