Surecast Enhancements, Please!

[kyuven]

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See, in my mind this seems...off.
For 4 man parties...let's not kid ourselves it's completely and utterly useless if everyone's doing their jobs right.
But in 8 man parties, you have a scholar most of the time. Before those big AOEs, I always see Stoneskin thrown out if possible and maybe a medica 2. Most WHMs i see take that gap of time to ensure they have enough MP for the next phase that's coming (since these attacks almost always coincide with phase changes)
But the important aspect is relying on the scholar for the set-up, while the WHM handles the "denouement" of the attack. And if speed is an issue as WHM you also have presence of mind to make use of.
And the interesting thing is there are just as many situations where these attacks are followed up with an add spawning (t13 gigaflares/rage of bahamut, weird timing in Leviathan) so having your heal go off in time with the attack could be a BAD thing, something i've seen happen in t13 more than I'd like.

[Mendalas]

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It sure does feel good though to not get interrupted when generally you would. Feels like I'm cheating or something haha. But in all reality, I would definitely agree to an effect change for the ability overall. It was meant for PVP. But who knows maybe in HW there will be a lot more situations where it is useful.