Unable to main a healer

[Saraphin]

I'll be honest, leveling a healer started way back in HW when i was trying to finish a DRG Relic. Queues were faster then and it was a no brainer for trying to get it done. (I still haven't finished that relic *snorts* i need my dragon on a stick, i'll get it, eventually) Now however, I main Healer because I want to. I enjoy being the one that has to figure out exactly what a mechanic is going to do and if i need Single Target or Group wide Healing. It's also a good way to get rid of daily frustration. Log in, queue up, throw stones and Wind Bombs at mobs, get frustrated and realize how trivial everything is and start snickering and giggling about my mistakes and the mistakes around me.

Also, my FCmates look at me as kind of a savior, they don't have the patience to do anything other than Tank/DPS for the most part...and they're all leveling DPS. as a crafter (that's my end game, not savage raiding) I tend to poke them for mats if i'm in the middle of crafting, so in return: i give them my queue to level. So...I'm helping others as well.

[Darkkos]

I started this game as a Smn and was really awfull at it because I didnt understand how "the game works" (2nd MMO after ffxi) For me, being Whm, is what made me understand the game cores and mechanics. And I didnt love having to follow a rotation (Or I didnt understand) so healer was the way to go for me. Now I play pretty much everything

[winsock]

So what made you guys decide to main a healer, or perhaps even main a tank at some point?

I mained a healer for years and started maining tank at the launch of stormblood.

In this game, healers are extremely powerful. When content is designed, it is designed without healer dps in mind, so any additional DPS you add helps carry dps. You can make an otherwise impossible DPS check possible. If tanks arent using cooldowns properly, you can accommodate that as well by throwing down some HPS. Healer are very good at helping groups meet minimums. They have alot of "carry" potential.

Tanks are a different story. They arent as great at helping groups hit minimums, but for dungeons, they are especially good at pushing party's into their optimums. For example, landing the correct pull size for a party is a nice optimization over pulling 1 group at a time. Plus the queue times are great.

[KopeAcetic]

Actually I got into healing "accidentally".

I always loved support classes in MMOs. I played an Arcanist with the expectation of going Summoner with a group of friends. The person who was supposed to be the healer kinda went on a tirade and refused to heal so I went scholar and found out I loved it! FFXIV is the most engaging healing role I've played in any MMO ever, and Scholar just fits my play style very well.

I had some huge learning to do when trying to complete AS3 but it's been a fun journey for sure.

[JCT]

I have always run as DPS in most games, with a few Tanks thrown in here and there. I decided to try out Healer this time around because of two reasons; I didn't want to wait around in Que the whole time, and the healers looked interesting to me. I also wanted to try a role that I honestly have never touched before.
So far I am enjoying my time as a healer, and I finally understand why healers are stressed out all the time

Actually just remembered after reading another post; another reason I am healing this time around was my friends pressured me into it saying that they are both choosing DPS jobs. I am the type of person that wants to have a complete group as best we can, so I put it upon myself to take on the tank or healing role. I feel a little less honest, but still my comments up top also stand as a good reason as to me healing.

[ZaveidAveid]

I started as a healer main back in ARR, after getting sick of DPS queues that took 1 hour + at the time, and trying to level my BLM, the class I started the game as, became tiresome. I abondoned it, leveled Arcanist, the started working on SCH. Soon after it was WHM, and until the end of HW I never really bothered much with DPS classes until SB, where I decided it was time for a change.

Overall Queues, and actually feeling like I'm helping a group leaving that feeling of satisfaction way puts that stress of healing high end duties worth it in the end. I may not main a healer anymore, but I still avidly keep one of them geared, just in case of my friends require a capable healer. :3

[Ghishlain]

So what made you guys decide to main a healer, or perhaps even main a tank at some point?

Healer's are one of the supporting pillars that keep a run going straight and true and has the power to fix any pot holes that pop up as the party car drives really fast through the street.

I enjoy having that responsibility and the challenges associated with it. There's a difference in healing a structured static versus healing a more randomized PuG set up of the 24 man and I revel in all the different situations that my group can put me through. It's exhilarating to pull off clutch healing plays that save an individual or even the whole party / raid from wiping.

[SunahYhisa]

To main a healer, especially in this game... you need to be a certain type of person. We call this specific type of person a "Masochist". The reason I say this is because we literally have 2 mother fin damage skills while leveling. Unless you are a SCH or something but no one likes those anyway! One is a DoT and the other is a 40 sec (feels like it) cast time damage skill that looks cool but tickles the enemy. So while trying to quest you just whittle down the enemy for at least 5 minutes, only to finally vanquish your enemy. After a 30 second celebration you realize you are only 1 out of 10 kills into your quest but yet you keep on trucking along... this is what it means to main a healer.

[Gemina]

I'm the opposite, and I have a lot of difficulty letting go of healing when I run content as another role. I can't tell you why you gravitate towards DPS jobs when healing is so much more engaging, but can relate to the satisfaction you feel playing it.

I started the game as an ACN, so technically I started grouping as DPS, but I always knew I wanted to be a healer main. I just wanted to learn the game engine first before taking on that responsibility, and I felt DPS was a good way to do that. The things that scare most players away from healing are big reasons why I actually enjoy it. I love having the responsibility of keeping the party alive and cleansed. My eyes are constantly shifting from the HP bars, the field, the focus target meter, and my CDs, and neglecting any of them for too long can lead to an under performance, or even a wipe.

The multi-tasking and the control I have as a healer are enough to keep me glued. I feel like I am the heart and blood flow of my party. Constantly pumping and providing nourishment to the group. But then there are all those fabulous glamour items too. I've always preferred cloth over leather and plate armor, and when I see these threads asking for glamour restrictions to be lifted; I sit comfortably back already having access to most of the items I desire. There are exceptions though (I'm looking at you, Griffin Leather Skirt of Fending)!

I could go on all day about why I play and love this role, and trying anything else just makes me run right back to it. However, I did decide to take a tank to at least 60. I need to know what they go through, and experience the other end of the tank/healer synastry. I feel it will only make me a better healer.

The best advice I can give you, is if you're enjoying it, then don't stop. But don't try to force yourself to main the role if that isn't where your heart is.

[Darkstatic107]

Didn't expect so many replies and I greatly appreciate each and every one of them. I am going to give it a try and level my SCH/SMN to 70. I am enjoying healing and the supporting role that it offers, even more so than AST. Although SCH seems like it is the most difficult one to play.