Potential HoT Healer ideas

[Euphe]

I do admit that WHMs have some HoTs but they aren't completely based upon that system. I'm hoping that the next healing class they release will be based upon HoTs. I enjoyed playing as a HoT healer in WoW (I don't miss WoW at all mind you...) and I'd like to see something similar added in later patches/expansions, BUT what class/job would be a good fit for such a healing class? Any ideas?

[sharazisspecial]

Next healer could be Channeled based healer.

[Orihara_Izaya]

Next healer could be Channeled based healer.

I would seriously love this!

[CalvatE]

Next healer could be Channeled based healer.

I can see them not being very popular for fights like Ultima lol

[Nullie]

Next healer could be Channeled based healer.

I'm not very familiar with multiple mmo's. Can you explain to me the play style of a channeled base?

[Thriar]

I'm not very familiar with multiple mmo's. Can you explain to me the play style of a channeled base?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91oMNZNuW2s This a chloro healer who uses damage to heal and their main tank heal was through a channel. When someone talks about a channel healer, they're talking about a healer who uses a consistent channeled(casted over a period time) heal as a primary heal.

[CalvatE]

I'm not very familiar with multiple mmo's. Can you explain to me the play style of a channeled base?

To channel an ability.

Currently, as you know, if you have a spell interrupted mid cast, you don't get to heal at all.
Channel is basically the reverse. Your casting time is your actual heal, except the longer you're casting the more heal it does because it will tick small heals throughout the cast - so basically when you get to the end of the 'cast' bar, you've obtained a full heal potency; but if you only need a small heal, you can just interrupt your own cast to end the heal prematurely from its full potential.

It's basically a HoT that is only active when you're casting, in other words.

[Rydiah]

I'd really like to see another healer. I always play healers and 2 just isn't enough for me lol, I'd also like a HoT based healer. People kept telling me that SCH was going to be the HoT healer before the game came out, and while I really like SCH...I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed.

[Sundome]

I would love to see a HoT based healer be added, but I would settle for a channel or damage based (something like Chloro from rift) healer.

[Euphe]

The channeling idea is actually a really good thought. That would have mechanics that would set it apart from WHM/SCH which would be cool.