Is healing fun?

[Kuwaitum]

I'm a proud Whitemage, its my main and Only Class/Job I ever did and I played it since game release. Out of love to this job I leveled up and got all Cross-Skills.

I always had the tendency of healing, FFXIV:ARR is my first real MMO. Playing as a healer (Whitemage) in my, I wondered at some point that most of the runs I do the party thanks all members and me in special. Sometimes I thought that it was sarcasm. Recently I tried out Healing as (Scholar), I was fine but not appreciated as when I run as a Whitemage.

The question was why?

For me, I noticed:
- Scholar is far easier to do, less critical since Eos/Selene helps you a lot in healing. While I enjoy Bio-ing/Miasma-ing mobs, and healing in between.
- Whitemage on the other hand was harder and challenging, I heal/SS most of the time.. and try to throw an Aero/Aero2/Virus in between.

Lately I tried out as a Tank (Gladiator/Paladin), and did several dungeons with different Healers (Scholars/Whitemages). Most of Scholars are fine, nothing extra. On the other hand, white mages! a disaster, I am a Whitemage.. but suddenly I became a Grumpy Tank! why?!

Because 9 out of 10 Whitemages are ONLY healing.. and some just spam cure to a degree I want to throw up. They are lazy. Yes, if you want to /follow and only /cure & /cure2.. you're no better then a healing BOT. Thus, I (as a Paladin) only commend and type an appreciation message to the Whitemage if he/she is engaged in battle more then walk around and heal, especially low level dungeons which doesn't require healing spam.

Fun is an Active White Mage;
- SS / Heal party members as soon as it breaks (not only tank).
- SS / Heal Summons/Support pets they are part of the team.
- Don't spam unnecessary healing, and minimize chances of aggro.
- Throw an Aero/Aero2/Virus on mobs that the party is fighting off.
- Cleric stance and DPS when possible. I help in AV when there is no Bard/BLM at boss fight (Cleric+SwiftCast+Holy).
- Monitor weakest link in party and support him/her, use "Eye for an Eye" on weakest, Keep Benediction ready.
- Watch members of Alliance too, we are healers we are Global.
- Use Cleric-Holy, this spell isn't for SB-purpose only

Note: about Global, in a ST run; Amon fight. Both healers (of one of the alliances) rage-quit in mid fight. Thanks to our other healer (a scholar) and his Eos, he handled our party's healings while I was the other alliance's solo-healer... and its quite not easy healing without Medica/Medica 2 and not able to cast Protect on the Raised members.

[erkhardt]

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What he said. 100%. Emphasis on active, if you stay busy, you have more fun. While speed running happy tanks are stressful, I find the overzealous tanks incredibly fun to play with..... keeps me on my toes.