White Mage vs Scholar

[Divine_Intervention]

I wouldn't say your gimping yourself or your group if you only have 1 leveled.

Agreed. You can only have one class equipped at a time, not two, so where's the benefit. Yes, understanding how to play as a scholar if you are WHM, or WHM if you are a scholar, can help you understand what your counterpart should be doing at certain times, but that' more on the teaching side of things (i.e telling your scholar "now would be good time to galvanise, big damage about to come in") but if you're running anything higher than extremes, if you need to hold your counterparts' hand, you've already got issues.

[Okashii]

This sounds like a lack of knowledge on the healing classes. They are different but both really good. You just need to learn what each is about.

[FoxyAreku]

Their protect is fine, as it's rare for 4-mans to really need the magic-blocking of the white mage protect, and their stoneskin is also fine (it's only an 8% difference, which is what, one more hit? Usually not even that).

The ideal group will have a scholar and a white mage in it, both classes are great at max. (Pre-level 40 though, there's no contest that white mage is better. Simply because scholar leveling pace is whack...)

[KingOfAbyss]

These 2 works differently, even if 'green'

I prefer SCH over WHM - But it goes with my playstyle.

Other FC mate loves WHM - and he's starting to like the fairies soo ^^

If you are a healer - no matter which jobs you choose - you can do your role.

I love to play with minions, so that's me.

I put my points into INT for my SMN.

SCH you should lose about 50hp from your heals by doing that. So far haven't found a problem.

Stop listening to those that will tell this and that - test things by yourself, and then you can talk with them.

It's the same with the only 2 Tanks in here so far. I prefer PLD, but love WAR for it's skills (that cyclone) versus PLD that mashes 3 buttons and check his CoolDowns..

It comes down to: play what you like. You will find group that will love to receive your heals on their heads ^^

Have fun!

EDIT: sorry for late post after everyone. By the time I was able to type, others filled it ^^

[Euphe]

To original OP's question: both are best. Period. Raw healing + amazing AOE = WHM /// Mitigation + amazing single target heals = SCH. I have both leveled and love them equally.

[SummonerSenah]

I love playing either, but the best is in 8 mans when the other healer is the opposite of what you are. If I'm a scholar I love having the other healer be a white mage. If I'm a white mage, I love having the other healer be a scholar. They just compliment each other very well.

[Nicobo]

which class does a better job of healing if you were to put the best SCH and WHM of Eorzea together to heal a group of ppl?

short anwser: SCH
I think eveyrone would prevent to say this answer directly to prevent war. ^^;

A longer version: best SCH does a better job than best WHM if healing the best group of ppl.

[Parawill]

I love Scholars, but I prefer playing my White Mage. (Hexagons <3)
And Scholars don't suck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUbMMglvPo

[Rynia]

The healing roles in this game are actually beautifully balanced, to the point where if I pop into 8-man content in a pug and there's a second white mage, I groan.
Two white mages or two scholars are a terrible matchup. One whm, one scholar is fantabulous.

I have tried scholar and cannot get on with it, but my static scholar feels the same about whm =P We are a dynamic healing duo~

[Seryl199]

Aye, both classes are terrifically balanced. I love scholars massive single target healing, and yet I'm also I love with white mage's HoT spells. Play them both, maybe you find a favorite, or maybe you'll like them both.

Also don't discount a scholar's stoneskin. Just because it's not traited doesn't mean it's useless. Sometimes the white mage will be busy patching up raid damage or isn't paying attention, and it's up to you to mitigate the tank. If you already have adlo up, stoneskin is better than nothing.

Another nice thing about stoneskin is it only incurs 70 enmity. I'm more likely to drop a stoneskin when adds spawn because the threat generated is negligible. Even if the mobs come for me, one flash or overpower and they're all on the tank. It's especially nice since most scholars are built for crit, and a crit physick in an add scenario can easily generate ten times as much hate as stoneskin, making it harder to pull off you.

Just some food for thought, stoneskin isn't a scholar's strongest ability, but it's certainly not a wasted slot.