Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
ForsakenRoe - Oh, it wasn't an extreme case as a "this is what they would do". It's proof by example: If the gap ISN'T significant, then people would complain that it's meaningless. For the gap to matter...it has to actually be significant enough to matter. But at that point, it will start being the difference between some groups clearing and wiping, at which case it now can't be said that it won't affect people.My point is just that it WILL affect people unless it's small enough to be irrelevant, and if it is that small, then people will be mad anyway.
Again, in your example, people will complain if the difference isn't significant. How do I know this? Look at how often people say the complex rotation needs to do more damage otherwise it wouldn't be fair because they're doing more work. Do you really believe people will be satisfied for doing the extra work if the damage difference is small enough to be trivial?And the goal isn't to "make it look silly". What I'm doing is looking at two cases (1) where the gap is big enough to be noticeable/relevant vs (2) where the difference is small enough not to be. The reason is to compare the two and project the likely reaction of the playerbase to it - which isn't hard because we've had this in the past and seen the reaction to it then.
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And I've already given you a proposal for a solution. Why is it not acceptable to you? That is, can you give me a reason all four healers NEED to be the deep end of the pool? You mention that all four being 0.6m deep is a problem - and I agree with this - it's the very reason I suggested not leaving things as they are. What I don't understand is the compelling reason that ALL the healers need to be 2m deep. Some of us are only 1.5m tall. Some people are only 0.6m tall. What about those people?
If someone is still only 3 feet tall (1 meter) at maturity, it's unfortunate, but they will not have a career in the NBA. They can however take a ball out to their neighbourhood court or their driveway and shoot some hoops, given that they have legs and arms.

If a healer just wants to heal use a single dot and their aoe DPS skill at 90, if no one is dying they'll likely be fine in normal content. However that doesn't mean that all of the healer roles should be limited to that for the sake of those people who want simple roles that will not even permit for the possibility of multi-tasking /more complex decision making. We aren't proposing that it is mandated, we are allowing for growth in the jobs.