What exactly is the design philosophy underlying the healer role?

[Dzian]

I mean critlo deployment is the one synergy it has, and it’s still a GCD which feels bad over mitigating with oGCD’s. I’ll maintain something like kerachole that has a specific design and function works way better than a GCD heal can even if it does synergies with some oGCD’s

You can't deploy critlo anymore. Ever since they split it into 2 effects. Galvanise (normal shield) and Catalyse (critical shield) if you use deployment tactics you only deploy galvanise not caralyse.

One of the reasons deployment tactics is so weak now. Can't even deploy protraction.. and if you need aoe shields it's easier to just succor...

Untargettable fairy doesn't help either. Used to be some play there. Deploying off of a well placed fairy to ensure maximum shield spread.of a full hp shield due to fairy ignoring most damage..

[Deceptus]

Deploying off of a well placed fairy to ensure maximum shield spread.of a full hp shield due to fairy ignoring most damage..

I really really dislike the fact that the fairy can be killed while you can't target them. . . just make them immune to damage at this point ffs.

[Sunhwapark]

I really really dislike the fact that the fairy can be killed while you can't target them. . . just make them immune to damage at this point ffs.

Does this still happen? I'm pretty sure that they became immune from damage in addition to being untargetable by enemies going into Shadowbringers, I only recall them taking damage up until the end of Stormblood like O12s where the Faerie could get clipped by tank busters and melt instantly.

[Katoar]

You can't deploy critlo anymore. Ever since they split it into 2 effects. Galvanise (normal shield) and Catalyse (critical shield) if you use deployment tactics you only deploy galvanise not caralyse.

One of the reasons deployment tactics is so weak now. Can't even deploy protraction.. and if you need aoe shields it's easier to just succor...

Untargettable fairy doesn't help either. Used to be some play there. Deploying off of a well placed fairy to ensure maximum shield spread.of a full hp shield due to fairy ignoring most damage..

You don't need to spread Protraction to buff everyone's shield. Use aldo on the target that has the protraction buff and then spread. The shield applied is the same for everyone. Also, Fey Illumination+Recitation+Protaction+Dissipation+Aldo+Spread is much better for surviving hard-hitting raid-wides than Succor. The shield amount is almost four times greater than that of an unbuffed Succor.

If Protraction is spreadable, it would be nice since max HP increase works like an additional shield.

[Supersnow845]

You can't deploy critlo anymore. Ever since they split it into 2 effects. Galvanise (normal shield) and Catalyse (critical shield) if you use deployment tactics you only deploy galvanise not caralyse.

One of the reasons deployment tactics is so weak now. Can't even deploy protraction.. and if you need aoe shields it's easier to just succor...

Untargettable fairy doesn't help either. Used to be some play there. Deploying off of a well placed fairy to ensure maximum shield spread.of a full hp shield due to fairy ignoring most damage..

When you force adlo to crit with recitation the base galvanise still crits which is independent of catalyse, that’s stronger galvanise can be spread, it also allows single target heal up buffs like krasis and natures Minne to impact a group wide shield

It is far far stronger than just casting succor

[Katoar]

And in case you don't know how broken Scholar's Aldo spread can get, the first Curtain Call in P4S can be totally skipped with Aldo + Spread & Tank LB3 since week 1/2.

[Deceptus]

And in case you don't know how broken Scholar's Aldo spread can get, the first Curtain Call in P4S can be totally skipped with Aldo + Spread & Tank LB3 since week 1/2.

Tank LB3 negates a whole lot of stuff regardless.