#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[ForsakenRoe]

I actually think a dps lily spender that's instant cast and low potency (like 150 or 200) is a good solution to sometimes being "forced" to use a lily when you don't need healing but you're about to cap. Also provides a meaningful movement option without being a strict upgrade over Glare (so you'd be rewarded for finding a way to turret).

A more sensible solution than a damage option (which just becomes 'the best option' and causes WHM to want to avoid healing entirely as with SHB Misery when it was a damage loss) is to have a Barrier application spender, that is weaker than SCH/SGE equivalents. For example, SCH shields are 540p for Adlo, and 320 for Succor. So why not let WHM apply Barriers with 400-500p and 200-250p respectively, so that if we don't 'need' healing and don't want to cap, we can still make use of a Barrier. I've even got names for them: Afflatus Bastion, and Afflatus Sanctuary

Of course, this goes against the Pure/Barrier split a little, but I think it's far better that than ending up with some players purposely not healing because 'itd cost me a damage resource'