Healer design is still terrible and I'm tired of apologizing for it.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I dont think there is any pleasing anyone. I like being a healer, i like the choice of whether im going to heal this GCD or dps, but it sounds like more people or at least the most vocal ones simply want to be a DPS who can occasionally save the entire party. I think those people would be better off playing Redmage but unfortunately, they still want healer privilege on queues. *shrug*

Healer queue privileges is just a consolation prize.

If any, it just subtly tells me that it’s a role that just needs to be filled just to get the game to commence a duty. A role that much less player enjoys because reasons. A role that designed solely to ensure 3 - 6 other players can be more stupid and still get away while we throw those single target heals more out of spite than actual care.

/hyperbole

Those would be variables. We can't have those. Healing is supposed to require a basic output math check to determine whether they're ready to ship. Anything other than direct healing or damage complicates that calculation. That way we can spend ten minutes designing them and return to designing DPS jobs.

Frankly, I don’t always agree with your posts but, just wanna say this: I enjoy reading your satirical lines regardless. Perfectly describe those built up salt deposit over those years. I couldn’t word them any better myself.