Shadowbringers Healer Role: Complaints, Feedback, and Suggestions

[Side-Eye]

AST, I still at least felt busy on.

While I understand why that's appealing, feeling "busy" does not equate to job satisfaction, especially for those of us who remember playing with a full deck (sorry couldn't resist) and having "time" abilities to manipulate fate --which was a big part of AST's lore and appeal.

Honestly, I feel entirely capable of healing any content, so this isn't about sheer power or healing potential, but about the entertainment and QOL value of the job. If Squeenix had revamped the entire game to require 95% of our attention towards healing, some of the changes would make sense, even if they didn't add to the above factors. However, yanking variety from cards and simplifying damage will never be well received when most of our time is spent trying to contribute to DPS.

[Saefinn]

While I understand why that's appealing, feeling "busy" does not equate to job satisfaction, especially for those of us who remember playing with a full deck (sorry couldn't resist) and having "time" abilities to manipulate fate --which was a big part of AST's lore and appeal.

Honestly, I feel entirely capable of healing any content, so this isn't about sheer power or healing potential, but about the entertainment and QOL value of the job. If Squeenix has revamped the entire game to require 95% of our attention towards healing, some of the changes would make sense, even if they didn't add to the above factors. However, yanking variety from cards and simplifying damage will never be well received when most of our time is spent trying to contribute to DPS.

Oh I fully agree. I much preferred the old card system and the timey-wimey moves AST had. And this what they've done to all 3 healers and healing in general is just a snore fest.

I guess my preference of AST ATM is, well, making the most of a bad situation. I was a SCH main, from that perspective, being busy is a step up from that stand point because it's more engaging than spamming Broil/Ruin II or Art Of War.

[KDSilver]

While I understand why that's appealing, feeling "busy" does not equate to job satisfaction, especially for those of us who remember playing with a full deck (sorry couldn't resist.

Indeed, I regret old AST deck.
But for me, being busy with the current iteration of AST is what make it appealing to me (because i feel so bored on WHM and SCH)

[Side-Eye]

Indeed, I regret old AST deck.
But for me, being busy with the current iteration of AST is what make it appealing to me (because i feel so bored on WHM and SCH)

I don't disagree that feeling busy can make healing in the game more fun, I just don't believe that feeling busy is enough -- all that busy-ness needs to have an impact, especially if we're spending significant time on it. Either add something to make the "all cards are balance" more impactful, or add variety to make them feel like true utility, but either way, personal DPS needs to involve more than 2 buttons for all heal jobs not just astro.