#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[Local_Custard]

I would like to point out one thing. There were a lot of people saying how they love the AST rework but...where are they? The healers I get in my roulettes are mostly WHM with some SGE and SCH sprinkled in on occasion. I've been spamming Trials for fun while I do the boring MSQ. I think I've done about 50 roulette fights in total over the past 3 days and I saw exactly one Astrologian. I would assume people would be eager to try out the rework, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Obviously, it's all purely anecdotal, but I still find it weird.

I'm a previous astrologian player. I have since then pulled out of playing it because I do not approve of the changes. When I level it I will be using trusts, FATEs, or a full party of friends but never strangers. That is, if I ever level it. I might very well not and just skip over the healer role quests entirely. I hear BLU is fun to heal with so I might go do that. I can understand why AST is essentially dead.

[PercibelTheren]

I'm a previous astrologian player. I have since then pulled out of playing it because I do not approve of the changes. When I level it I will be using trusts, FATEs, or a full party of friends but never strangers. That is, if I ever level it. I might very well not and just skip over the healer role quests entirely. I hear BLU is fun to heal with so I might go do that. I can understand why AST is essentially dead.

I mained Astrologian for the two years I've been around but I also shelved it for Dawntrail. I tested it out and I hate the changes as much as I thought I would. I liked the semi-random gameplay and the high APM. I just fully switched to Dancer because it's the closest thing with the general feel to me. I know there are other people who feel similarly. What I find strange is that both here and on Reddit, people were praising the rework, yet I don't see them playing Astro. It was already quite rare in Endwalker but now it's even worse. Which I find ironic because apparently the reason for simplifying healers is to appeal to more people. Doesn't seem to be working.

[Local_Custard]

I mained Astrologian for the two years I've been around but I also shelved it for Dawntrail. I tested it out and I hate the changes as much as I thought I would. I liked the semi-random gameplay and the high APM. I just fully switched to Dancer because it's the closest thing with the general feel to me. I know there are other people who feel similarly. What I find strange is that both here and on Reddit, people were praising the rework, yet I don't see them playing Astro. It was already quite rare in Endwalker but now it's even worse. Which I find ironic because apparently the reason for simplifying healers is to appeal to more people. Doesn't seem to be working.

Healer as a role may just not appeal to a majority of people and that is okay. We have a lot of dps jobs for that reason. I really wish the devs would understand that healer is a niche and by respecting the niche they may just draw in more people. A dps main might not enjoy healing as much as a healer main. Though, both may agree healer design is just awful in this game. I feel you on finding a job that suits you. For me that is bard, red mage, and a bit of gunbreaker. I'll definitely be breaking out the BLU after I level almost everything (probably not touching AST). I'm hesitant to try drg this expansion (I played it in ew). I am not hearing anything good from it. I'll likely replace it with mnk if I enjoy it after trying it.

[Krokov]

Healer as a role may just not appeal to a majority of people and that is okay. We have a lot of dps jobs for that reason. I really wish the devs would understand that healer is a niche and by respecting the niche they may just draw in more people. A dps main might not enjoy healing as much as a healer main. Though, both may agree healer design is just awful in this game. I feel you on finding a job that suits you. For me that is bard, red mage, and a bit of gunbreaker. I'll definitely be breaking out the BLU after I level almost everything (probably not touching AST). I'm hesitant to try drg this expansion (I played it in ew). I am not hearing anything good from it. I'll likely replace it with mnk if I enjoy it after trying it.

Dragoon plays fine imo, I would say you might have to re adjust if you will the rotation i.e. reorganize how your rotation was beforehand but it plays great.

[Local_Custard]

Dragoon plays fine imo, I would say you might have to re adjust if you will the rotation i.e. reorganize how your rotation was beforehand but it plays great.

it's mostly that drg lost its jumps. What is a dragoon without their jumps? SE deleting its jumps perplexes me...

[KageTokage]

I feel like the overall frequency of unavoidable damage is higher then usual and the actual damage dealt is, as well.

Still not enough to really stress the healer kits but it's a step in the right direction and hopefully an indicator of what to expect from savage.

There's also an actual presence of mechanics that require triage healing like the first trial's permanent DoT in phase two and one of the final boss' core mechanics that constantly bleeds out the entire party while you're dealing with other avoidable/unavoidable mechanics.

[Krokov]

it's mostly that drg lost its jumps. What is a dragoon without their jumps? SE deleting its jumps perplexes me...

Well, we still have the 2 granted don't have spineshatter dive but we still have dragon fire and High jump.

[Ritsugamesh]

I really don't understand why there is so much antagonism to the plights of upset players in this thread.

If you're not having issues and are enjoying playing healer - don't take part in the strike. If anything, you're getting even quicker queues! Go crazy.

So many people are frustrated at the state healers have been driven into. And the argument 'go play something else' is about as BS as it gets. All the people crying at SE when they're job is 1% lower DPS so they get locked out of PF or w/e, it's pretty much the same thing. Our jobs suck, are not fun or engaging, and we're being priced out of content. I've healed since 2.0, seen a large portion of the content and played every version of SCH and AST since they launched. It's all been a slow roll downhill to where we are, spamming 1 button and mapping oGCDs to a wildly scripted fight.

It wasn't always this way and it doesn't have to be again.

[Local_Custard]

Well, we still have the 2 granted don't have spineshatter dive but we still have dragon fire and High jump.

is that so? I'll have to see how I feel about it. Question, is it possible to drag dead buttons onto a new hotbar or would that delete it?

[Xieldras]

I mained Astrologian for the two years I've been around but I also shelved it for Dawntrail. I tested it out and I hate the changes as much as I thought I would. I liked the semi-random gameplay and the high APM. I just fully switched to Dancer because it's the closest thing with the general feel to me. I know there are other people who feel similarly. What I find strange is that both here and on Reddit, people were praising the rework, yet I don't see them playing Astro. It was already quite rare in Endwalker but now it's even worse. Which I find ironic because apparently the reason for simplifying healers is to appeal to more people. Doesn't seem to be working.

I've been running the first two DT dungeons for 2 days now and I've seen only one, maybe 2 ASTs (versus about 70% SGEs). The class seems even less popular despite being told the rework was going to make it palatable. On my end I merely tested it on a dummy for 5 minutes before deciding it would be staying at lv 90; I just hate how slow and predictable it feels.

Plus, with how I pull specific sets of cards every time, I feel like a con artist and not a seer.