The Healer Problem in PVP

[Mantrus]

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I\\'m aware that the skill ceiling issue isn\\'t just a healer thing; the problem is just the relative difference between the high healer ceiling and low DPS ceiling.

I disagree that its the gap to the skill floor that's causing the problem. I don\\'t think the floor is relevant since that'd only apply to low rank matches when the problem is in platinum and diamond matches. I understand what you mean and agree that the problem is the difference between plat and diamond healers is greater than the same of DPS, but I think that's a symptom of the skill ceilings.

[Mantrus]

In my opinion, once you get close to the ceiling, the improvements you make to your play have smaller and smaller returns, hence the small difference between plat/diamond DPS. But since the healer ceiling is so high, even platinum healers have so much room for improvement that can severely influence the game, like fluid aura usage, perfect predictive benediction timing, GCD-mana management, etc. The gap isn't because the floor is low but because good healers are too good at differentiating themselves.

The gap we are talking about is the same, but the cause we are thinking of is different.

Sorry about the double post and weird apostrophes. I'm on mobile.