Quote Originally Posted by HyperiusUltima View Post
As much as I understand WHM, I think that the issue regarding the Afflatus Heals is over-rated for the panic it is. I took a step back these past couple weeks and I rethought about the WHY.

Instead of worrying about the past, I looked at the Afflatus set of Heals. They’re basically substitutions for Medica/Cure II except are Instant so that you aren’t clamoring for a Swift during a mechanic. As far as movement goes, WHM should be ok if it’s using Afflatus correctly so it isn’t a direct DPS Loss, but a positive. If you use the Afflatus Heals where you need to heal,it makes it worth it.
The problem with that is, if you think of it as something to use for an emergency situation, you're losing out. You get one lily every 30 seconds in combat, right? So if you're saving lilies for situations where you're needing to move and heal quickly, you're delaying Misery which already requires 90 seconds of being in combat + 4GCDs to use. If you're not saving them, you're still going to have to swiftcast medica in those situations because if you're panicked enough to need that heal now, you probably didn't plan for it. Either situation still makes Misery a damage loss. It's a mild compensation at best since it costs 4 global cooldowns to cast.