Quote Originally Posted by Silverbane View Post
That's because just saying "healers need an overhaul" is non-actionable. It's useless whining that SE has no choice but to ignore.
Unless there's a consensus on what's broken, and even better how to fix it, there's nothing productive SE can derive from this thread, because if SE were to adopt some people's proposals, it would just piss the other people off even more.
And y'all aren't even trying to reach a consensus, you just keep harping on your own personal preferences.

I get that it's somewhat therapeutic to bitch about stuff. But don't delude yourself into thinking it's going to result in a positive change. Reading this thread, it's easy to see that SE will never make all of you happy, or even most of you.

But I'm happy already, so that's fine.

It's SE's game. It's SE's prerogative to say what is and isn't appropriate for each class.
Fortunately for me, I enjoy playing 2.5 of their healer classes (WHM takes a back seat to SCH and SGE), one of their tank classes (WAR of course), and one of their ranged physical DPS classes (DNC) quite a lot. I can have fun on any of them. And I have been, with changes in what classes I preferred over time, for years now.

So SE is most welcome to my money (and my spouse's too BTW), and frankly, that's the feedback that matters most to SE.

Unfortunately for many here, none of the FFXIV healers are the healers they want to play, but they just can't quit FFXIV healing for reasons I will defer speculating about. So they come here to complain, like each other's posts for the feels, and tear down anyone who doesn't agree with the righteous of their cause, deluding themselves that this echo chamber they've created with their screeds and their polemics is reflective of a larger reality.

But I guess that's the new internet normal, right?
I already quit healing. I wish it were actually fun to play, or designed with actual care or engagement in mind. Instead the whole role has been dumbed down to please people who don't care about healing, and instead like to snot at people who *do* because the role is catered to them now.