WHat new healer spell you want to see in the expansion?

[Eggnook24]

I retract my prior statement of a tank fairy, but it'd be interesting to see a fairy attacking a mob, possibly a DD fairy similar to Carby. Maybe casting at ~60 potency every three seconds.

Mostly want Aetherflow IV, and a Mend and Maim III trait.

[Neyasa]

Ruby Carbuncle, I miss having my healing Carbuncle from FFXI.

[UlricCraft]

Aero, Aero II
Stone, Stone II, Stoneskin
Fluid Aura, ...

I'd like the balance of elements to be restored most of all.
So if we could include a wind-based haste buff, that would be nice. Or a water-based mana restoration spell, only able to target an ally.

I don't want an AoE Stoneskin. We're not preventative healers, we're reactive healers.
Just stoneskin the tank... Jesus.

[Cynfael]

We're not preventative healers, we're reactive healers...

I think you just set the White Mage Combat Awareness Movement back 50 weeks.

Seriously, though, too many WHMs get caught up in thinking that they're purely "reactive" and therefore expected to wait until HP is missing before they begin to lift a finger. I used to say "reactive" as well, but I realized that players took it way too literally and entirely gave up on being proactive.

[UlricCraft]

I think you just set the White Mage Combat Awareness Movement back 50 weeks.

Seriously, though, too many WHMs get caught up in thinking that they're purely "reactive" and therefore expected to wait until HP is missing before they begin to lift a finger. I used to say "reactive" as well, but I realized that players took it way too literally and entirely gave up on being proactive.

Haha, I get what you mean, and the phrasing doesn't help my case...

We're pre-emptive healers then. If that makes more sense.
Pre-casting is something any healer should be doing, though we can't heal damage before it's dealt.

Stoneskin is an exceptionally powerful tool in our kitbag, but its not something I feel defines our play style.

[Zedd702]

For Scholars I'd like to see a male fairy.... say Helios? He could have something that refreshes MP recovery rate for the team, another skill that refreshes TP for the team, embrace and perhaps an aoe debuff that last 10 seconds that will reduce all damage from the effected enemies (not sure on what percentile this should be). Not sure what I'd like to see for traits with the expansion.

For White Mage: I'd like to see reflect (Obviously not work like past final fantasies), but more so a single target spell that will allow a person to negate one magic attack, excluding Ultimates aka Primals & Glaysa in ST. Obviously I think this should have the same recharge as maybe Benediction. Another ability I'd like to see, instead of asking for an AoE SS, what about an ability similar to BLM swiftcast, but something that allows WHM to multicast single target spells like: Regen, Cure, Cure II, Stone Skin on the whole party, maybe even toss in an extra cost in MP per party member affected. IE WHM activates (we'll call it Multicast) then casts cure instead of cure being 100 it should be 160 for a party of 4 (and obviously higher in 8 man).

I'd like to see a trait to buff regens rate or amount recovered too.

Disclaimer: The above is just an example. I'm no numbers guy in this game and I am aware that the MP costs are not set, but they rather scale with your level/item level.

[Nijuka87]

hmm WHM, i liked the idea of a spell to make next spell aoe , but what about just a Stoneskin II or Reflect (aoe funtions like stoneskin with differences like Refecting magic damage as well as prevention of both m damage an p damage. More offencive spells like aero 3 an stone 3, maybe a new water based spell each being aoe , and then a Holy 2 instant but not aoe? or Aoe but ogc does damage based on mind an heals near by party members.

edit: Reflect being OGC with a recast akin to benediction "300.0"

[Nijuka87]

Aero, Aero II
Stone, Stone II, Stoneskin
Fluid Aura, ...

I'd like the balance of elements to be restored most of all.
So if we could include a wind-based haste buff, that would be nice. Or a water-based mana restoration spell, only able to target an ally.

I don't want an AoE Stoneskin. We're not preventative healers, we're reactive healers.
Just stoneskin the tank... Jesus.

what job would benifit with a water based mana restoration spell if it only can be used on allies ,when sch, blm an smn all have no problems with mana at all in no shape?
Aside from there being another whm in the party which is very limiting on part that spell .

[UlricCraft]

BRD's, PLD, BLM 5x Flare, recently raised ally with no aether stacks, WAR using Flash, other WHM... Etc...Etc...

I'm not bothered so much about what the spell effect is, because I think White Mage is already the strongest class. (Please don't nerf us...)
I just want them to balance the elements.

No shields, no more dps and I think it'll be fine.
Some of the other suggestions are really good though.

[Nijuka87]

I see your point, That would be very usefull, can't count how many times i've wished such a thing after raise. I personally would like to see a Reflect of some kind aiming at magic in the fashion of stone skin aoe or not it would be nice. mind telling which suggestion your liked?