Differentiating healer identities

[Semirhage]

I'd personally love an identity for WHM other than the one it's always had: the one that's expressly worse than the other three at the upper end because their buffs are better, but you're a "safety net" for people who play badly in exchange.

Who's excited for Paladin, the tank that's designed specifically to be weaker than the others because it's a "safety net"?

[KarmaYraeon]

I'd personally love an identity for WHM other than the one it's always had: the one that's expressly worse than the other three at the upper end because their buffs are better, but you're a "safety net" for people who play badly in exchange.

Who's excited for Paladin, the tank that's designed specifically to be weaker than the others because it's a "safety net"?

Understandable, though I will say that it isn't that its identity is that it is a safety net to compensate the other three healers, but simply that it has the capability and freedom to do so. Its reliability would be its biggest selling point compared to the other three.
The same can really be said for paladin amongst the tanks, and as for excitement, I know plenty of people who enjoy the class. Its literally 2nd most played tank in endgame content according to FFXIVCensus when writing this comment.

[Allegor]

I'd personally love an identity for WHM other than the one it's always had: the one that's expressly worse than the other three at the upper end because their buffs are better, but you're a "safety net" for people who play badly in exchange.

Who's excited for Paladin, the tank that's designed specifically to be weaker than the others because it's a "safety net"?

Imagine if PLD gets the WHM/SMN treatment: strip it off its dot, FoF, maybe even the 123 and aoe combos. It will be 11111111 spam with the occasional Sheltron to not cap the gauge, and do the Requiescat/swords combo every 2 mins, with their mitigations and invuln being left as "what if" actions. #perfect