My Take on Fixing the Healers

[Kabooa]

The thing about the lilies now is that you're not obligated to use them in battles because the reward of Afflatus Misery is less than the reward of just casting Glare 4 times. This is because Glare's current potency is 300 vs Afflatus Misery's 900, so the GCD cost of getting to Afflatus misery is 0 + 0 + 0 + 900 against the boss whereas Glare is 300 + 300 + 300 + 300.

You're thinking about this wrong.

Afflatus only brings in a deficit if you don't require GCD healing and it isn't used during a transition.

Even speedruns make healthy use of Afflatus healing without massive overhealing.

[ty_taurus]

You're thinking about this wrong.

Afflatus only brings in a deficit if you don't require GCD healing and it isn't used during a transition.

Even speedruns make healthy use of Afflatus healing without massive overhealing.

Well you're right. Runs do require GCD healing, and Afflatus Misery works like DPS forgiveness for the GCDs that you are required to spend on healing. WHM still wants to prioritize Asylum, Tetragrammaton, and Benediction though (and Assize if it happens to heal while you use it on cooldown) over the afflatus heals, Regen, and Medica II. The point here is that even when you have asylum and Benediction, you'll want to use your lilies first instead because the damage is better. The change in Afflatus Solace and Rapture adopting Regen and Medica II's identities also makes it easier to use them preemptively because they're HoTs now instead of flat healing, so you aren't punshed as hard if you want to try and use them early.

Swapped Excog back also.