Latest Official Developer Statements About Healer DPS?

[IDontPetLalas]

people keep thinking the buttons are the issue, but theyre not. its the combat thats stale, healing should not be a dps race but due to the game pushing enrage, everything is. its a fundimental flaw with this combat system we have, and even if you had no heals and all dps.. youde still hate it eventually. because every job is a dps dressed up as a tank/healer

I don't know what "healing as a DPS race" you're talking about, nor where you see enrages "everywhere" as there aren't enrages in a good deal of the game content. In harder content healers have contributed to DPS while healing for years. It isn't new, in easier content while many enjoy doing so technically it's completely optional to DPS and be able to complete the content as a healer in parties.

I also don't understand where you see people asking for all DPS and no heals.

[sindriiisgaming]

I don't know what "healing as a DPS race" you're talking about, nor where you see enrages "everywhere" as there aren't enrages in a good deal of the game content. In harder content healers have contributed to DPS while healing for years. It isn't new, in easier content while many enjoy doing so technically it's completely optional to DPS and be able to complete the content as a healer in parties.

I also don't understand where you see people asking for all DPS and no heals.

the core fundimental of the game is "do damage" everything you do is damage optimized, uptime, gear, materia and rotation. in other mmos its not so important to push dps, but because most ppl in this game raid ex or savage at least the gameplay loop of being a high damage class has bled into every aspect of the game. damage is the game. damage is to win. ignoring mecanics and doing damage is a literal strat now for some fights. this is why healers want to do more damage, and have more dps skills.. to not heal.. because healing is usless if you want to do damage

I also don't understand where you see people asking for all DPS and no heals.

try reading what i said again

even if you had no heals and all dps.. youde still hate it eventually

[IDontPetLalas]

the core fundimental of the game is "do damage" everything you do is damage optimized, uptime, gear, materia and rotation. in other mmos its not so important to push dps, but because most ppl in this game raid ex or savage at least the gameplay loop of being a high damage class has bled into every aspect of the game. damage is the game. damage is to win. ignoring mecanics and doing damage is a literal strat now for some fights. this is why healers want to do more damage, and have more dps skills.. to not heal.. because healing is usless if you want to do damage




try reading what i said again

I just read this line "This is why healers want to do more damage, and have more dps skills.. to not heal.. because healing is usless if you want to do damage" and that really encapsulates a misunderstanding both of healer motivations in a number of situations as well numerous options for healer designs.

Not to mention, from what I've seen from Lucky Bancho- no - most people don't do extreme and Savage content , however everyone does normal content. "Do damage" has not "bled into every aspect of the game" to the same degree, I am not advocating for healers to do no DPS in normal content - I am stating that it is possible for them to do so and that content can be completed - there is a difference.

Once again quoting your "even if you had no heals and all dps.. youde still hate it eventually"- I have no idea where you get that from. who is asking for that?