Quote Originally Posted by littlehobbit13 View Post
FFXIV Healers are plenty fun to play when there's healing to do. The only issue with FFXIV is that the need for healing is not consistent, fluxes with the party quality. It doesn't mean Healer isn't fun to play in FFXIV. Unfair (and a bit rude) to equate playing it to punishment. :/
Healing has a honeymoon phase where learning it can feel fun because you don't necessarily understand the nuances of it and will, but as you improve, this tapers off as you feel more in control of incoming damage and your excessive library of healing tools. Having said that, good job design in a game like this means your job should always feel fun to play, not fun only some of the time. Playing through the MSQ as a healer is immensely boring as there's nothing at all to heal. Playing through casual content is largely boring because there's very little to heal. Playing Extreme, Savage, and beyond can be fun to learn, but lose their charm once you become comfortable with the fight mechanics. Suffering through the job's otherwise inherently bad design is not worth the highs when you could play a DPS or Tank who's gameplay is vastly more consistent and provides something to play with regardless of whether or not the party needs healing.

Based on SailorCeti's posts, I imagine they're someone who may want to find one main job and stick with that job, and I don't think healing is the right role for that style of play, and this is coming from someone who adores healing and exclusively played healers from ARR through SB. It's not rude to describe it as suffering. I'm not attacking you or other healer players by saying that.