I'm in a bit of a rut

[Nullie]

Is there anything you can do? I'm not sure. Its hard to tell if you are or aren't wiping because of lag from reading. If it is because of the lag don't count on yourself able to continue until its resolved unless you can learn to play with it. Healing, well you do need a good connection. DPS can afford to lag as if one dies the party probably won't wipe. If there is nothing you can do about the lag then I have a few suggestions I can make. Level arcanist to 34 and/or blackmage to 26. There are two skills that "could" help with your lag issues. One would be an eye for an eye (arcanist) and swiftcast (thaumaturge) An eye for an eye is a skill where when placed on a party member it has a 20% chance to debuff the enemy. The debuff lasts for 20 seconds and reduces damage done by 10%. The other would be swiftcast. A must have spell. Especially for raising or getting a quick medica off. These will help with your class and you will need them in future end game content.

If the lag still considers to be an issue, I highly recommend doing this until the issue is resolved. You might enjoy playing as a Scholar. With a Scholar you can at least have a fairy who can cure for you during your lag issues. Consider that an option as well. On the plus side, you also can have access of switching to summoner in the instance you rather dps. Switching between the two jobs can also be fun and a good way to level a healing class with having multiple ways of doing so.