Quote Originally Posted by EaMett View Post
I disagree in SCH.
In solo play (dungeon/raid/etc) I'm rarely standing on enough ressources to prevent LD from killing the tank. Everything is done to prevent LD from ever being required. Unlike HLMG or HG that can actually be worked with to reduce the amount of healing required. LD is a loss 100% of the time.
In group play without a WHM often times it's better to ignore LD as well and have tanks do the mechanics as it's less healing and less dps loss. LD can still shine but it's only in limited situations. Generally those would be multi-hit tankbusters that would require repeated healing throughout, like golden bahamut or uwu ifrit, etc. In those cases, saving ressources to deal with LD is easier and less intrusive than healing through the mechanic.

In any event, it's not a scapegoat, something could/should definitely be done.
I main SCH as well, and it's not that they can't heal through LD, it's that it takes up a lot of their resources to do so. I have yet to lose a DRK to LD on any healer I play, including SCH. You also should never have to be alone in healing the DRK back up. What the hell is your co healer doing? It is ridiculous to me that players who play healers have problems when the requirement amps up for them to do so.

I stand by it being a scapegoat, because any situation that a DRK has to use LD already warrants the additional healing. It is your job to get players out of critical HP so they can survive unavoidable mechanics, which includes auto attacks at the tank.

You're right, something does have to be done. I play DRK as well, and while I have yet to lose a DRK to WD while I am healing, I have certainly been victim to WD expiring before the debuff can be lifted. Each time this has happened, it wasn't that the healer(s) couldn't heal me; it was because they didn't. I want absolutely nothing done to rework LD/WD because it's healers that need to be held accountable, as I grow quite tired of their tunnel visioning, and neglect of their primary duty. And we want healing to be more engaging when most can't even handle a simple LD/WD mechanic? They are not making a strong case for themselves for the devs to add more DPS buttons, or make healer gameplay more interesting.

If there is any change I advocate, it would be tell tale sign that the DRK has just cast doom on himself. The animation, sound effect, debuff icon, and call macros are all apparently insufficient. At this point though, I don't think anything is going to work.