why do you heal?

[Alisane]

Like several others have mentioned, I too am a "healer IRL" so I suppose it was a natural choice.

I really enjoy the diversity of the role. Some encounters have a lot of single target damage, some lots of AOE, some a mix of both. It's fun to know what is needed when and react accordingly. Some encounters don't have much damage at all and then you can stance dance and add to DPS. But really I enjoy supporting my party members and keeping them going! Nothing is quite so satisfying as seeing the healh bars go up after a big heal, or giving an enhanced balance and time dilating it on that great BLM. My secondary class is paladin which caters to group support, so I think that says a lot about my attitude toward that anyway.

I have never really enjoyed DPS. Pushing the line with damage, rotations, and mechanics always seems so overwhelming. Which is funny because I know a lot of people feel that way about healing!