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

[Deceptus]

I would be all for a support heavy downtime had they not strip Ast of everything non dmg up, this card system change shows that SE cannot handle support role because the non dmg up buffs didn't suit their use despite many many Asts using them.

Let's face it for this community if it doesn't provide more dps than glare/malefic/broil it's worthless because Balance is king I'm sorry I mean damage is king >_>

I think the problem was they only had one healer that could properly support. Now, in the next expansion if they make a 2nd support style healer they can bring the cards back and have 2 "pure" healers and 2 "support" healers. Similar to MT / OT they were going for in ShB (they failed at it)

But if I was a developer and I had my way:

Remove support from DPS entirely. They need to focus on DPS.

Protect: Role Action Similar to what it did in pvp, gave a short Physical damage reduction on a relatively short CD.

Shell: Role Action Gives a short Magic Damage reduction on relatively short CD. Essentially what Apocatastasis used to do on BLM but to a target.

Eye for an Eye: Lowers target's strength and dexterity by 10%. (remove feint from physical DPS jobs)

Addle: Lowers target's intelligence and mind by 10% Remove from Magic DPS.

There, now every healer has proper support actions.