The Healer Double Standard

[Reiryuu]

Would people accept a kit that required more work, if it gave us generally the same DPS output as now?

Hell yes. Especially consider all the options that could be available in a combination or something like kit: Maybe you could have a single spell series that the 3 spell did a small PBAoE heal for the combo reward. Perhaps another route that gave you some MP back like PLD's lines. Maybe an AoE one could give some damage reduction to everyone in the area of effect or make the mobs do less damage (like reprisal) for 10 seconds. The devs just clearly do not have ANY desire to even think of stuff like this for healers.

[Kabooa]

Hell yes. Especially consider all the options that could be available in a combination or something like kit: Maybe you could have a single spell series that the 3 spell did a small PBAoE heal for the combo reward. Perhaps another route that gave you some MP back like PLD's lines. Maybe an AoE one could give some damage reduction to everyone in the area of effect or make the mobs do less damage (like reprisal) for 10 seconds. The devs just clearly do not have ANY desire to even think of stuff like this for healers.

Probably because nobody has a consensus on what they want.

Given that you have people arguing against button consolidation, I doubt you're going to see "Combos" on casters. Trust me, they're not really that interesting either, if you use the rest of the jobs as examples.

[Reiryuu]

Probably because nobody has a consensus on what they want.

Given that you have people arguing against button consolidation, I doubt you're going to see "Combos" on casters. Trust me, they're not really that interesting either, if you use the rest of the jobs as examples.

Oh, I totally agree with you there on the no consensus thing. As for combos on other DPS? Sure, they're not as interesting as say PLD or some tanks, but again, why can't/couldn't they be? I'd love to see more expansion on the combo bonuses all around. I'm just trying to toss some ideas out there. I'd really like more than glare spam peppered in with dia and a misery on occasion for dps and for... well... more things to do than just heal or to make healing more interesting-- combos, interactions, more ways to heal besides direct heal, barrier heal, weak HoT, etc.