Are role actions a nerf?

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

all the things they took are things that every one of the jobs in that role should be able to do. like Provoke, Goad, Esuna, that's a very good reason.

The problem I see with that is those "skills every role should have" are non-choices. You take them, no ifs ands or buts about it. So, while I can't speak for any other healer, I personally feel compelled to always take Swiftcast for instant res, Protect to buff my groups, Esuna to remove any debuffs, Lucid Dream for mp management, and if that unknown skill using that recolored Divine Seal icon turns out to be Divine Seal, I'm gonna feel compelled to take that too leaving me with no choices at all for alternatives.

Now in a static where you and your co-healer can coordinate, sure you're going to have more wiggle room, but I'm not the type of person who likes to constantly swap skills. I didn't like it with WoW's talents and that hasn't changed. I pick the skills I feel I need for all the content I engage in and rarely if ever change them. Unfortunately its looking like all my "choices" have been made for me.