Hall of the Novice with Hard Mode

[Gilraen]

I can't help but think this thread is about Warriors and the debuff from their damage boost ability. They can't avoid said debuff, it's part and parcel to the ability. Further, I don't know if the tanks have any abilities that do remove debuffs so how, exactly, are they supposed to do that? I guess I could put Paean on everyone and keep cycling through that, but then I'm wasting alot of time giving everyone Paean when I could be shooting things in the butt. A healer's work is cut out for them, this is the truth of it. That just happens to include removing debuffs. And, honestly, this is the first I've heard of anyone being annoyed at having to remove debuffs as a healer. My biggest complaint as a healer has never been having to cure debuffs. It's been White Mage's slow mp recovery.

[odie]

You misunderstand. There are some debuffs that healers can't remove. Like Esuna doesn't remove them. Some of these like doom require a mechanic to be managed to clear it by the player who has it or they die. The healer can't save them. Others like environmental debuffs affect the type of amount of damage the player takes and stays on them and can not be cleared by the healer. While the debuff may not be cleared, the player should learn to be mindful of their own status afflictions instead of ignoring them completely, which is what a lot of the players are doing now.