Healers need an overhaul

[Payotz]

guessing you missed my entire argument of agreeing that we need more buttons but thinking they should be buffs/debuffs instead of dps...i would very much like more buttons to press, just not be a dps in every single way, shape, and form but name. we have more than enough dps, arguably that themselves seem to have some balance issues.

Buffs and debuffs are things you press once every minute or two minutes.
Tanks don't spam reprisal. Scholar doesn't spam Chain Strategem.
Bard doesn't spam Battle Voice.

Sure healers can get extra buffs or debuff buttons, but we all know it's going to be a "press once every minute, two minutes, 3 minute" buttons, like every damn debuff and buff in the game.

What healers need is FILLER.
Something to spam other than Glare, that's flexible enough for the healer to NOT press when there's healing involved, and when there's downtime.

Extra healing isn't gonna work at all either. Like what? Do you think that adding more healing buttons to a game where two GCDs will fill up the entire party's hp from 10% will actually make downtime interesting?
NO. It will give healers even MORE downtime, even WITH more damage going out.

So what's the next best option? Something that can be spammed, and can be seen as more contribution to the team. Hmmm...
Something that can maybe make the encounter go faster? You know, by making the boss' hp go down faster... Hmm... Idk...
Like something that you can just stop when there's healing involved or your mana is low, that it's actually very optional for you to press.

You know, something that you can do besides playing Stream Raiders on a second monitor. Hmmm..

Hmm... I really don't know. It's on the tip of my tongue...

Oh yeah! Optional dps buttons