#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[Jojoya]

here's the thing. we're going on 6 years of bad healer gameplay, and healers BLEEDING numbers slowly and steadily throughout those years.

if people actually wanted to pick up healer, at this point, they would have.

there was a tiny jump in EW with sage, that rapidly declined. farther down than pre-ew numbers.

If enough people thought healers were fine enough to play healer themselves, they already would be.

but there's not.

the gameplay isn't fun, there's no incentive to play them (ex- tank specific mounts & titles), and i really TRULY doubt that anyone who already didn't want to play a healer will suddenly want to play healer.

we've had healer instant queues for SIX YEARS. If SAM mains wanted to try healer, they could have. and might have. and didn't stick with it.

we've had this dialogue ongoing for years, on the forums, on other sites, in game... for over half a decade now. nobody plays healer who doesn't want to play a healer.

i don't think dps mains will put their money where your mouth is.

How do you know they haven't picked up healer already?

An estimated 24% of players have A Life of Adventure V completed, according to FFXIV Collect.
38% have a level 90 AST.
44% have a level 90 SGE.
46% have a level 90 CNJ (WHM).
51% have a level 90 ACN (SMN/SCH).

If it comes to making a choice between sitting around doing nothing because there aren't enough healers and switching to a healer job so they can get content done, most will probably pick playing healer so their time isn't being wasted. Assuming they don't have a solid group of friends that don't even need a healer to clear dungeons, of course.

Self interest is going to win out over someone else's problem when it's just a game. But they're also going to remember you were trying to make problems for them when you choose to be very vocal and public about it.

[TheDruidOcelot]

How do you know they haven't picked up healer already?

An estimated 24% of players have A Life of Adventure V completed, according to FFXIV Collect.
38% have a level 90 AST.
44% have a level 90 SGE.
46% have a level 90 CNJ (WHM).
51% have a level 90 ACN (SMN/SCH).

If it comes to making a choice between sitting around doing nothing because there aren't enough healers and switching to a healer job so they can get content done, most will probably pick playing healer so their time isn't being wasted. Assuming they don't have a solid group of friends that don't even need a healer to clear dungeons, of course.

Self interest is going to win out over someone else's problem when it's just a game. But they're also going to remember you were trying to make problems for them when you choose to be very vocal and public about it.

bless your heart.
sweet pea, if you PERSONALLY stick out maining a healing class (of your choice) throughout dawntrail and the 7.x patches just to spite me specifically, i will applaud you. because that'd be really cute tbh. and trust me, if i wanted to be rude, i would be.

[Jojoya]

if people REALLY. really thought this wasn't going to do anything they wouldn't be constantly popping in here and crying at us to not do it.

Or maybe we're popping in here because we want things to change but see the strike itself as wasted effort.

bless your heart.
sweet pea, if you PERSONALLY stick out maining a healing class (of your choice) throughout dawntrail and the 7.x patches just to spite me specifically, i will applaud you. because that'd be really cute tbh. and trust me, if i wanted to be rude, i would be.

I've been maining healers in MMORPGs since 2008. I'll still be healing when 8.0 rolls around assuming I don't die or end up with a disability that prevents me from playing.

I'm not out to spite anyone. I'm just saying that a strike isn't going to accomplish what you hope it will.

Have fun doing whatever it is you end up doing in Dawntrail.

[LyraShu]

How do you know they haven't picked up healer already?

An estimated 24% of players have A Life of Adventure V completed, according to FFXIV Collect.

If it comes to making a choice between sitting around doing nothing because there aren't enough healers and switching to a healer job so they can get content done, most will probably pick playing healer so their time isn't being wasted. Assuming they don't have a solid group of friends that don't even need a healer to clear dungeons, of course.

Self interest is going to win out over someone else's problem when it's just a game. But they're also going to remember you were trying to make problems for them when you choose to be very vocal and public about it.

Do we not get to choose the role we play? How about this then, I am NOT a healer main starting the 14th nor am I queuing for a job I find BORING. I am now becoming one of the "them", scary~~~ Oh wellz, IF the queues are largely sees a large impact, I will be in the boat the all of "them".

I mean really, we ALL get the jobs to choose from. Why are we the crazy ones for choosing something else and going to the forums to voice opinions/find like minds when that is where we are directed? It's not a "them", its not an "us". This is players talking about a role. We are WoL's that are tired of healing. Like it or don't, that is what this is. If it dies, then it dies and we all move to something we have fun with. If it lives, then it lives for reasons that the player base came together because we have a like mind.

Thanks for the laughs though. Between this person's posts and and a couple others, I now get some funny reading material.