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    Supersnow845's Avatar
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    Andreas Cestelle
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    Jenova
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    Scholar Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Catastrophe573 View Post
    I agree that PI is a good example of a well designed skill, but I also agree that it could be cut just for hotbar bloat.

    I've only ever used the skill for Valigarmanda EX and Shadowcaster in criterion. I don't feel like WHM ever says "I wish that heal had more potency". First you need to be in a situation where you're planning (planning!) on casting 2-3 GCD heals in a row. And that is never in dungeon or trials, very rare in extremes, but potentially critical in savage and criterion. Actually I take back what I said about PI being good design. If it was good then it wouldn't be so rarely useful.
    A skill being situationally useful doesn’t make it bad design

    14 healing is just badly designed per actually helping WHM’s strengths
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    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

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    Rhaya Jakkya
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    Odin
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    White Mage Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Supersnow845 View Post
    A skill being situationally useful doesn’t make it bad design

    14 healing is just badly designed per actually helping WHM’s strengths
    The main "strength" of WHM is the sheer amounts of healing they can put out, but at the same time there's really nothing out there that needs all that healing...
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    Chajii's Avatar
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    Asklepiooze Gazel
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    Belias
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    Arcanist Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainLagbeard View Post
    The main "strength" of WHM is the sheer amounts of healing they can put out, but at the same time there's really nothing out there that needs all that healing...
    It is always fun to spend all that healing to save the group when an alliance raid goes south, in some extreme situations only WHM could keep up the healing while recovering.
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    転化の「回復魔法20%上昇」を「回復効果20%上昇」にしてくださいお願いします!
    Please change the "increases healing magic potency by 20%" of Dissipation into "increases HP recovery via healing actions by 20%"!