Another patch, another 4-ish months of healer suffering.

[Side-Eye]

Although I know a new healer will be thrust upon us in 6.0, I think the community overall would be happier if the current three healer jobs would simply be made more interesting (again) and for astro, if its class identity was restored -- too much was lost in 5.0, and many of us will be pissed if what we lost is tossed into a new heal job. Yes, I'm looking at you, time mage.

[RyuDragnier]

Although I know a new healer will be thrust upon us in 6.0, I think the community overall would be happier if the current three healer jobs would simply be made more interesting (again) and for astro, if its class identity was restored -- too much was lost in 5.0, and many of us will be pissed if what we lost is tossed into a new heal job. Yes, I'm looking at you, time mage.

Don't worry, it'll all come back as "new" moves.

[Absurdity]

Although I know a new healer will be thrust upon us in 6.0, I think the community overall would be happier if the current three healer jobs would simply be made more interesting (again) and for astro, if its class identity was restored

I think while healer mains would definitely be happier with this the wider community unfortunately prefers a new job. Doesn't matter if it's just a palette swap of the existing 3 as long as it has new flashy light effects attached to it, because they never notice the incredibly stale design in the first place.

[Side-Eye]

I think while healer mains would definitely be happier with this the wider community unfortunately prefers a new job. Doesn't matter if it's just a palette swap of the existing 3 as long as it has new flashy light effects attached to it, because they never notice the incredibly stale design in the first place.

I agree -- but I'd love for Squeenix to do something truly unexpected, and restore some of the dps complexity in the old jobs while releasing a new heal job in 6.0. And for pete's sake give back AST's stun. Changing Celestial Opposition from stun to heal was not only unnecessary, it also doesn't sound like a heal name. :P