Time to expand a little on my comments about SE needing to hire a healer designer.

[Jonathan_Clover]

The silence, however, is frustrating and disappointing. Feels like the entire role is a burden nobody cares to approach. And soon I too will stop approaching it.

Honestly, that's me right now. I LOVE playing healers in games. It's what I've almost always done when I had the chance, be it in DnD, or other MMOs.

But since healers in this game feel like booty to play, combined with the silence/lack of acknowledging anything, it's seriously making me not want to keep playing, let alone keep healing. :/

[Risvertasashi]

Honestly, that's me right now. I LOVE playing healers in games. It's what I've almost always done when I had the chance, be it in DnD, or other MMOs.

But since healers in this game feel like booty to play, combined with the silence/lack of acknowledging anything, it's seriously making me not want to keep playing, let alone keep healing. :/

Hey, exact same boat here but I went through it a bit earlier. I'll still play FF14 for the story, and playing a supporting DPS that can raise or otherwise do things outside of just DPSing is a bit fun, but at this point I've given up on getting my healing fix from FF14. I hope you find a path you enjoy.

I hope someday another MMO will come along, of FF14's caliber but with better healing etc, but I'm also not blind to the harsh reality of the market conditions that make this exceptionally unlikely. Well, one can dream...