I miss the old ARR and HW type fights where random people getting debuffs was the mechanic, rather than an icon of shame for failing one.



Yeah, this bugs me to no end. They make the entire role quest about Esuna and then...I can't think of a single instance of needing to Esuna something. Granted, I only play healer when asked to when doing roulettes with my FC mates, but still.




They seem to be moving in the direction of esuna Is a way to give healers agency via offering them a choice on how to rectify a mistake by another player that gives a debuff
Ie- can I solve this by simply using oGCD’s to cover the debuffs effects or do I want to play it safe and use esuna so they aren’t at risk of dying
I don’t actually mind this approach but it has the fatal flaw of the fact that dungeons hit so little that 99 times out of 100 it’s never worth giving up a GCD for esuna unless the debuff is doom or a long slow. DOT’s can just be ignored and anything like silence of pacification drops off faster than you can use esuna anyway
I’m totally fine with esuna being the “choice oh how to fix party mistakes” but they have to actually make the debuffs damaging to the party success rate for it to feel meaningful
As a healer main in this game for nigh on 14 years all I can say is that I’m tired. My role has been eroded of complexity and expression for 3 expansions. I’ve watched the tanks do my role for me for 2 expansions and my feedback and critiques continue to fall on deaf ears.
I have no idea who modern healers are designed for but I know now it’s not me. This is the first expansion I’m truly considering dropping the healer role and not returning, so if that was the goal- congratulations I guess
Esuna isn't really a valid point imo. It's a thing they 'give' healers, but it's hit or miss as to whether it'll even work on a given mechanic. Much like giving interrupts to tanks, but most abilities aren't really interruptable.
It's like handing out guns to an army, knowing full well half their opposition is immune to bullets. Calling it a utility comes with so many caveats that it's hardly worth thinking about.




They were talking about Lapis so there can only be one type of Doom in there: the Esuna-able ones in case somebody steps on bads.



The point of the strike was to get attention on the problem, so yes it very much worked. People know about the Strike outside of the Forums it left the bubble, it got coverage on youtube and even some gaming press.
Its written on the very first post that the strike doesnt aimes for Gameplay disruption![]()
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