Is pre-buffing neccessary?

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Any buff is better than going in without.

[VanilleFang]

Any buff is better than going in without.

So true. Which is why I will never understand people who find E4E "useless" or "unneeded". It is a free (no MP cost), instant cast spell that is off GCD. Even if the buff was incredibly minor it would still be useful for the plain fact that it is a free, instant cast spell that is off GCD. Where is the negative in casting it? It's not like healers have a rotation.

[Yukariko]

Absolutely pre buffs should go on first, protect (for all) stoneskin (maybe for all - I'm a scholar) and Adlo for the tank
Why?
Cos those 2 extra buffs of stoneskin and adlo will give the tank a few extra seconds to gain hate/group up mobs before i have to start actually healing them.