Is the "healing portion" of healers hitting a wall in EW?

[Raikai]

A lot can be said about Blue Mages, but I feel that their healing model is way more interesting that the regular healers, because they have the other way around: a big portion of the GCDs need to be used with healing, but on the other hand, you have a ton of oGCD things to put in between.

[Jeeqbit]

Sage and Scholar are almost exactly the same. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't compared the actions properly. I got my Scholar hotbar and replaced it with Sage's version of the same actions. The only difference between them is that your abilities aren't delayed while the pet casts them and Sage has to unlock the dot and shields with Eukrasia. Sage heals while doing damage, but Scholar's faerie heals while doing damage as well. What Sage does that is unique is to buff the heal they do from dealing damage instead of things like Fey Union. They also have a gap closer (big reason for me to choose it sometimes).

A lot can be said about Blue Mages, but I feel that their healing model is way more interesting that the regular healers, because they have the other way around: a big portion of the GCDs need to be used with healing, but on the other hand, you have a ton of oGCD things to put in between.

Blue Mage healing is a lot better. I recommend it to dissatisfied healers.

[Amenara]

Sage and Scholar are almost exactly the same. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't compared the actions properly. I got my Scholar hotbar and replaced it with Sage's version of the same actions. The only difference between them is that your abilities aren't delayed while the pet casts them and Sage has to unlock the dot and shields with Eukrasia. Sage heals while doing damage, but Scholar's faerie heals while doing damage as well. What Sage does that is unique is to buff the heal they do from dealing damage instead of things like Fey Union. They also have a gap closer (big reason for me to choose it sometimes).

Blue Mage healing is a lot better. I recommend it to dissatisfied healers.

100% agree.

I think SE has designed themselves into a corner that I don't think they can get out of without reworking all the healers or rethinking how damage from mobs is dealt in fights. Unfortunately I don't have faith that they will do either and in the future you will get 2-3 more healing spells, no new dps spells, and content that still rarely requires GCD healing.