Consolidated White Mage 4.0 Feedback Thread

[HyperiusUltima]

From what I've read, there have been plenty of good arguments made over WHM's issues with Lillies. I myself played WHM in 2.x series and up to Nidhogg release before being forced to switch to BRD for my group. One of the things that I have to say about Lillies is that it doesn't synergize with how WHM is played. Sure, Cures(20%) and Cure IIs(Guaranteed) can give Lillies, but the problem lies in Mana Expenditure for efficiency in that mechanic, making it problematic when you're doing end-game raids for progression or farms. Mana Expenditure in HW has never been encouraged for WHM/SCH/AST mechanically as far as I know unless we're back in A4S awkward strats.

Divine Benison - 15% HP Shield for loss of all Lilies. Stoneskin was literally one of the best things we had until WHM lost their unique trait, then now it's gone for good. A major thing though is the fact that you lose all your Lilies.

Recommendation: Make it cost 2 Lilies, not 3. 15% HP Shield is nice and all, but it shouldn't cost the entire Lily Gauge since it only has a Recast of 60s(cut down by X% from Lily Buff).

Plenary Indulgence - Burst heal when you're already healing a target...makes it redundant. I'd honestly rather see Confession being used for Regen Ticks more than anything else since if you're already healing a target and they're full HP upon the time you have that Confession stack, you either A) Have to wait for a Tank Buster to burst it, or B) Burst it for quick oGCD Heals like Tetra. Plus, this change I'm suggesting also synergizes more with the WHM 'Pure Healer' Fantasy that SE is looking for.

Thin Air - 0 MP Cost Spells. WHM now has the best MP Management in the game on a 120s recast for 12s. This means WHM can deal A LOT of damage or even spam Medica without burning their MP! It's amazing and is actually a very good solution to all of WHM's MP Problems since AST can recover MP through Ewer and their own MP Refresh and SCH...Aetherflow. Expect LOTS of Holy Bombs.

As for accumulating Lilies for CDR(which honestly shouldn't be here for WHM, since having a Spear mechanic is...well, kinda ok and just a slap to the GD Face)...I don't know how one could change it. It's something entirely new, and what's more if you're burning Lilies every time you use an Ability, that literally SUCKS. It means you won't be able to get CDR on your abilities that you use to burst with(Asylum, mainly) or Burst Heal with(Tetra, Benediction) unless you cast a Cure II or get lucky on a Cure. It just needs to be revamped entirely if WHM is going to have a unique mechanic to it.