Do you want healers to be reworked from the ground up?

[Liam_Harper]

While true that Medica is niche, I think it still serves a purpose in the kit as healers should be equipped to deal with niche situations.

Medica is too niche at 80. I don't even have it on my bars and I haven't missed it.

For Medica to be the optimal cast you need: Medica II to be active. The group to be spread out (but not very spread out, remember Medica is only 15y and Medica II is 20y) and all damaged. Out of lilies. Asylum/Temperance were used up or weren't enough. Your co-healer is asleep or you don't have one. A raidwide is incoming within the next few seconds and the 100 potency Medica has over Medica II is the difference between a wipe and living.

Damage so rarely works that way in ff14, mechanics are spread out except the occasional chain of heavy hitters at endgame where you should have a far better plan than Medica's measly 300 potency.

Cure III and Medica II I feel are fine. Cure III is extra potency if your party is stacked and you need high burst healing. Medica II is 700 potency raidwide when you know there won't be high damage in the next 15 sec. Both involve some decision making. But Medica is just worthless once you get II.