WHM is much better now

[Molucca]

I hit 70 a few days ago, and for the most part it plays well. WHM has always felt good to play, and the changes don't stop you from playing the way you did at lv. 60.

The problem comes in 3 forms. The first is that we lost 7 skills that were appropriated to the cross role system, so by default we lose functionality.

Secondly, the lily system. At best, it's a passive benefit you can mostly ignore (apart from timing your benison usage). At worst, it's a poorly implemented mechanic that incentivizes inefficient healing.

Third is the confession system. Tying your lv. 70 skill to something that is so situational seems like a complete waste.

Despite the glaring problems, it's not all doom & gloom. Our mp management issue has been completely rectified. Lowering our cooldowns on assize and bene give you more burst healing versatility, and the upgraded holy spamming makes us extremely viable in dungeon content.

WHM is definitely not as bad as people were afraid of it being.

[XenabelleS]

Our mp management issue has been completely rectified.

Can I ask how? I ran Qarn last night on my level 44 WHM (not that that matters) but I noticed I was often scrapping the barrel of MP. On the 2nd boss, I completely went OOM at maybe 25% of boss health but fortunately, noone died.

I think mp has become a much bigger problem than it was post 4.0 but granted my experience with healing is mostly sub 40 content thus far.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Can I ask how? I ran Qarn last night on my level 44 WHM (not that that matters) but I noticed I was often scrapping the barrel of MP. On the 2nd boss, I completely went OOM at maybe 25% of boss health but fortunately, noone died.

I think mp has become a much bigger problem than it was post 4.0 but granted my experience with healing is mostly sub 40 content thus far.

There are three factors involved with your experience:
How well geared is the party as whole? Poorly geared players who are supposed to deal damage will stall the fight to the point where your MP becomes an issue. Poorly geared healer and/or tank would increase MP consumption/minute
How much are you healing for no reason? Or also known as "overhealing"
How well was the party performing as whole? I hope that granite sandwich tasted awful to whoever eats it in Qarn. But oh well, healers adjust

Variables aside, Assize is practically the same as Aetherflow now. Something Astrologian does not have in their kit readily/reliably available (Ewer). If you'd look at just the healer aspect, Scholars pay more for their healing than White Mage and Astrologians do. But you don't get Assize till much later, so this doesn't apply to your experience in the sunken temple of qarn. Or any other dungeon till you reach that level, for that matter