No New Healer Job In Stormblood?

[Miles_Maelstrom]

I think they designed themselves into a corner with the healer role. They had two healers at the start and they set up the healing dynamic time be you should bring one of each for maximum synergy. Each healer had a sub role, or style, of either a reactive healer or a preemptive healer.

Rhy they released AST. Instead of creating a new healer style, and balancing the combos of styles to be about even. They doubled down on the safe route. Created a healer that can sub in for either of the current healers.

Now they've created a precedent of there is only 2 healing styles. The next healer they can not use this safe route anymore. So a lot of work will need to be put in to properly Balance healing roles be use they've never done it before. The next time we see a healer, I belive it will have to be a single job release like ninja.

[Cynfael]

Each healer had a sub role, or style, of either a reactive healer or a preemptive healer.

Side note, but I'm going to nitpick here. No healer was or is "reactive.". The difference between SCH and WHM had more to do with general mitigation and single-target burst healing vs. potent AoE burst healing and overall higher HPS.

I agree that 3.x muddied the waters, though, and I'm curious to see what their next step is with the healing meta.