Thread: Consolidated White Mage 4.0 Feedback Thread

Right now everything is being analyzed on how WHM currently plays, but it looks as though healers are getting huge changes to how SE wants us to play in SB. They may want ALL healers to stop DPSing as much. Not that the concerns aren't entirely valid (some unique utility would still be nice), but cases like this do seem to point that how we play now is going to be different come the expansion.

Originally Posted by Elamys

In the light of Cure II being confirmed to proc Lilies 100% of the time, and the revelation that the build used during that press tour was a month or more old, perhaps we can step back a tad?

I know people are upset that anything is tied to Cure because "WHMs are supposed to heal with Regen" but it seems likely that SE doesn't want that to be the case which is why they're tying mechanics to Cure and not Regen.

I think it's less to do with "WHMs are supposed to heal with Regen" and more "WHMs get something else tied to Cure (except Freecure, free heals are the bomb) that is neither efficient, effective or exciting". Personally, as a WHM main, if anything gets tied to my Regens, it's a VERY low proc rate for lillies. Outside of that, Regens are fine as is, IMHO. What we need is better and reasonable incentive to use what we're getting and some basic utility outside of healing everything.

Originally Posted by Subasu

If healer s are meant to be sole healers, and nothing else, then they need to take away all DPS abilities....
Since that's not happening, SQEX needs to adapt to their players, not the players adapting to what SQEX is trying to force on them.

They can't just take away all DPS abilities. How are healers supposed to level through content, do dailies, etc then? Not everyone is going to want to level a DPS or, even more, bother getting decent gear for one. Healers will always have to have SOME DPS abilities. The question is whether or not those abilities are worth using in trials or raids.

To sum up my thoughts for what WHMs could get for utility:

Dispel for ally/party debuff removal or enemy buff removal AND interacts with the Lily system (page 190 for those interested on my idea of it)
Astra for ally debuff prevention. This could also interact with the Lily system to increase duration/enhance its effects, if it needs to interact with it at all.
Shellskin for increased magical resistances and magic damage mitigation for as long as Shellskin holds. Have it cast and function like SCHs Succor, but do not let it heal or reduce Physical damage.
Also, getting Shroud of Saints and Divine Seal back would be nice, the rest I could live with/without.

Good ideas? Terrible ideas? How does this sound to you guys/gals?

EDIT: Forgot the Reflect idea, where it would be cast on an ally and have it act much like what Agrippa the Mighty and Hellsclaw do with their "Counter Measures" ability. Though, I'm unsure if it'd be OP to reflect back ALL forms of damage...

I really like all three of those ideas. The only other ideas I like in the way of "utility" are more combined healing and damage abilities like Assize.

Originally Posted by KingFrost

Dispel would be interesting as a better ensuna. Far more MP for more available cleanses.

My only problem with Dispel being a "better esuna" is that people may only bring WHM to savage content depending on if it can cheese mechanics. While it WOULD make WHM see use in Savage content, it'd be for the wrong reasons.

I am a fan of a cheaper Raise, Auto-raise, or maybe even lowering the stat penalty of Weakness/Near Death (Not all 3 at once, mind you).

Reflect as a rampart-like skill you put on others sounds good too.

It was a pleasant surprise to hear of Yoshi-san's comments regarding White Mage. Cure II having a 100% chance to proc a lily is interesting as is the comment that the job is still under development. Square Enix is listening to our concerns. Being that it's the 5th, I hope we get some more information on what has changed since the last build in April.