Consolidated White Mage 4.0 Feedback Thread

[CaeliaCat]

I feel like this thread is being continuously derailed by AST apologists and attention seekers... many of whom don't have WHM at 60 (looking at you, Highlights) or haven't bothered playing the job outside of 4-person dungeons since they main a tank or something.

The bottom line: WHM needs some form raid utility to compete with AST and SCH in endgame content.

Take your pick! Lots of great suggestions in this thread.

-Direct hit buff for the party
-Haste
-Better shields (Graniteskin)
-Target defense down (Dia)
-Reraise
-Raise II (no weakness)

Honestly, just one single place where WHM could shine would mean a world of difference, even with a clunky, shoehorned lily system.

[OcieKo]

I feel like this thread is being continuously derailed by AST apologists and attention seekers... many of whom don't have WHM at 60 (looking at you, Highlights) or haven't bothered playing the job outside of 4-person dungeons since they main a tank or something.

I guessing I'm highlights. Ill have my 2nd 60 WHM this week. Unfortunately the forums only allow you to register 3 characters, so the 3 with multiple jobs are listed, i have 7 that have completed at least 3.0, one has NOTHING BUT a WHM on it. Yep, I'm that rare breed of player who has alts for more than just mules. If it helps PLD is my favorite tank, have 2 of those at 60 as well, prefer to OT, picking up adds and covering for the team (Divine Veil, Passage of Arms, and a heal /drool). 2 60 DRGs, BLMs, and CRPs as well, 1 of everything else at 60.

My constant co-healer plays SCH/WHM and usually covers most of the healing necessary, while I cover most of the support like, Cleanse, Rez, mechanics reminders, MP management, random target mechanic recovery like prey, or DPS. How she does it on SCH and sometimes Noct AST and make it looks easy, who knows, I prefer WHM/Diurnal AST for primarily taking over healing. And were not big fans of running D AST/N AST, not as fun and we boil down into having to flip roles, I do bulk she does spot, which quite frankly, were better the other way around.

Edit: my bad just checked, it 3 jobs per character, so Gidget is listed when looking at my profile. Ociela's should hit 59 tomorrow (later today) and 60 Saturday.
For the future, don't forget to use the resources you have available to verify things.

[Ceasaria]

Take your pick! Lots of great suggestions in this thread.

-Direct hit buff for the party
-Haste
-Better shields (Graniteskin)
-Target defense down (Dia)
-Reraise
-Raise II (no weakness)

Honestly, just one single place where WHM could shine would mean a world of difference, even with a clunky, shoehorned lily system.

Shield is already a good part of Scholar and Astro.
I would choose something new that other healers don't have.
To reinforce the pure healer side of WHM, I would like to see an upgrade of Raise.

[Cynfael]

To reinforce the pure healer side of WHM, I would like to see an upgrade of Raise.

I agree as long as it comes in the company of additional fun, useful abilities. It would be unfortunate if WHM's niche were defined as being the best healer to have around when your party is terrible and dies too much.

On the other hand, more powerful or preemptive resurrection spells could be amazing in raid progression.