Oy vey. That's not a "minor" step, though. And would require several reworks to achieve the objective.

Babysteps.

Not to mention the Devs have been doing the exact opposite - they've removed cones from most Jobs that had them, turning them into circles (WAR and SAM could tell you a story or two...), and line AOEs are pretty rare. Not to mention that wouldn't really feel any different. "I still have an instant AOE that requires melee range, but now I stand slightly to the side of the pack instead of the middle! How EXCITING! /sarcasm"

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EDIT:

Quote Originally Posted by fulminating View Post
All of this could have been skipped if they'd just, you know, made sage a unique job instead of a reskin.
Sure, but that's not the world we live in.

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Anyway, as I said, this thread turned out exactly as I expected, so I guess no surprise at all there. "Healers need changes!" "How about this little change tha-" "NOT THAT!!!"