New healer ideas?

[inhaledcorn]

I'd like to see Chemist where it has abilities that combine together to create the desired effect, and all their oGCD heals (and probably oGCD attacks) are tied to this mechanic. Think of it like Mudras, only you can do other actions in between the combining, and you get more than four.

[jstamos]

Dancer or Chemist seem the most likely, but AST is just a modified Time Mage, so they could easily shoehorn an existing non-healing class in there.

Classes that seem unlikely:
- Puppetmaster (already have a pet healer)
- Blue Mage (would make more sense as either dps or magic tank)
- Mime (what would they mime? how would this heal?)
- Viking/Pirate (would be weird healer, already incorporated into WAR)
- Geomancer (already incorporated into WHM)
- Merchant (can't really see how this would work where it's not just a Chemist?)
- Beastmaster (makes more sense as dps/tank)
- Mystic Knight (already incorporated into RDM)
- All of the classes that are just upgraded/altered versions of existing healers (White Wizard, Spiritmaster, Sage, Devout, etc)

If the next xpac takes us to the empire, Chemist seems very likely, since they cannot use magic over there. Dancer would have probably made the most sense in this xpac.

[paoweeotter]

you encounter a geomancer in the AST class questline. I wonder if that means we'll get a geomancer job soon

[jstamos]

you encounter a geomancer in the AST class questline. I wonder if that means we'll get a geomancer job soon

It's called WHM.

[Archamgel]

It's called WHM.

I'm fairly sure they could make it a full class, considering they made Astro from a FFT class that had one skill. It could be the debuffer to the buffer that Ast is, easily.

[BubblyBoar]

I want Dancer, Chemist (with gun), and Geomancer all added as healers!

[Jhett_Magnum]

It's called WHM.

They don't name drop for Nothing. If they say it exists or in the future, it will. It's weird that they bring it up now, because If I recall Geomancy has already been a thing. It's probably a stretch or I'm talking out my rear but Geomancers are part of the reason we have materia.

[NobleWinter]

One of the big misconceptions about the Scholar is that they are a shield healer and I think that comes from the fact that they were originally the only thing you could choose from aside from White Mage and when you put them together the most notable feature they had was providing the shield White Mages couldnt. When you look at their ability kit though and how they progress and grow as they level it becomes obvious that they are a trick healer. Almost every heal a Scholar uses doesn't require MP. In early Dungeons Scholars can rely completely on their fairy and in End Game dungeons free instant cast abilities become your best friend. I think we have yet to see a true Barrier Class Healer. A Healer that specializes solely in mitigation would be very interesting to see because so far we have a lot of reactionary Healers that just happen to use a barrier.

[Archamgel]

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This is only partially true. Back in 2.x, their shields may have been the only shields around, but they took some good hits. This was paired fairly well with Lustrate healing 20% of the target's health, even in Cleric Stance. 3.x was a great time for shields as well. They could buffer/fully protect people from hits that would normally nearly or fully wipe a group. This required some fishing or steady reapplication of shields, but it didn't cost an arm and a leg at the time, either. Good times.

I'm not sure what the devs vision for Sch has been, but I have always seen the Sch as the shielder while Eos healed them up. I mean, she is the reason we can even heal to the extent we do, lore wise, iirc.

[jstamos]

They don't name drop for Nothing. If they say it exists or in the future, it will. It's weird that they bring it up now, because If I recall Geomancy has already been a thing. It's probably a stretch or I'm talking out my rear but Geomancers are part of the reason we have materia.

Lol okay. Here are some FFXI geomancer spells: Stone/Stone 2, Sleep, Aero, Geo-Barrier (Stoneskin, no longer in game), Clear Mind (Pressence o Mind), an MP-resoting spell called Full Circle (Assize). The Padjal, who are the White Mages, are per SE's WHM Job Guide: "chosen of the elementals"

Sorry, but Geomancers are WHMs, just like Time Mages are ASTs (Gravity, multiple time-extending abilities, Comet/Meteor = Malefic, etc).