Role Breaking Abilities?

[SessionZero]

Last time I played, warlocks can also do it, and druids are the only healer that can. It's not only limited to resto druids either.

Right, my point was that a class that has absolutely nothing to do with healing is one of the only battle-rez classes in the game. I'd like to see more of that sort of cross-utility.

[loreleidiangelo]

Right, my point was that a class that has absolutely nothing to do with healing is one of the only battle-rez classes in the game. I'd like to see more of that sort of cross-utility.

SMN has Resurrection, but since raises in this game aren't particularly finite (being restricted only by healer MP), it doesn't have as much value as it could. In fact, pretty much any SMN utility is made fairly obsolete thanks to SCH, which is a big failure of the "base class" system, IMO. (Personally glad that they moved away from it with Heavensward.)

[SessionZero]

In fact, pretty much any SMN utility is made fairly obsolete thanks to SCH, which is a big failure of the "base class" system, IMO. (Personally glad that they moved away from it with Heavensward.)

Exactly. By contrast, DK battle-rez is restricted only by a (I think) 5 min CD, costs no resources, and is instant. But since the only other battle-rez classes in the game are Warlock and Druid (iirc), it makes that otherwise small utility a great boon.

I suppose my point was less to do with the battle-rez thing and more the principle of it: a DPS/tank spec class has access to an incredibly useful rez ability that fits within the class fantasy and most healing classes don't have access to (Paladin and Priest's Redemption, for example, can't be used in combat and has a long cast time). Let's see more of that in FFXIV.