What changes will push sch out of meta

[Reivya]

And you still get a Divine Seal as well! MORE HEALING!

... okay maybe not but it's fun to think of xD

Just imagine the Regen ticks hitting as hard as Cure I lol
Then imagine the overheal xD I love it

As for what changes WHM could get to bring them up towards AST/SCH, I think WHM just needs some form of utility or mitigation, or perhaps instead a better way of managing MP while DPSing or just in general. Their healing kit is fine, it's just that only having 'large heals' as the class' identity isn't very useful when a lot of the content does not or cannot require that much raw healing power.

[Risvertasashi]

Their healing kit is fine, it's just that only having 'large heals' as the class' identity isn't very useful when a lot of the content does not or cannot require that much raw healing power.

It's more than just that. The other healers aren't really behind on healing power. 2x lightspeed helios is just as good as Cure III at equivalent MP cost. Actually, 2x helios slightly more healing, and with no cast time you can have 2 of them as the first cure III goes off. This is before you factor in AST stance bonuses.

And there's nothing so tightly timed you need to have to healed within a single GCD anyways, unless you're trying to cheese/ignore tank swap mechanics... which again, you don't need a WHM to do even still.

People talk about WHM like it's the king of raw heals but it's not anymore. It hasn't been for a long time. And that's a big part of the problem. Even the 'one' thing WHM is supposed to do well, it's outclassed in. You can add content that requires insane amounts of healing, and AST will still be the better raw throughput healer.

[Reivya]

Yeah I agree that WHM has kind of lost its identity. AST has been on WHM's level for some time with their various buffs, and that's probably how it should be, honestly. Content is balanced around the idea that all healer comps should be able to handle it, therefore AST has to be able to heal just as well as a WHM in any particular fight running AST/SCH. Whether that meant outgoing damage was lessened, rendering WHM's extra healing unneeded, or that AST was brought up to WHM's level of healing power, which is what ended up happening, both cases highlight the issue that WHM simply doesn't bring anything else to the table while the other two healers bring a lot of utility.

Their strength of 'raw healing power' would've disappeared with the addition of any other healer really. It's why I'm hoping for some kind of utility for WHM in the expansion that gives them a new identity that actually distinguishes them from the other healers.