Tips for SCH? :)

[Zadocfish]

Alright, I have finally gotten SCH, and am on my way to making it my main class (19 levels before I catch up with my PLD!). I wanna post some things I noticed, so I can learn if they're true or not:

I have 3 bars: Healing, DPS, and Cooldowns/misc. The Healing and DPS are my main rotations, the third is for stuff like Protect, Summon, Sustain, and Resurrect: stuff I won't be using often, but occasionally. Both my Healing and DPS bars have my Eos commands on the left side, so I can Embrace whenever I need to manually.

I have seen no reason to use the "Place" command/"Heel" command. It's faster to just walk where I need my pet to go in the automatic "heel" mode. There is very rarely reason for me to move and interrupt her; I can just park near my party and Eos will Embrace away. 25y isn't too short of a distance, really.

I had no idea how easy micromanaging Eos would be! She casts Embrace automatically, so I very rarely have to tell her to do that. I still have it on the bar, because sometimes you need to manually get her to prioritize the tank. Mostly, it's just the cooldowns; and yeah, they're crazy easy, especially since Whispering Dawn has a pretty short cooldown.

Basically, in average dungeons, it feels like I'm two classes. I still keep the party alive thanks to MP-less Embrace spamming, but I can devote almost the whole dungeon to being an extra DPS; in Cleric Stance, I have the same power as I did when I was ACTUALLY a DPS as an ARC. That means that the dungeon goes significantly faster, because it's like having a Healer AND a third DPS. Also, when I DO need to heal, I basically heal twice every GDC because of Eos, and I have a nifty heal/barrier spell as well. It feels way better than playing as a WHM for me; it feels like there's a massive safety net.

So, that's my first thoughts on playing SCH. Feeling pretty good, so far.

[Ragology]

Alright,

I have seen no reason to use the "Place" command/"Heel" command. It's faster to just walk where I need my pet to go in the automatic "heel" mode. There is very rarely reason for me to move and interrupt her; I can just park near my party and Eos will Embrace away. 25y isn't too short of a distance, really.

The place/heel thing is mostly for fights like Titan Extreme where frequent movement interrupts the Fairy's healing.

[Gemina]

Alright, I have finally gotten SCH, and am on my way to making it my main class (19 levels before I catch up with my PLD!). I wanna post some things I noticed, so I can learn if they're true or not:

I have 3 bars: Healing, DPS, and Cooldowns/misc. The Healing and DPS are my main rotations, the third is for stuff like Protect, Summon, Sustain, and Resurrect: stuff I won't be using often, but occasionally. Both my Healing and DPS bars have my Eos commands on the left side, so I can Embrace whenever I need to manually.

So, that's my first thoughts on playing SCH. Feeling pretty good, so far.

Last post was from my phone, but there are a couple more things I wanted to bring up:

Not sure if you're PC or controller, but keep in mind that your pet already has its own bar. When you have less skills, it can be easier to hotbar some of your pet's abilities so you don't have to access the pet hotbar, but as you acquire more, I believe you will find the hard set pet hotbar much more convenient.

Basically, in average dungeons, it feels like I'm two classes. I still keep the party alive thanks to MP-less Embrace spamming, but I can devote almost the whole dungeon to being an extra DPS; in Cleric Stance, I have the same power as I did when I was ACTUALLY a DPS as an ARC. That means that the dungeon goes significantly faster, because it's like having a Healer AND a third DPS. Also, when I DO need to heal, I basically heal twice every GDC because of Eos, and I have a nifty heal/barrier spell as well. It feels way better than playing as a WHM for me; it feels like there's a massive safety net.

Actually, you have more power! The SCH soulstone provides a significant increase to your MND stat, which in-turn translates to a higher INT stat when you activate Cleric, that's without mentioning that as your item level increases, the MND stat for SCH seriously inflates. SCH DPS can significantly reduce the time spent in an instance, but always remember that healing and DMG mitigation are top priority. I wish you happy travels on your Eorzean travels!