Quote Originally Posted by Aravell View Post
Well, that's what the dev team wanted, isn't it? They wanted to absolutely gut the healer role down to its basic parts so DPS and tank players can "give healers a try".

Well, let's hope that those players "giving healers a try" can keep up with all the veterans bleeding out of the role, eh?
This is exactly what SE wants. New players are important, and filling the roles needed are important for fluid gameplay. They know veterans will stay because they have been here for 6+ years already. They don't need to advertise to the old players; they already sold the game to them. First time experiences in FFXIV can be quite amazing, and I think that is the priority to the company's eyes. Not some old jaded healers complaining on the forums because they got too good at the game. <- I jest as I say this, but it makes perfect sense as to how they see things. They are not worried about us, because baby healers and good healers are two different worlds, and SE just does not know how to balance that without toxic behavior brewing from it. -shrugs-