Quote Originally Posted by Boblawblah View Post
Eh, 90%+ of players still need healers in their groups. A very small minority being able to clear content with a non-standard group is okay imo.
Absolutely! What I equate this to is walking a tight rope without the security of a safety net. It's takes an exceptional amount of talent, skill, practice, and confidence. It's actually quite amazing.

When I saw this, my initial reaction wasn't defeatist and thinking, "Well, guess I'm no longer needed." How could it be when my general experience in game doesn't reflect that outside a handful of rare encounters. I watched a group clear TOP and know how ridiculously hard that encounter is. My initial reaction was, "Wow! These players are friggin awesome!"

Healers in FFXIV provide security. A very small percentage of players are so exceptionally skilled that they don't make mistakes. And time away from an encounter can have them forget, or enter it rusty, and having to get reacquainted with it to perform flawlessly. Humans play FFXIV. It's just how it is. We make mistakes from honest to outright silly ones all the time.