Cleric Stance removed??

[velw]

Just seen some coverage of Stormblood changes to WHM, including removing Cleric Stance and turning it into some Divine Damage Seal.

There's probably other stuff that I've not read yet but right now I am incredibly unhappy about this. The whole "stance dance" dynamic is core to how I have played my main job for a number of years. I like it. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person - I've seen other folks writing about it in the past, wishing they had Cleric Stance on other jobs. This is not something you just f- about with. It's central to gameplay and the player's experience of the job. "Oh but there's a tricky cooldown"... yes, and to achieve anything in the game there's a tricky *something*, because that's how games work - challenge and reward. If you don't like it, play another job. The people playing this job do. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE STILL PLAYING IT.

Right now I'm wishing I hadn't pre-ordered this expansion. They might as well have just taken my money and set fire to it.

[Kuroneko_Jutah]

Can't please everybody. Take it or leave it.

[Purrsnikitty]

You really shouldn't talk like you represent the majority of the healers or know what most of them want.

[Lexia]

I don't think whm having cleric stance is "central to gameplay" and I don't remember seeing anyone go "I just wish I had cleric stance on other jobs also" Also if you going to quit over them taking away cleric stance well then bye have fun some where else, from what it sounds like is the battle system changes will change regardless if have SB installed or not.

[RaijinSupreme]

Then get a refund. You also don't have to play it.

[LunarEmerald]

Permanent cleric is way better than having to constantly toggle it off and on for 10% more damage.

[Ayer2015]

Scaling healer dps off MND was the right choice. THe skill is basically ranging strikes now, and you can take it if you want to do more dps than the healers who don't give a fuck.

[SuperZay]

I will not miss it because I'll dps more without stance dancing, and I prefer more efficient gameplay, when 1/3 of my spells are not totally useless if I don't activate CS, often double clicking it and putting someone's life in danger.

What I don't like is new CS cross class buff is extremelly weak and extremelly short, maybe I'll take something more useful for a healer in its place.

[Keydah]

Is Cleric Stance fun and usually (when you learn how to not get stuck in it) fun mechanic? Heck yeah!
Is it a good thing that it's gone, because it means that more healers will dps because there's nothing to be afraid of in doing so? Also heck yeah.

I'm going to miss CS, but I'm happy with the change. You can't please both sides; at least this way the dpsing healers definitely win and the non-dpsers don't have any excuses to pull now.

[velw]

Can't please everybody. Take it or leave it.

Indeed. But I will be leaving it.