Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
Or nothing.

DPS are entirely optional in dungeons. Hell, I'd wager TANKS are. It would be a pita, but you could probably heal + 3 DPS any 4 man in this game. Likewise, people noting all tank runs of P1S work like to suggest this means healers are unnecessary, but that ALSO suggests DAMAGE DEALING JOBS are unnecessary if low damage tanks were able to clear the enrage without needing a single one, now doesn't it? This same argument likely carries to Extremes. There is ONE all class - no Job stone - Zodiark Ex run on the abacus. I know this because I was in it. (I don't run parsers, but I saw someone uploaded the run.) It was close, but I feel like if we were able to clear the add DPS check and enrage with a Gladiator, Marauder, two Conjurers, and four Pugalists, an all tank run of ZodEx is very likely entirely possible to do. Once again, does this mean Damage Dealers are unnecessary in FFXIV?

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It's an impressive feat not done by JUST an exceptionally skilled player, but EIGHT - a full party - of exceptionally skilled players, working together, pushing their limits. It took a number of tries because they ALSO had to have luck turn just their way. They also had to cheese some mechanics to get it to work. And they brought the most overpowered of the healers that also has infinite MP along as their healer of choice to clear it.

YES, that is an exception to the rule.

But if you doubt it: Solo heal it right now and show us all how easy it is?

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Is healing undertuned in much of the game?

Oh yes.

Does this prove healing is completely undertuned even in Ultimates and that there's no challenging content for healers in the entire game?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I will say as a super casual player that dungeons and EX fights are undertuned for healers, especially when it becomes more efficient to have less or no healers to run that content.

Sure, all these random group setup scenarios are probably possible in content but it doesn't mean much when they are less efficient then subbing out a healer for another dps and asking the one healer to heal more.