A summary of healer issues

[Renathras]

...but whether that interaction can be labeled as "fun" is up for interpretation.

Yeah, but this isn't just true in this case, it's true in all cases. Fun is always up for interpretation. Is DPSing on BLM fun? Interpretation decides that. Is WHM less fun than DNC? Is RDM more fun than WHM? Interpretation decides that, too. Are procs fun? Up to interpretation; some people love them, others hate them. Are DoTs fun? Interpretation. DPS buttons? Interpretation. Healing buttons? Interpretation. Is constantly maintaining buffs on the group fun? Interpretation. Healers "just aren't really worth playing"? DEFINITELY up for interpretation. A great many people seem to think they are.

But if people are saying "the only time I like Healers is X...but I refuse to do X", then it kind of causes my Spider Sense to tingle.

[Silver-Strider]

A great many people seem to think they are.

And yet here we are discussing why there aren't Healers doing Ultimates. So where is this "Great Many"? For someone so quick to call out everyone else for hyperbole, you seem very keen to do the same in your argument. For how limited the sample data from Ty's survey are, there seems to be an overwhelming number that support my claim on what is fun for a healer. They want more DPS actions, utility/support options that are NOT just another oGCD healing spell or any healing abilities at all for that matter. At least with other MMOs, Healers were given buffs to maintain or resources to manage but FFXIV can't be arsed to even give you that much to do.

Despite my enjoyment of doing Savage content, I stopped doing it because Healers are dogwater to play. I could go on my MNK and do those fights but I don't get that same level of enjoyment that I did when I was playing my healer back in the day. I'm sure other healers have similar reasons or have already cleared the fights and just have no interest in going back to them as a healer because the fun of learning the fight is gone. Hell, it could just be because we're in a content lull and everyone is just not logging in as often as they used to. Whatever the case may be, however, it's not going to really get any better if nothing is addressed but given Yoshi-P's response in the recent interviews, I am highly doubtful anything is going to change for the better.

[ty_taurus]

And yet here we are discussing why there aren't Healers doing Ultimates. So where is this "Great Many"? For someone so quick to call out everyone else for hyperbole, you seem very keen to do the same in your argument. For how limited the sample data from Ty's survey are, there seems to be an overwhelming number that support my claim on what is fun for a healer. They want more DPS actions, utility/support options that are NOT just another oGCD healing spell or any healing abilities at all for that matter. At least with other MMOs, Healers were given buffs to maintain or resources to manage but FFXIV can't be arsed to even give you that much to do.

Despite my enjoyment of doing Savage content, I stopped doing it because Healers are dogwater to play. I could go on my MNK and do those fights but I don't get that same level of enjoyment that I did when I was playing my healer back in the day. I'm sure other healers have similar reasons or have already cleared the fights and just have no interest in going back to them as a healer because the fun of learning the fight is gone. Hell, it could just be because we're in a content lull and everyone is just not logging in as often as they used to. Whatever the case may be, however, it's not going to really get any better if nothing is addressed but given Yoshi-P's response in the recent interviews, I am highly doubtful anything is going to change for the better.

Something else worth mentioning is that not all of the responses I receive on the healing end are scored low, and there are many examples of players scoring the healers higher, or at least in the 7/10 vicinity, that are still asking for more attack options. It's a little difficult to read through longer answers here, but if you check out the data tabs, you can also see what individual scorers are asking for more of or less of.