Could a melee Healer work?

[Magikazam]

Would be good if they put their focus into making ranged healer gameplay better b4 making melee one.

[Shurrikhan]

Would be good if they put their focus into making ranged healer gameplay better b4 making melee one.

While this is true, taking a stab at something intentionally different is often a decent way to freshen up perspective for the existing classes.

[Claire_Pendragon]

While this is true, taking a stab at something intentionally different is often a decent way to freshen up perspective for the existing classes.

the number of times i ended up improving something i was struggling to improve by this such method (changing things up, and having to adapt to the circumstances) has taught me how good it actually is to do just that. But i know ppl wont agree with this, so i usually dont bother bringing it up in these sorts of discussions.
as a side note, sometimes i will play a job, just because i like the aesthetics enough to push through bad gameplay. i hate WHM more than any other healer, but i end up still leveling it, just because i could glamour a scythe. if WHM actually used it... its very likely it would either be my go to healer, or id keep it up to date with whatever healer im also keeping at max with it. (another comparison being DRK. even though i hate DRK with a passion, its the great sword user, so i keep my DRK leveled up anyways)