Thread: 3.2 PvP: Feast Game Mode Discussion Thread.

Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

■Ranked Matchmaking Ranges■
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Why not have this matchmaking based off rating, not tier? Tier can be fine for issuing rewards and a general glance at someones rank. But because tiers can have overlapping rating points, it's not the best indication of where someone currently is, comparatively speaking.

Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida

■Job Balance■
At this time, we are planning to make several adjustments, in particular to strengthen both dark knight and ninja in PvP, with patch 3.3. These adjustments are still being tested internally, and so we ask that you please wait a little longer.

I was going to wait until the end of the season, but I figure nows a good time for some feedback. There's been quite the statement on healers, regarding our inability to really affect the battle as it's all on the DPS burst. However, if you feel that healing in general is as it should be, I'd suggest looking at Scholar at the very least. It seems to be the least appropriate for The Feast. The shields take longer to cast than AST, the regens not at on-demand as WHM or AST, and the general cure potency overall is lesser than WHM, especially considering WHMs pvp skills. Once your Lustrates are used up, unless you're willing to disperse your faerie you've got a tactical disadvantage comparatively speaking top the other healer types. And then without your faerie you've got no recovery from low HP Attunement use.

I'm trying my best to continue the rank climb as Scholar but I can feel the real pressure from the limitations of the job. I struggle between rationalizing it as my own skill or a fundamental issue with Scholar in PvP. As I see it, Scholar is an amazing supporting healer for PvP, not the best main healer. I have never felt the pressure in other level 60 pvp modes, but this was because I've usually had a co-healer to keep the HP flowing properly. Scholar excels at quick spot heals, but time after time again I end up in deadlock matches when the DPS cannot land a kill for some reason or another, and it's obvious the two with the proper mindset are the opposing healers. It's not until I see 5 (or more!) Culling Time stacks, it's to the point where I cannot out-heal the opposing healer if it's a WHM or an AST. Normally I wouldn't make such generalized statements, but it's happened on multiple occasions to me, including both high and low ranked DPS comrades.

When I look up at what I just wrote out, it comes off as more of a rant than anything perhaps. But I hope you accept the feedback one way or another.