Conjurer: Swift Cast

[Raestloz]

Let's put it this way:

Without Swiftcast, you have to stand still for 2.5 seconds to cast a standard spell, all the while Weight of the Land is forming under you

With Swiftcast, you can sprint while casting a spell and it will still fire off.

Without Swiftcast, you have to stand still for 6 seconds to cast Raise, all the while Landslide is coming at you

With Swiftcast, you can sprint while casting Raise and it will still fire off

Form your own conclusion

[DxWings]

Guess I'll chime in one more time. I don't care what your opinions are of a healer who doesn't have swiftcast. That's not why I'm here, was just asking whether it was necessary to have it or not. And what I'm getting from all the posts are, "it's not necessary to have but important to have."

Obviously, I'll eventually get to it someday. But right now, I don't have all the time in the world to be playing this game, which is why I said I don't want to be bothered to lvl up another class if it isn't necessary to have the skill. So maybe you guys have more time than me, who knows.

So because I have a lack of time, I'm considered -insert word here-, well that opinion is yours and yours alone. Nothing I can do to change it and nothing I will do to change it.

Well thank you for the small talk, I appreciate it but I'll be sticking to my original agenda until the time calls for it.

I'm also not even near end-game yet, so not even time for me to consider that. I'll take that into account once I get there.
Thanks again and take care!

[Dyssyd]

Swiftcast is absolutely awesome when used properly. Using it exclusively to res people isn't using it properly either.

That being said, it isn't required, you can get by without it. But, if you do go without and eventually do get it, you'll be kicking yourself for not getting it earlier.

Have fun!

[LiadansWhisper]

Guess I'll chime in one more time. I don't care what your opinions are of a healer who doesn't have swiftcast. That's not why I'm here, was just asking whether it was necessary to have it or not. And what I'm getting from all the posts are, "it's not necessary to have but important to have."

Well, it's nice that you don't care. But if you don't care, I wonder why you asked the question in the first place?

Anyway, do what you want. You obviously didn't need our input in the first place.

[Sebazy]

I would consider it as necessary when learning 8 man content from Garuda HM and onwards. It's a (fairly big) bonus for 4 man content but not a requirement. Ifrit 8man isn't hard enough to need it.

[wildgalax]

Well, it's nice that you don't care. But if you don't care, I wonder why you asked the question in the first place?

Anyway, do what you want. You obviously didn't need our input in the first place.

If you actually bothered to read op question you would see that he clearly asked if swiftcast was mandatory spell to get not what your opinion is on players that choose to not get it. And i think we clearly established that the answer is no.

[PetiteMalFleur]

. But with a 3m timer

3 minutes? Are you sure?

I use swiftcast all the time. It can be coupled with any spell. Swiftcast + Holy for fast aoe damage and stun. Swiftcast + Medica 2 for aoe healing on the move. Even a Swiftcast + Cure 2 for when you need to top someone off and benediction is down or you want to save it. Shit happens and people die. It's not like you're leveling the character more than once and I have yet to meet a healer who doesn't utilize swiftcast multiple times in every situation.

Bottom line is swiftcast can save the party a wipe. Therefore it is necessary to get.

[LiadansWhisper]

If you actually bothered to read op question you would see that he clearly asked if swiftcast was mandatory spell to get not what your opinion is on players that choose to not get it. And i think we clearly established that the answer is no.

I did read the OP. Perhaps I'm just blown away that the OP is so "shocked" that people would also have opinions about the subject.

Also, I believe the consensus was more along the lines of, "Well, no, but you're hurting your team if you don't have it." Which, to me, means, "Yes, it's mandatory." Then again, some people have different priorities.

3 minutes? Are you sure?

It's one minute. I'm not sure why he thinks it's three.

[Jyoeru]

I got swiftcast today, and now we NEVER lose! Seriously, if you don't have swiftcast, you are the worst player in the game and your party cannot succeed. Don't be lazy. Get that WHM up to 50, gear it all on your own, then level that THM to 26 and get swiftcast. It's the difference between being a good player and a horrible lazy one.

[Raminax]

I personally feel that among the many months you'll be spending on wiping on fights, farming tomestones and hoping that one boss finally drops what you need for your BiS setup, spending a few hours spamming Blizzara for the undoubtedly strongest utility gain in the game is a drop in the bucket. Then again, I'm a tryhard in everything, so...

Hell, one doesn't even have to spam Blizzara on FATEs. Get a Thaumaturge to 15, then do a daily low level roulette, pissing off people by spamming Blizzara in there for a level per day.