Quote Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH View Post
..And no, Embrace, while micromanaged, doesn't count as my own personal heals.
With that perspective, then you also should not take credit for any of your fairy's AoE abilities as well as they are not part of your own 'personal' tool kit.

I sympathize with you OP. When I played XI, I leveled WAR wanting to be a tank. I got to tank, and LOVED it. Until I hit 40 and thrown into DPS and be a 'backup' tank. So now if I wanted to tank, I would have to level a job I didn't care for. It was hard to stomach that. But what I think this board is trying to convince you of, is your shields and heals are still very important and very much required. One thing I've learned about mmos is that dmg mitigation is ALWAYS welcome. In any instance. You have far more ability to do so than any other job in this game. You shield, and fairy heals. That is the SCH way. Is a shift in perspective entirely out of the question?