Quote Originally Posted by Reiryuu View Post
SE is pushing this "vision" of a "pure healer" onto the job which is something the community... doesn't want
Personally taking more of an optimistic "Wait and See" approach, and just trying to ignore the doom and gloom coming off the forums. There may be legitimate criticisms here and there, but a lot of it comes off as preemptive whining. But anyway, trying to ignore that aside, leaning more towards the pessimistic side, it seems to me as though SE is very much trying to push a particular meta with little to no care for what players in general may have established between themselves previously. Things like the severe gimping of AoE abilities across the board seem very indicative of their determination to push things in a certain direction. I recall reading an interview where Heavensward was described as an "Expansion" of what they began with A Realm Reborn, while Stormblood is a "Revolution". Taking this to refer primarily to the gameplay, and the sweeping changes to ability structure and use when compared to HW, it seems to me like SE is determined to take things in a certain direction with SB. Whether this turns out to be for better or for worse, I'll reiterate my intent to reserve judgement until after the expansion is actually out.