Which healing job are they gonna gut for Sage?

[LisSquid]

So would that mean that DF groups are screwed if they get 2 of the same type or.....

I don't think this will matter for DF raids.

[ItMe]

So would that mean that DF groups are screwed if they get 2 of the same type or.....

They've said that they will be balancing content around 1 pure and 1 barrier healer comps, but that other comps should remain viable... whatever that means.

[Brightamethyst]

So would that mean that DF groups are screwed if they get 2 of the same type or.....

Not really. DF content is designed around getting a random selection of jobs. PF groups will likely specify one of each type (for tanks as well) but it likely won't matter at all in normal content.

[WhiteArchmage]

They've said that they will be balancing content around 1 pure and 1 barrier healer comps, but that other comps should remain viable... whatever that means.

Probably that most content will need decent mitigation but "pure" healers would still get SOME form of mitigation? Like WHM wings and Benison, and probably keep the shields from Neutral Sect and Celestial... Opposition? Likely only Ultimate will absolutely need 1 pure and 1 shield healer. Savage MAY need 1 of each for world firsts, but we don't know if other jobs will get reworked and how.

[Shougun]

They've said that they will be balancing content around 1 pure and 1 barrier healer comps, but that other comps should remain viable... whatever that means.

It's that content where one of your healers can be asleep at the wheel and you can still solo carry the entire party :P. Stuff where Red Mage or Paladin sometimes can act as the replacement lol.

Content that's balanced where you need like 1/4 participation, unlike content that needs 3/4 to 1/1.

[ItMe]

Probably that most content will need decent mitigation but "pure" healers would still get SOME form of mitigation? Like WHM wings and Benison, and probably keep the shields from Neutral Sect and Celestial... Opposition? Likely only Ultimate will absolutely need 1 pure and 1 shield healer. Savage MAY need 1 of each for world firsts, but we don't know if other jobs will get reworked and how.

Hopefully it'll amount to more than that... but you're right. I should probably adjust my expectations around them mainly being super relevant with worlds firsts and Ultimates.

It's that content where one of your healers can be asleep at the wheel and you can still solo carry the entire party :P. Stuff where Red Mage or Paladin sometimes can act as the replacement lol.

Content that's balanced where you need like 1/4 participation, unlike content that needs 3/4 to 1/1.

Hahaha fair~

[technole]

White Mage is not OP. It's in a solid position that doesn't need much changes as a pure healer going forward. As long as they don't mess up confession again and keep it's selfish DPS in-line versus the party-wide buff healers, it won't suffer ever again.

Astro is going to get the guts pulled out of the sects, most powerful healer currently in the game because of neutral sect. Cards they might adjust percentages a bit with the whole new damage formula and this could allow them to completely rehaul this job and knock it down from OP status. It has the most to lose here.

Scholar they have some options with, because they still need to make it a desirable barrier healer with Sage available. Being a pet job I really hope we get a little more utility back on Eos

Does Chain Stratagem stay in the status quo? Is Sage is the "selfish" barrier healer like WHM is for pure? Or does YoshiP pull a Dancer again when they ripped out all the party-wide buffs from the other aiming jobs and gave it to the new job. Dancer has the lowest personal red DPS but the buffs make up for it over time.

[LisSquid]

White Mage is not OP. It's in a solid position that doesn't need much changes as a pure healer going forward.

WHM wishlist: take lily heals off the gcd, and I am happy.

[Deceptus]

So would that mean that DF groups are screwed if they get 2 of the same type or.....

It will be the same situation we have here. Shield Healers will be useful in prog and irrelevant in farm.

[Hazama999]

AST, to keep the tradition of playing like something else entirely every other patch.