Quote Originally Posted by Lagomorph View Post
2. I never said white mage was fine these past 4 years. What I will say though, is that white mage is far more overpowered right now than sch and ast ever were.
AST in HW had a 20% balance buff, heals as strong as a WHM and more personal DPS.
AST in SB still has strong utility, now also has heals STRONGER than WHM and better personal DPS.
SCH has been a permanent raid spot since HW.

To say that WHM is more overpowered than 20% balance or SCH in general is just wrong. WHM needed something they could be distinguished by. SE said it themselves that they wanted to bolster the healer identifies. They seem to have went for a high dps and no utility/ moderate DPS and low utility/high utility and low dps split. All they need to do is get all of their healing right and things will work out, but they do need to keep this identity split up and noticeable.
A lot of people say that the WHM DPS is too low, but if it was just 200-300 DPS above SCH no one would care about WHM, and if healing is aiming to be more or less similar across the board then they needed something to have for themselves (because apparently utility is off limits)