I'm sick of it.

[Wintersandman]

Didn't mean the skill of players specifically. I meant that White Mage being inferior to Scholar. I created a thread about "White Mage Lacking compared to scholar" and I was hatin on White Mage when I have just played both jobs and preferred Scholar in a lot more situations. That's why I made that comment.

Fixed! I prefer WHM to SCH for almost every situation except sub 45 roulette. When Eos is my healer. I prefer WHM for EX/High Level roulette and 45+ dungeons. My preferred party layout is Warrior, Blm, Blm, Whm for all dungeons that are 50+. When I run most raids I prefer a WHM and a SCH for the ability to heal and shield. As a tank I have died with SCH and WHM healers alike. It is all based upon skill and the preference of the player. Just because it is your preference doesn't make one inferior to another.

[Cynfael]

I think the fact that there can be such controversy over the issue is testament to how well the dev team balanced the two Jobs.

SCH rewards not only planning and anticipation, but good "twitch" ability and micromanagement skills. WHM can feel like a slower and more methodical Job by comparison, and I think it gets thrown undue shade from people who don't appreciate how important that strong healing backbone is to most full end-game parties. As for lower level duties, SCH for boss fights, WHM for trash-compacting. Gotta love Holy.

SCH is a fancy multi-tasker, which is part of why I prefer to play it overall, but it's hardly the master Job, and I don't understand why people keep trying to put down WHMs.

[Ghishlain]

I meant that White Mage being Job being as good as Scholar Job.

That's what I mean too. I am equally proficient at using both tool kits, and can achieve the goals I want with both. The implementation will be different due to the available tools.

I created a thread about "White Mage Lacking compared to scholar" and people thought I was just hatin on White Mage when I have just played both jobs and found Scholar better in a lot more situations. That's why I made that comment.

I know, I've seen it, didn't really comment on it, but I disagree that White Mage is as lacking as you claim it to be. While I do believe SCH has an edge on WHM, the difference isn't so wide to start abandoning the WHM ship.

Funny enough, this thread is about how someone on SCH is being told that SCH sucks and they should main WHM (also, lol?). Both healers are equally as capable, with different pros and cons. WHM has an edge on 4-man dungeon speed pulls just on the power of Holy alone. However, since most players compare classes/jobs/roles at the highest skill level (raiding), that pushes SCH slightly ahead as it does offer more diversity versus WHM usefulness during massive trash pulls (which is non-existent in raiding).

And with that being said, every time you see a super overpowered SCH doing their thing, there's very likely a super overpowered WHM right behind that SCH allowing that SCH to shine in the spot light. Where do you think that SCH would be without that WHM? At the heart of the it, the pair have a very symbiotic relationship. Let's hope the introduction of a third class doesn't disrupt that relationship too much.

[lulunami]

WHM has an edge on 4-man dungeon speed pulls just on the power of Holy alone. However, since most players compare classes/jobs/roles at the highest skill level (raiding), that pushes SCH slightly ahead as it does offer more diversity versus WHM usefulness during massive trash pulls (which is non-existent in raiding).

Personally I think Holy spam in FCoB is really fun to do on WHM! ;D But then your raid team gives you that look. xD

[Elysaine]

Not into raiding stuff yet, but both my Scholar and White Mage have just arrived at level 50. For me personally I prefer to heal as White Mage. But so far I have managed as Scholar as well. Both can get the job done just fine. It's all about personal preference which one you prefer. They just do it differently.