Improve Healers in FFXIV

[Tunda]

So fixing healers also requires fixing their identity. To put it bluntly, this is how I'd describe each job to someone who has not played any FF:
White Mage = DnD Cleric
Scholar = Summoner of healing pet
Astrologian = Magical (girl/boy) like Card Captor Sakura that uses cards
Sage = DPS Healer.

I agree with you for most of the points, but l would be surprised if Square Enix just nuke all healers DPS.. as the current design is require some kind of DPS to survive at as solo player.

Regarding stats I don't think it is possible square enix is trying to remove any stat other than: damage dealt / damage taken / increase healing recovery ( and I believe this system is holding FFXIV back).

I came across some Idea that is adding some kind of stats regarding each classes like:

Tanks - Keep tenacity.
Healer - Determination.
Striking DPS - Crit
Scouting DPS - Direct Hit
Maiming DPS - Weak Point (New)
Range DPS - Armor Penetration (New)
Magic DPS - Arcane Mastery (New)

as example each boss will have another bar let's call it stamina.
stamina will be reduced by:
- simply attacking GCD.
- reduce the amount by following calculation:

let's say boss have 100% stamina
to apply above calculation let's say we have minimum 4 (max of 6) roles in the team so each can consume 25%(max 100%) and (or 16.6% if roles are 6 and max of 100%)

if for example machinist and dancer broke 25%/25% of armor penetration bar it will apply Rage to boss (increase damage) + increase party main stat by 3%(max 21%) + apply awakening for each job (awakening is special skill will be activated that have special effect (not buff but maybe skill/spell).

last 25% boss will be in a full rage his damage increase 30% and team damage will be increased depends on how much they reduce the bar.