Back in FFXI, I always joked to other players that I was playing a text based game since all I do is read the log for mechanics and debuffs so I can time my casts. I rarely knew what the melee and boss were doing (no dodging mechanics). However, with the advent of WOW style logs and twitch style of play I've strayed away from that.

But it seems for FFXIV log reading for healers is again needed for certain boss mechanics (easier to tell than watching graphics). Just wanna heal from fellow healers on whether anyone relies on the log and if so what are key things to not filter.