Healing tips (ps4)

[Dragnela]

Hello, im new in ffxiv and ps4, always played mmos on the pc, but now I only wanna play it on the console xD

I got a lvl 30 whm and a lvl 22 arcanist, I wanna lvl them both as a good healers. But im really new to the ps4, any tips for ui, macros, spellbar, petbar, shortcuts etc.

Also what bonus stats should I spent for the whm and scholar? I also wanna do some pvp, which one shine in pvp? Is it kill fairy and you cut half the healing? For PvE I wanna use both!

Thnx in advance ^^

[ROFL-kopter89]

I put all my points in MND for both so my heals are bit bigger. For WHM, some people put them in either VIT so you have more health, or PIE so you have more MP.

When you get a chance, level THM to 28 (?) so you get Swiftcast, an invaluable action for healers as it will enable you to instantly raise a fallen member, summon your pet straight away, etc...

Both are viable healers in their own right. Personally, I favour SCH. Due to all the attack spells from ACN, I like to Cleric Stance dance and throw all my Dot's on an enemy and Bane, then go back to healing as needed

[PenelopeWinn]

As for macros i don't suggest them on whm but on sch you can macro things like your fairies heals onto your reg skills. I wouldn't use the pet hotbar just because it throws me off. try just taking the skills and putting them on your own bars.

[Killabye]

whm i find this one good

ac "cure2" <t>
ac "cure2" <tt>
ac "cure"<t>
ac "cure" <tt>

helpful, it eliminates two buttons and allows cure withou switching iff tank. i use that for stone an aero as well so in lower dungeons it misses the higher spell first so in raids it uses the stronger cause its available. virus i use the same way so i could just virus tank target and hit the boss. mainly it just helps in case you have a mob targeted by accident or the tank by accident it will attack mob or heal tank

[Killabye]

ps4 i also dual trigger so my cure macro is r trigger circle but my dual right trigger pops all my cures so i can choose better. i dont do that with stone or aero cause it doesnt matter as much but it works pretty good for me.

[AiChyan]

- All points go to mind
- The way i do it is that i have a full bar dedicated strictly to healing, with single heals together, healing buffs together and aoe heals together, and a second bar is half healing & half dps (for whm, i dont sch.. ;
- Get your cross class skills quickly.. especially swiftcast, its a god send.

[Dragnela]

ps4 i also dual trigger so my cure macro is r trigger circle but my dual right trigger pops all my cures so i can choose better. i dont do that with stone or aero cause it doesnt matter as much but it works pretty good for me.

Hello, ty!

I dont understand what the macros means. And when I got cure2 I deleted cure. But its best to use both?! Mp management?

[Dragnela]

- All points go to mind
- The way i do it is that i have a full bar dedicated strictly to healing, with single heals together, healing buffs together and aoe heals together, and a second bar is half healing & half dps (for whm, i dont sch.. ;
- Get your cross class skills quickly.. especially swiftcast, its a god send.

Yeh I heard that, any tips to lvl fast? ^^

[AiChyan]

Yeh I heard that, any tips to lvl fast? ^^

Do your roulette, hunting logs, challenge log, fates and battle leves

I dont understand what the macros means. And when I got cure2 I deleted cure. But its best to use both?! Mp management?

Cure 2 does *not* replace cure 1! You still need both and cure 1 you should use more than cure 2 since it doesn't use too much mp, use cure 2 for when your tank is hit too hard, and when it pops as free (u see a dotted line around the spell). MP management is having enough mp to last your through a run or battle. White mages can run out of mp fast so you have to use your cures and cool downs properly

[Ignnis]

I heal on ps4 and don't worry it's not as bad as you might think

Keep skill you want access to without having to move your thumb off the joy stick like swiftcast, divine seal etc and all your heals on your main hot bar (that's my personal preference, I have all my attack skills on the second hot bar).

You'll get really quick with practice racing up and down the party bar so u wouldn't worry about that. As for macros I personally don't use them. I keep the skills I would chain together aka swiftcast + raise next to each other to I can click them really fast.

For stats I went 2 mind 1 piety, you can reset your stats with an item from your grand company if you want to change them.

Don't know anything about scholar except is macro heavy and managing smn pets was a pain for me so I never used it.