give them 2 updates before they change Sage.

[kobe-sabi]

if Sage healing is tied to its DPS, so many healers who don't DPS wont understand its KIT. I am All for DPSing as a healer, but i don't see the majority on board. i counted 6 DPS spells from the live letter and 1 DPS spell from the Endwalker trailer, 7 in total. I hope they dont change this but they will, if enough people say healers should heal more than DPS and that they feel uncomfortable with their healing tied to DPS. then they will change it, making the job feel boring and stale.

I am Happy SE is taking a chance with Sage because Damage is mitigations and if the jobs around you receive heals as you DPS then its a plus. I know Sage will be the healer for me because I love shield healing, NOCT AST is my main, SCH was my main till SE Nerfed the damage to the ground and nerfed my spread shields, just to allow my clunky pet to stack its baby shields with me.

[inhaledcorn]

I hope SE ignores those players and tells them to "git gud" and the community promptly kicks the 0 DPS Sage.

[Ultaniku]

DPS as heals is very appealing. I played a disc priest for the longest so I’m very into this and with scholar having been my main....I feel like I at least need to give SGE a good and proper try. It looks so flashy.

[kobe-sabi]

I hope SE ignores those players and tells them to "git gud" and the community promptly kicks the 0 DPS Sage.

SE cant say that, the casual crowds keeps their pockets full. they should just tell them, we heard the cry of jobs become stale and we are trying something new for the players who really want to challenge themselves and feel rewarded when properly executing said actions. PLZ look forward to playing Sage

[inhaledcorn]

SE cant say that, the casual crowds keeps their pockets full. they should just tell them, we heard the cry of jobs become stale and we are trying something new for the players who really want to challenge themselves and feel rewarded when properly executing said actions. PLZ look forward to playing Sage

1) Pretty sure Yoshi-P did tell people to get good once in regards to DPSing for healers and savage content.

2) SE only cares about balancing jobs around how they perform in Savage content. If the casuals can't play it but the Savage Raiders have it cracked, they probably won't mess with it too much.

[kobe-sabi]

^

Well, we will see

[Sebazy]

I'm hoping the opposite tbh.

We've got 4 healers now, different jobs within the role should encourage varying play styles.

It's why I've always felt that AST should be taken further down the buffs rabbit hole.

[BrokentoothMarch]

I'm hoping the opposite tbh.

We've got 4 healers now, different jobs within the role should encourage varying play styles.

It's why I've always felt that AST should be taken further down the buffs rabbit hole.

I couldn't agree more. The developments with AST, as someone who used to main it once upon a time, were the worst changes I've experienced in this game.

[ForteNightshade]

I'm hoping the opposite tbh.

We've got 4 healers now, different jobs within the role should encourage varying play styles.

It's why I've always felt that AST should be taken further down the buffs rabbit hole.

Ironically, I've long thought Astro's card system should be exclusively tied to augmenting its healing kit not unlike what Sage looks to be doing. Keep some damage buff cards separate (Maybe Lord/Lady) and go from there. It would really help diversify the role. Alas, the devs seem intent on making every single job accessible.

[MilkieTea]

I'm hoping the opposite tbh.

We've got 4 healers now, different jobs within the role should encourage varying play styles.

It's why I've always felt that AST should be taken further down the buffs rabbit hole.

This. Sure, Sage looks to be the DPS Healer.

We have a DPS tank already, why not a healer?