Could we receive some Healer love?

[AlexiosCalisthenes]

Part I

Healers don't get that much recognition as compared to tanks, and this isn't a thread of "OH MY JOB IS HARDER THAN YOURS", it's more of, "could healers get some rewards for healing too?"

Titles

Titles are really generic and grindy - grandmaster of magic requires you to level ALL magic classes. There isn't a title for skill or ability of a healer.

For example, what about the title "Grand Healer". "Heal 200 million hit points in Frontlines". It's not impossible, but it's not easy either. It gives some recognition to healers in PVP, which isn't an easy role.

Mounts

Since WHM gets a unicorn, it seems a little unfair that

1. The other classes don't get a mount

2. WHM's mount is like a "stripped bare" unicorn version of ex primals.

Some ideas that my friends and I were playing around with.

Scholars can get an open book that moves like a magic carpet! Astrologian could get a magic moth that has constellation patterns on its wings!

[AlexiosCalisthenes]

Part 2

Outfits

Gear is important, and yes, glamor exists, but it seems that SE has designed healer outfits to be very "stereotypical". Big, puffy and certainly not appealing.

Could we have something more sleek? Just cause we heal doesn't mean we have to run around in such flowing garments.

I know these suggestions imply a lot of creative ideas and input, so perhaps if SE looks into it, we could submit fan art for it. Top 10 contributions for gear are implemented, top 3 contributions for mounts are implemented.

Thank you!

Hoping to hear more inputs (favourable ones) from fellow healers!

[DubiousDisk]

I agree, especially with the mounts and glamour.

I'm leveling SCH right now and I've been trying to brainstorm glamour for when I cap, but all the decent looking pieces of gear are just poofy garbs and long hats.

As for mounts, I would love for a ridable Carbuncle as a mount, though the pure idea of it is silly.

[DarkmoonVael]

Yes yes and yes. They gave whm a mount to try and get people to play healer on release, so why dont the other 2 get one now?

Also yes to healer gear. Most gear in this game hides the male figure really badly, i would like some gear that shows off the male figure. Sleek gear that fits the figure well would be welcome .

[Lobotomite]

Scholars can get an open book that moves like a magic carpet! Astrologian could get a magic moth that has constellation patterns on its wings!

Have they given the tank mounts the ability to fly? If not, I think for the interest of balance that they'd have to stay ground mounts. Otherwise, Square HR, take note. Hire this man. Wamoura mount would be awesome.

[Selli]

Healers really do need something for PvP. We lost our Cleric Stance so the chances of us getting kills now are pretty low. I get maybe 1-2 kills every 10 or so games. D:

I used to have a "Guardian Angel" title in another game and I really loved it. However, to oppose the "Hand of Mercy" title, I think it'd make sense for healers to have a "Hand of Justice" or something of that sort.

[AzureFlare]

Healers really do need something for PvP. We lost our Cleric Stance so the chances of us getting kills now are pretty low. I get maybe 1-2 kills every 10 or so games. D:

I used to have a "Guardian Angel" title in another game and I really loved it. However, to oppose the "Hand of Mercy" title, I think it'd make sense for healers to have a "Hand of Justice" or something of that sort.

That moment you want to help by using Stella/Stone to heavy the opponent or Miasma to lessen the healing, and you accidentally take the kill from someone almost on Battle High/Fever.

[zuzu-bq]

Regarding the mount, each 2.0 healer had an incentive to be leveled to make healer population bigger. While Conjurer had his Unicorn mount, Scholar shares his Arcanist experience with Summoner. This draws out players attention.

As for glamour, I agree about half of what you've said. But there are a lot of good glamour you just need to find yours. Maybe healers only lack light armored robes like Daystar or Gordian.

About titles, yes healers may need some love with pvp titles I think. Other than that, the current Titles are fine.

[Tint]

Regarding the mount, each 2.0 healer had an incentive to be leveled to make healer population bigger. While Conjurer had his Unicorn mount, Scholar shares his Arcanist experience with Summoner. This draws out players attention.

the thing was: scholar is only after lvl 30 a healer. the only healer class pre 30 was the conjurer. that's why you get the mount at lvl 30. today there are down-synced scholar and astro, but back then when 2.0 startet there were a lack of healers pre 30 in the first weeks. or... theoreticaly... in reality almost no one was playing scholar and we had tons of white mages xD

[File2ish]

A moth mount for AST? Why not let us ride a super special star globe like a hover board with cool constellation effects coming out of the rear (rainbows would also be acceptable).

But I don't really see job specific mounts happening, I think the unicorn was put in just because they may have been planning on giving each job a mount, but ultimately decided not to. PLD and WAR only got mounts as incentive for doing endgame raids as tank jobs.

...in reality almost no one was playing scholar and we had tons of white mages xD

This is true. Until Labyrinth of the Ancients came out I had only seen 2 SCHs in duties total (first was in my Titan story trial, 2nd was in Stone Vigil). Now you can't read a book without bumping into one :P