Final Fantasy XIV’s healer problem and how it’s kind of unsolvable

[Deceptus]

I assure you, your feedback is appreciated.

As you are undoubtedly aware, this role is difficult for the devs to address to say the least. Something I will address from your post is where data does not reflect reality. This is partially true, as data can only be as accurate as the sources that provide for it. You and I are of a similar mindset, and usually when data is thrown in my face, my response echos yours and I will often say that data is but one of several sources to ascertain what is truly going on in the game.

A big problem is there are just too many voices. You know when there is a large gathering of players in the game, it tosses in some crowd audio to mimic a bunch of conversations all going on at once? You can't tell what anyone is saying, but you know people are talking. This is what the devs hear. I feel a big part of the problem for SE is I don't think they have anyone on the inside that can truly represent the healer community. Someone to process all the feedback and present in a way that is constructive for the dev team. It wouldn't even surprise me if it is a task that intimidates anyone who gets anywhere close to it.

I admire your open mind in your approach to the matter. Always remember that these are discussion forums first. You can always trust a forum to be a forum.

I forget the exact number but a while ago a poster named Sebazy looked at the credits and postulated that there are only 4 people responsible for class design (and one manager).

As for the too many voices: There have been countless threads offering feedback that got into the HUNDREDS of pages and not a single response from the development team.

They simply don't come here (hardly) as far as I can see.

4.0 WHM Feedback 356 pages

My own healer DPS thread from way back in 2017 111 pages

And that's just a sampling.