Charging for runs.

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Semi-off-topic, but the fact that this thread even exists should be a deeply troubling sign for SE. Yoshi-P's whole stance of 'we're not worried about it because most of the DRK / AST players in Heavensward were already playing tanks / healers' is incredibly naive. He might end up being correct, but his logic is flawed.

I think the statement was fine- It's all about how you internalize what he said. For a lot of people, they took it as him saying, "We didn't see enough new Tanks or Healers from DRK and AST to find it worthwhile implementing new ones." I challenge people to think about his statement differently, though.

It starts with accepting that the Tank and Healer roles are, in fact, in a bad place right now. DRK has been preferred (and has been better) than PLD since 3.0 launch. WAR is a no-brainer OT slot. Healers are in less trouble, however, AST is a trouble child that can never be balanced appropriately in it's current state. SCH is basically in a similar situation as WAR. WHM lacks anything to make it unique.

You then have to ask yourself if you believe that adding another Tank or Healer for queue times, for the feeling of inclusion, or for flavor, is worth the potential consequences. I think that's where Yoshi-P was coming from. I took it as, "Since it's mostly Tanks and Healers that would be playing potential additions to their roles, I'd like to do them a service by balancing them first, before adding something for popularity sake."

I think the dev team deserves some respect alongside the criticism, and I don't think that's being fairly balanced right now. I'm sure they want to give people everything they want, but they don't always have the right idea for it at the time. Punishing DPS players? Sure, go ahead, but it doesn't make this situation any better.