Healer Survey:

[Renathras]

Tank rotation as in '123 as a single button', Burst Strike, Gnashing Combo (1 button), Sonic Break, Double Down, Continuation, Blasting Zone, Bow Shock, No Mercy, Bloodfest. 10 buttons.

And stop counting Solace and Rapture as two separate buttons for the WHM please, I don't remember the last time I pressed Solace. And counting Thin Air as 'a damage button' when the best place to use it is on high MP cost skills like Raise or, god forbid, Medica2, is disingenous too. And Swiftcast??? Come on man

Ah, I see, the "Don't count things that make my argument weaker" argument.

No.

Isn't it a tiny bit disingenuous to bloat WHM's DPS kit by adding both Afflatus Solace and Rapture in there? If you want to add one of them because they replace a Glare and build Misery, that's fair, but adding both really seems like you're trying to make WHM's kit look better. You also mentioned in your SMN paragraph that people don't count things you hit 2 times or less every minute but you added Swiftcast and Presence of Mind here?

Now, I don't know you well, so I won't presume your intentions, I'm just pointing out how it looks to an outside observer.

Well, it's like saying should Verholy and Verflare count as separate buttons from each other (you only use one or the other) or should Storm's Path and Storm's Eye count as different buttons (again, you only use one or the other).

Would you say that Verholy and Verflare count as 2 or as 1?

EDIT:

As for SMN: I more mean how people that (strongly) dislike SMN are overly hyperbolic in trying to say how simple it is. I don't think people actually sit down and count out how many buttons they press, they just think of buttons that are pressed "frequently" in the course of a given time period. Like RDM's Melee and Cast combo is 7 total buttons, 6 actions used in a row (Holy/Flare are an either-or, but do different things, technically), but you don't press it all the time. Still considered part of the rotation. Likewise Double Down. So I personally think of SMN's rotation as more buttons, but I doubt most people do.