DPSing as a healer

[Zadocfish]

Oh, and do I need to say that, in FFXIV, we totally lack Nul-spells and buffs and that we are extremely limited in the barrier section?

... SCH makes its living on barriers and buffs...

[RopeDrink]

At my wits end.

Just had a 65min H.Manor (you heard me) with a slow, flame-happy tank and two sleepy DPS. No amount of stance-dancing, healing and damage could speed it up.

According to the tank, a healer:

• Should not attack anything, only heal.
• Does not know what they are talking about unless they have a level 60 WHM.
• Must be able to heal people who start fights miles away from said healer who is enjoying a cutscene.
• Must never use fluid aura (because knocking mobs back to the tank when DPS have aggro is clearly terrible).
• Must never interrupt Succubi AoE, even when said tank can't find their stun-button and maintain aggro, opting instead to stand there gawping at mobs who go for the DPS/Healer while they wait on the sideline for AoE circle to fade -- this is clearly the healers fault.

Maybe I should just spam Cure 24/7 and stand around picking my nose during downtime. People might appreciate that a bit more.

[Fevelle]

... SCH makes its living on barriers and buffs...

The only barriers healers have in this game are Galvanize/Nocturnal Field/Stoneskin. All of them are as shallow as <negates X amount of damage>.
We don't have any nullifying spells.
We don't have Haste, Blink, Aura, Bravery, Bubble, Faith, Reflect, Might, Temper, hell, we don't even have SHELL.
Saying that FFXIV is not limited in this aspects is delusional. I don't like comparing this game to FFXI, but they did it much better than FFXIV.

There are many cases where it is the content (not players) that dictate the pace. It's up to players whether they want to keep up, or increase the risk by refusing.

And that's my one and only problem with this game. Every single battle content in this game is DPS focused.

[Tint]

The only barriers healers have in this game are Galvanize/Nocturnal Field/Stoneskin. All of them are as shallow as <negates X amount of damage>.
We don't have any nullifying spells.
We don't have Haste, Blink, Aura, Bravery, Bubble, Faith, Reflect, Might, Temper, hell, we don't even have SHELL.
Saying that FFXIV is not limited in this aspects is delusional. I don't like comparing this game to FFXI, but they did it much better than FFXIV.

SCH has his Single Target and his AoE shield and Stoneskin, yes, and Sacred Soil, wich is another AoE shield, Virus and Eye for an Eye to reduce the Enemys Attack, Shadow Flare to put Slow on the Enemy.
Shell was originally a trait for WHM only, they changed it with 3.0 when they added AST. So there is no Shell skill, but Protect gives you the M-Def buff.
but SCH has a M-Def Buff from Eos. And Selene has a Haste skill. AST also has a Haste-Card.

sure, it is not perfect, but also not as bad as you think.