Healers accuracy

[SPYX]

Now I know this isn't new, but I just don't want it lost in the sea of posts, but these days it feels like healers have to do damage, it is not just a matter of doing stuff better, its a matter of you do damage or you wait an eternity for your static to have lots of gear, however I can't help but feel frustrated about the lack of accuracy in healer gear...
In my opinion I would gladly replace any stat that isn't Mind or Weapon Damage for accuracy but there just isn't the option...

I understand that giving cleric stance accuracy would possibly kill crafting jobs but buying crafted accessories shouldn't be so good and almost necessary for healers while just ok for tanks and useless for dps...

[Risvertasashi]

I kind of agree with the overall sentiment. The later floors of AS just need so much DPS, but healers a lot of it is RNG to misses.

I'm not sure accuracy on cleric stance or similar is the best way to do it. It's a bandaid, I guess.

[Zaresin]

I kind of agree with the overall sentiment. The later floors of AS just need so much DPS, but healers a lot of it is RNG to misses.

I'm not sure accuracy on cleric stance or similar is the best way to do it. It's a bandaid, I guess.

Even on my whm I haven't seen myself miss very much. Maybe a handful of times. Really don't have to worry bout that on my sch.

[Risvertasashi]

Even on my whm I haven't seen myself miss very much. Maybe a handful of times. Really don't have to worry bout that on my sch.

That DPS hit when you miss your swiftcast aero III though... x.x

[Zaresin]

That DPS hit when you miss your swiftcast aero III though... x.x

I actually have yet to have that happen. Gotta love RNG.

[m3eansean]

For whatever reason, the devs made a very strong stance on healer dps and nerfed it to the floor by starving you of accuracy.

IMO, its all part of their plan to lengthen the time it takes to clear progression content. And it appears to have worked, as I think AS4 has only been cleared 3 times now? Whereas T13 was cleared on like the second or third day I think.

It's annoying yes, it takes longer due to needing to spend weeks sometimes to gear up as a dps to meet the check when a healer is missing most of their attacks.

[Chiramu]

Even on my whm I haven't seen myself miss very much. Maybe a handful of times. Really don't have to worry bout that on my sch.

"Stone III Miss" ><. It is a massive waste of time and MP to have this happen because of the missing accuracy on our gear .

Hopefully the devs do something about it, it doesn't have to be a change to Cleric Stance, just maybe new gear could possibly have it. It's weird how they took it away but left all our spells the same.

[Dante_V]

but buying crafted accessories shouldn't be so good and almost necessary for healers while just ok for tanks and useless for dps...

It's BiS for tanks so there's that...

[TatoRazzino]

The pressure for healer DPS doesn't come from the game, but from the community, so it's not their job to fix that. If your Raid leader is bitching about your DPS as a WHM (which is the only healing job that has a lot of actions that can miss), you have bigger problems than accuracy – which can be solved with melded gear and the mind you'll lose won't affect your healing output that much if you do it properly.

[Rewind]

The pressure for healer DPS doesn't come from the game, but from the community, so it's not their job to fix that. If your Raid leader is bitching about your DPS as a WHM (which is the only healing job that has a lot of actions that can miss), you have bigger problems than accuracy – which can be solved with melded gear and the mind you'll lose won't affect your healing output that much if you do it properly.

The DPS check hand-split on AS3 is so tight that one healer has to DPS and WHM has the best burst DPS.

So the pressure of healer DPS in progression comes from poor game design and pressure from the community. Don't let the Dev team off so lightly.