Two healer starting classes

[CryBloodwing]

So, when you start out(not using jump potions), I feel that it does not make much sense for there to be one healer class. There are two tanks, 5 dps classes, and 1 healer. Therefore, anyone who starts as a healer, has to choose WHM which I feel is a little boring. While I am not saying a nee class should be added(though I feel like it would be a nice idea) I was just wondering what are the benefits of only have one healer class to choose from? I mean, yes, it is probably the easiest healer class....good to teach people, but still. Why not more variety for healers? The next healer class is only available when you get another class(Arcanist) to 30.

[Naunet]

I agree 100%. I hate that if you want to level as a healer, you pretty much have one option. One of them you can't even access until you suffer through the ARR MSQ.

[SendohJin]

should just slap the Healer tag on Arcanist.

[CryBloodwing]

That would be a good idea...give them a damage pet and a healer pet. Lable them as healer.

[bass9020]

That would be a good idea...give them a damage pet and a healer pet. Lable them as healer.

This is not a bad idea actually. Its not changing much since you get the healer job scholar at lvl 30 anyway. Allowing ACN to have 1 of each pets until lvl 30 would be pretty cool!

[dynus]

Well, with the new Role system, you don't HAVE to start as Conjurer, you can start as an Arcanist, and just wait until you hit 30. You have to slog through the first thirty levels as DPS, but you'd have to do that anyways to get to Scholar even if you started as a conjurer.

That being said, you're right, it never made sense that there was only once healing class. And it hurt WHM when it came to this Role system.

[Ametrine]

Noting that ACN has two promotion options, one being a healer, at character creation would help.

And if it looks weird, they can just note the job EVERY class promotes to and keep it consistently labelled.

[LarienTiwele]

Back when the game was still fresh in 2.0, I played SCH as my main - and actually used Arcanist in the low level dungeons as a healer - though at the time finding pre-mades to do this with was easy as everyone was at the content point I was to do it with. (Remember you can go with any combination with premade groups etc.) Though I also can say that this wasn't something everyone could do - since they had lower MND and their heals were meh compared to CNJ's own you have to heal harder... And one too many screwups came that much faster.

[Rhyn]

They should just split Arcanist already. The whole thing was a failed experiment.

[Brightshadow]

They should just split Arcanist already. The whole thing was a failed experiment.

They really should it wouldn't require much work either. Arcanist quest would remain for arcanist/summoner, and they'll earn everything from 1-30 automatically. As for spells

1.) Ruin = Broil
2.) Bio = Dia (light version of Bio)
3.) aetherflow = stratagems
4.) Summon remains
5.) scholar keeps physick and SMN gets sustain.
6.) energy drain becomes aspir
7.) miasma becomes helix
8.) summoner lose raise for empower (temporarily transform summon into its Demi form.) (+100% attributes)
9.) bane = manifestion