Are role actions a nerf?

[Kaisinel]

Do you honestly believe that WHM's Protect, Cleric Stance, Divine Seal, and Shroud of Saints will not be replaced with a new ability? That is, if divine seal/shround of saints are even leaving WHM.

Are you going to sit here and tell us that you are truly under the notion that WHM is going to end up with LESS abilities compared to the other healers because said actions are being moved to Cross Role?

[Fawkes]

Do you honestly believe that WHM's Protect, Cleric Stance, Divine Seal, and Shroud of Saints will not be replaced with a new ability? That is, if divine seal/shround of saints are even leaving WHM.

Are you going to sit here and tell us that you are truly under the notion that WHM is going to end up with LESS abilities compared to the other healers because said actions are being moved to Cross Role?

It's possible that other healers have lost a bunch of skills that we just don't know about yet, and they learn the role actions instead.

EDIT: And what I believe the system will be is irrelevant, I was just explaining a possibility someone else suggested. A lot of people seem to believe we're guaranteed to get a bunch of new stuff to replace the role abilities, and that might not be true.

[Kaisinel]

Okay. Then end this thread and start complaining again once we actually know the reality of the situation.

EDIT: The Statement wasn't towards you Fawkes, it was directed to Ama and Hyperia. I should have made that more clear.

[Fawkes]

This is a forum for discussion, you don't have to participate if you don't want to.

[Kaisinel]

Thanks for stating the obvious.

[NolLacnala]

Role Actions : Not as optional as previously indicated

[Tharne]

Role Actions : Not as optional as previously indicated

They're not optional (if you care about being good at the game that is) but situational.
Pretty sure the dev team didn't invent the system with "I can get 5 more skills out of a set of 10, but I'm gonna take 0 of them because -insert reasons that don't really matter in the end- !" people in mind.

[LalaRu]

It is quite interesting making a debate about the fine playing to tune your skillbar to the fight that is going to come even in mid-dungeon, while I witness on daily basis the potd healers that 9 times out of 10 don't even bother to heal who have stepped on a mine or had the mob exploded, but ignore them and running ahead.

I think skillbar fine tuning belongs to savage content (and, still, we have to see if really so much relevant), and not so important in duties. Not to mention, if I'm healer and I know I can swap this or that skill somewhere, if I take the time to make the swap, the party is all died because the duty rollercoaster haven't time to wait my few seconds to make the stuff.

[Donaria]

This is going to be amazing in raid and other 8man content, just think only one healer needs to bring protect, the co healer now has a chance at another viable skill to bring to the group. I like to play pld and not having access to stone skin makes me sad, gonna miss sneaking in a SS during boss fights.