What would prevent 0/1 Healer clears of content?

[UkcsAlias]

Supposedly the hardest content in the game, which should, by all rights, require all of the trinity in a trinity-based game system.

With a flaw though, and a flaw many games have: players can optimize certain requirements out of a game. Why bother taking a health stat in an single player RPG when you arent supposed to get hit? Its why games like dark souls exist, as they simply try to get players to never invest in stats you arent supposed to use.

Difficulty in this game is generaly dodging mechanics, and outside of that dealing as much damage as possible. It nearly always has been, healers were only required because most players simply arent good enough to not have one in the team.

The real issue isnt even that its possible. Hell, if people want to do that, go ahead and have fun. Its at the same level of using 4 blue mages in that things can change a lot when you are chaning the format. The issue is that its in theory more optimal to do, and therefor puts a focus onto optimizing healers out of the group. That is what makes it bad. This can only be resolved by making healers mandatory, either through matchmaking, or through mechanics. Mechanics on that have the issue of outgearing.

That it happens now... thats fine, they at least now know that in the future they realy need to focus more towards healers in balance. If it happens every time, then sadly no matter how difficult they call this content, its not as difficult as it could be, and therefor devalues the achievement.

Forcing healers into the party is needed because it has a desired side effect since any healer you optimize out of the team allows higher dps, and makes the challenge easier. So making the healer mandatory keeps the requirements strict. Even if the healer is pressing only 1, its reduced dps will still be noticed.

[ASkellington]

This can only be resolved by making healers mandatory, either through matchmaking, or through mechanics.

Healers are mandatory in DF. Its why FFXIV doesn't have the issue ESO has where dps can and DO replace healers (and even tanks).

Where ESO succeeds slightly and FFXIV is the last part of your sentance: ESO has heal checks made specifically for healers that fake healers who aren't properly built in stats can't achieve.

Maybe in dungeons, but not in raids. There's always one.

And no. Ultimate should not EVER be able to drop healers. Its the hardest content in the game. It should be testing all 3 roles. Period. Its the whole reason why the content exists.