going from 60 to 70

[DiamondOrion]

Question, did you buy a job skip for the class? Or are you just worried to play it after awhile away? No shame if it's the former, but if it is I would recommend actually doing a lower level dungeon first to get the hang of the class. It plays very differently from the other healers and if you go into it with a typical healer mindset you're only going to make more grief for yourself. Though if it's the latter you'll mostly like what SB has to give you. Excogitation is a god send.

I leveled it up to 60 then changes came. Now after leveling up favorite classes I am ready for this and know how cruel others can be and do not like being kicked for not knowing a proper rotation and skills.

[Enla]

I leveled it up to 60 then changes came. Now after leveling up favorite classes I am ready for this and know how cruel others can be and do not like being kicked for not knowing a proper rotation and skills.

Alright. Overall SCH was one of the classes that was changed the least as of/ this current patch cycle/. Most of the omissions were patched out, or balanced to be less punishing than they were before when SB dropped. It's really a different beast compared to the beginning to SB where it was a pure nightmare to level. About the only thing that you really need to know is that macros are what make this class shine and with a properly macro'd faerie you can take on pretty much everything.

I'm not on my main PC right now so I can't copy and paste my own list, but here's a thread where people provided macros for you to try: https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Scholar_Macros
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...cholar_macros/

There's also a case to be made for mouse over macros and both of the Savage SCH's I'm friends with live by them. However I'd start small and see if you like macros in general to begin with before delving further. You don't /need/ them. However they do make tackling the sheer button bloat and faerie commanding a little easier, but don't feel bad if they aren't for you.

Other handy tips are:
-Pair Rouse and Whispering Dawn for a tremendous DoT.
-Use Adlo on the tank then Deployment tactics it to everyone nearby at the start of a boss room pull. DT has a short range, but it's handy for getting a crit shield out to those who might need it.
-Miasma 2 is your best friend, but be careful /never/ to spam it if you aren't sure your mana can handle it.
-Excogitation is like a giant shield that insta-heals when the target when their health dips below 50%. This skill is a godsend and the best part of your new kit. I like to keep it on the tank at all times if I can spare the aetherflow.
-Chain Stratagem increases the Crit Rate by 15% for 15 seconds on whatever enemy you place it on. It has a long cooldown but when it proc's, oh god is it fun to see.
-Aetherpact forces your faerie to put out a continuous heal on a single target, using up the fey union gauge which is built by using aetherflow actions. I'm personally not a fan of it because I've found macro'ing can near replicate it's affect, but it does have it's uses and can take some stress off your shoulders.
-Use Bane once you've set up all your damage dots on a single enemy so they can spread to nearby enemies and save yourself the hassle. Never use it if there's only one target.
-Never, ever keep your faerie on Sic. Make sure that each time you log back into the game she's on Obey and execute her actions yourself. Eos and Selene have terrible AI and it's even /worse/ when you let them do whatever they want.
-Remember you're a preventative healer, not a reactive one. SCH doesn't have the sheer healing power of either WHM or AST and we rely on anticipating then nullifying damage before it even happens. Best thing I can tell you is to learn the dungeons and fights intimately so that shielding becomes second nature.

Hope that helps!

[DiamondOrion]

does it help? it is incredible, very useful, and makes me want to cry out of shear joy .. thank you so very much

[KaivaC]

I dunno about SCH, but I know when I finally got my AST to the 60s, I started doing the HM dungeons for HW. Those are usually when you see the tanks going all out as far as dropping tank stance, mass pulling, and DPS doing DF DPS things. That will really test your healing abilities and how to adjust to pretty much anything. Trials aren't too bad, either.

[Bradach]

ah zephy again... all have to said is: It's a trap !

[Settiesama]

And this is why you don't level purely in PoTD for every single job

[LittleChickenNugget]

And this is why you don't level purely in PoTD for every single job

Well it's either instant queues in PotD or 15+ minute queues for DPS's to get into one singular dungeon.
Hm.

[Avatre]

Well it's either instant queues in PotD or 15+ minute queues for DPS's to get into one singular dungeon.
Hm.

In other words, it's the 15+min queues, coupled with the HW/SB hunts, and Kojin beast tribe, and FATEs. Those are the easiest ways to continuously get EXP on any DPS class going into a roulette.

Anytime I queue up for something as DPS, I go do beast tribes(currently doing Ixal to finish getting all my crafters to 50 easily), and I typically finish all 12 Ixal by the time I get to spot #4 in the queue. That gives me time to switch, organize my armoury chest(like to keep new things at the last slot so that I can easily move them to inventory for GC turn in), and be ready for whatever the roulette hands me.

[Settiesama]

Well it's either instant queues in PotD or 15+ minute queues for DPS's to get into one singular dungeon.
Hm.

I take it you are unfamiliar with Zexy's http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-even-after-60 thread.

It has been worked out that even with a 20 minute wait, dungeon exp works out better even without fates or leves etc added in. This being for all levels.

[KaivaC]

I take it you are unfamiliar with Zexy's http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-even-after-60 thread.

It has been worked out that even with a 20 minute wait, dungeon exp works out better even without fates or leves etc added in. This being for all levels.

True...but really has nothing to do with what was asked in the original post...