Poll: If/When a new Healer is added...

[Fevelle]

But how would Chemist play?

I'd want Chemist to have a "mudra" system of sorts tied to their Mix command, along with quicker heals using potions made on the spot (imagine the casting, of, let's say, "Salve" - a counterpart to Cure ut with lower potency, where the character shakes a little glass bottle while it fills with a magical concotion that is later thrown at the target)

[MomomiMomi]

The way I see it, probably a mix between the mechanics of ninja and astrologian.

Though i honestly kinda think of a chemist like Ninja. Mixing different ingredients then storing it away like an AST (for backup use) or using right there.

I'd want Chemist to have a "mudra" system of sorts tied to their Mix command, along with quicker heals using potions made on the spot

Well, there you have it. My dream job right there.

EDIT: Whoa, we're all lalas. One of us!

[Naunet]

I really enjoyed the Smite-spec of Disc priest (well, I loved Disc priest forever, but just mentioning that one), as well as Chloromancer and Defiler in Rift, so I'd love to see a healer that makes use of splash healing through damage! And with more than just a single flavor spell...

[Rhindas]

Note that Chemist doesn't have to use actual items. Think FFX-2, where it was just an action with the same name. Then they could give the "Potion" an actual potency instead of having to worry about those percentages and cooldowns. They could still enhance the effectiveness of said items though, if so desired. Then throw in that Mix idea there and...

Also I've mentioned this before but there kinda already is a Chemist healer, sorta. In the Thaumaturge quests, you get aided by one of the brothers as a healer. It's a sham class, but it has a unique heal called Aqua Vitae, which is a potion effect heal. So there's that!

[Jetstream_Fox]

As chemist seems to be one of the focuses here, I think the class could work as a nontraditional healer, by that I mean I could see them working the lore to a degree where chemist use gases and fumes to heal, where fumes would be single target, gases would be multiple and also work with debuffing targets, that way we would have a great combo of AST + CHM to compliment the SCH + WHM combo.

Alternatively people suggest NIN and AST as examples how the class would work with mixing and storing, well I could see them using MCH or SCH as a way to go to, bring in a portable fumigation machine that spams out AoE based heals or enemy debuffs, or a combination of the two at the same time, but sacrifice heal potency or debuff potency.

[Dumbledoremd]

Resources sounds like what a controler did on dcuo giveng power back

[Alisane]

To echo the thoughts of several posts here, I really love the idea of the Chemist. Potion-mixing (as a skill, not a consumable) for heals and damage, focusing on debuffing enemies for utility. It would make a nice compliment to AST who focus on buffing allies. Plus we have two mystical-type healers, so this would give SCH a science buddy!

Would totally main a Chemist. Much goggles. In another thread, someone mentioned their weapon could be a flask and a potion-launching bazooka. I'm all in!!

[lordparanoia]

What about a Musicalist? Someone using a flute like Eiko in FF9, buffing the party by playing concerts and healing with music? Maybe also tp/mp Based. I know we already have bards but musicalist would be really ...musical.

[Blood-Aki]

I'd want to see quick, lower potency healing.

Hmm, did they try this with AST? when it first came out healing output was very low and a strain on MP to the point where people were excluding it from harder fights, unless you were REALLY good with it, because the card buffs could not make up for it.

I do NOT think a healing class with low potency will work, as that was tried and failed.

[AlphaFox]

Hmm, did they try this with AST? when it first came out healing output was very low and a strain on MP to the point where people were excluding it from harder fights, unless you were REALLY good with it, because the card buffs could not make up for it.

I do NOT think a healing class with low potency will work, as that was tried and failed.

It can if the class is built for it.