Healers need an overhaul

[Raven2014]

Here's the thing though. A lot of content doesn't require healers to heal all that much.

That's the thing though, it's a problem with the whole design. If healing is already so insignificant in this game, the solution is ... let's make even less of a focus? This sound like the joke of "a solution to the poor is to let's kill all the poor".

I already said I don't oppose to changing healers, what I'm opposed is the way people think it should be fixed. Otherwise, why not just go for something even more extreme? Get rid of the healing role all together, give everyone else two more self-healing. After all, if it's truly most healers already had such a strong distaste for healing, and seem to prefer DPS much more ... that'll work out perfectly fine won't it?

[Silver-Strider]

That's the thing though, it's a problem with the whole design. If healing is already so insignificant in this game, the solution is ... let's make even less of a focus? This sound like the joke of "a solution to the poor is to let's kill all the poor".

I already said I don't oppose to changing healers, what I'm opposed is the way people think it should be fixed. Otherwise, why not just go for something even more extreme? Get rid of the healing role all together, give everyone else two more self-healing. After all, if it's truly most healers already had such a strong distaste for healing, and seem to prefer DPS much more ... that'll work out perfectly fine won't it?

There's already a thread about just removing Healers entirely.

Personally, I don't find DPS roles to be fulfilling to keep me playing long term. Yes, I love playing my MNK periodically but when it comes down to it, I prefer a more support oriented playstyle and Healer used to be that for me. They slowly stripped away the support part of the job over the years to a point it's little more babysitting than actual support now.