In the case of the Titan EX solo heal, it enabled us to run a 2/1/5 and eventually 1/1/6 with some practice. AST's inability to catch up with the slightest mistake in early Gordias showed just how finely tuned it's HPS was as well. In both these cases, the extra HPS achieved something.

It's less useful in optimal play, no one with any sense is going to dispute that. But to say it's utterly worthless is shortsighted, in less optimal play it makes healing easier. It's an option and an alternative route even if it might not be an especially decent one at the moment, this is something this game doesn't offer nearly enough off imo.

And on the Assize thing, I'm pretty confident that we will see the opposite and that it's going to be a key ability of WHMs. It's raw potency throughput personified and suits the 'pure healer' ethos that SE are preaching. It's going to be very powerful come 4.0 imo.