I always just thought I was bad at slide casting. I never considered that whether or not my spell cast registers would be completely out of my control even if I consistently move at the same interval every time. This also brings me to an important question. Are healers, and by extension all casters, supposed to be slide casting in the first place? Square has to know we use this technique for optimization but it definitely isn't recommended anywhere in game. Just what is the ideal playstyle for a healer to Square? Is constantly clipping the intention? I wish we had footage of healers being played the way they expected us to so we could see what the design intention is now. This mystery of healer philosophy is why I switched to Ninja. I know what is expected and it's fun to do it. Healing is nothing but gray area. You might get kicked for using rescue. Repose is questionable at best in most content. Over healing seems like what our kits are made for but you're judged by your dps. Just what is going on?