Quote Originally Posted by AlphaSonic View Post
The problem is that there's too much competition for the other slots. Compared to DPS classes, healers have more mandatory cross class to take such as Protect, Lucid Dream (for MP), Swiftcast, Esuna (if the battle requires something to be dispelled). And then we have Largesse that is better than every other cross class we have and there's no choice at all. Most of the time we will pick the same. Probably Cleric for DPS increase but still.
We have to revaluate the current mandatory skills. WHM might not even need Protect, Cleric Stance, or Largesse, and Thin Air might be so good that even Lucid Dreaming might only be needed in fights that are going to be drawn out.

Currently for WHM, the only true cross skill they need is swiftcast. Eye4eye has a longer CD than SCH, and regen and medica 2 can still do their job without it. Virus is also weaker. Blizzard 2? Sure, if there is a DRK in the party preventing you from casting Holy. Situations requiring Surecast are few to the point of needless. Physick? We have Cure, which we hardly use anyway.

WHM actually seems to be in line to benefit the most because previously, it benefited the least from the cross class system. It's the other two healers I am worried about, particularly SCH since I don't play AST yet.