Quote Originally Posted by LilimoLimomo View Post
As much as I think healers need more to do, I don't think giving tanks the ability to explicitly create an additional need for healing is a good idea.

If it was a mechanic in a specific fight maybe, something the boss does to the players? Sure. But not something players do to themselves that then creates a need other players have to fill.
Tell me you've never healed a random Duty Finder party without telling me you've never healed a random Duty Finder party.

Seriously, the current bread & butter existence of a healer in Duty Finder is waiting for some other player to do something to themselves (e.g., failing a mechanic, whether intentionally or by accident) that you then get to do something about.

The entire problem with healers in FFXIV is the lack of things that create a soul-fulfilling need for their healing kits.

Thus, other players being able to push a button and go, "hey, I could use some healing" is no different from the current state of things. And as opposed to failing a mechanic, from that other player's perspective, this hypothetical button gives them a reason to look at how the rest of the party is faring and decide whether "push button to request healing" is a good use of the healer's attention.