What I've realized about healing in XIV...

[KalinOrthos]

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Actually, I'm going to have to disagree with you on this. Like I said before, I've really drifted away from healing for a good number of reasons, but I don't hate healing. Hell, back in WoW, Holy Priest, Mistweaver Monk, and Restoration Shamans were my jam, they were fun and engaging. Healing in this game just...isn't. I can speculate a few reasons as to why that is, but really, there's nothing here for me to keep playing AST when I have more fun and engaging and dynamic gameplay with MCH, PLD, BRD, and even SMN and SAM.

There's also a reason why we didn't see a massive influx of healers and tanks in Heavensward; people who do heal and tank, will heal and tank, and the people who won't, won't. It's that same song and dance for every MMO, with every expansion: you will always, ALWAYS have dedicated DPS, tanks, and healers, because that's the role that the player wants to play. By making a certain role unengaging, all you are going to do is push people away who enjoy the gameplay of a healer towards something more supporty and engaging.

Should a lower skill floor exist to make a class easy for new players to pick up and learn? Definitely. But low skill floor does not equal simple with no complexity.