[Poll] Create a Healer

[Mimilu]

Create the next Healer you would like to see added to Final Fantasy XIV using 1 to 5 of the traits listed...

For fun. >///u///>
I want to see what things people would like to see in a new healer.

[Keydah]

Burst damage, burst heals, and debuffing. I want SCH, WHM, and BLM to have a baby. Mixing skills for various effects (like mudra, I imagine?) sounds fun, too. That could be its gimmick.

And it could work great for dancer... ;P

[Mimilu]

Current Results

Out of a total of 408 Votes

1st. Heals via damaging/draining enemy health: 33 votes

2nd. Focuses on Debuffing: 29 votes

3rd. Has heals that have/add negative effects to enemies (Damage, Debuffs, etc): 28 votes

4th-5th. Focuses on Buffing: 23 votes

4th-5th. Has heals that combo with each other like Weaponskill Combos: 23 votes

6th-7th. Focuses on Heal-over-Time effects: 22 votes

6th-7th. Can Recover other's Resources (MP and/or TP): 22 votes

8th-9th. Focuses on DPSing: 19 votes

8th-9th. Heals with quicker but weaker burst heals: 19 votes

10th. Has heals that have/add positive effects to their targets (Buffs): 18 votes

11th. Damages primarily via Damage-over-Time effects: 16 votes

12th. Has a Stance-Switching Mechanic that affects their skills: 15 votes

13th-15th. Heals via Channeled heals (links to and heals a selected target(s), continously): 14 votes

13th-15th. Has a Mechanic that revolves around using and maintaining a resource meter/bar: 14 votes

13th-15th. Has a Mechanic that mixes other skills for varied effects: 14 votes

16th-17th. Heals primarily with off-Global-Cooldown abilites: 12 votes

16th-17th. Damages primarily via Burst Damage: 12 votes

18th. Focuses on Burst Heals: 11 votes

19th. Heals with stronger but slower burst heals: 10 votes

20th. Focuses on Off Healing: 9 votes

21st. Focuses on Main Healing: 7 votes

22nd. Heals via consumable items or uses them as a casting cost: 6 votes

23rd-26th. Focuses on Mitigating/Shielding damage: 5 votes

23rd-26th. Has a Mechanic that involves holding/charging a skill to strength it or change its effect: 5 votes

23rd-26th. Has a Mechanic that involves RNG: 5 votes

23rd-26th. Something Not Listed: 5 votes

27th-28th. Has a Mechanic that revolves around using and maintaining a set number of resource stacks: 4 votes

27th-28th. Has a Mechanic that mixes other skills for varied effects: 4 votes

29th. Has a Pet Mechanic: 3 votes

30th. Heals based off percentages: 1 votes

[Joe777]

I think a Healer focused on debuffing would be a nice addition. However, it might upset the balance of Healers. Of course, that also assumes there is a debuff said Healer would get that is unique to it.

[Mimilu]

Current Results
Out of a total of 1,126 Votes!

1st. Heals via damaging/draining enemy health: 104 votes

2nd. Focuses on Debuffing: 82 votes

3rd. Has heals that combo with each other like Weaponskill Combos: 73 votes

4th. Has heals that have/add negative effects to enemies (Damage, Debuffs, etc): 66 votes

5th. Focuses on Buffing: 59 votes

6th. Has heals that have/add positive effects to their targets (Buffs): 52 votes

7th-8th. Focuses on DPSing: 48 votes

7th-8th. Heals with quicker but weaker burst heals: 48 votes

9th-10th. Focuses on Heal-over-Time effects: 47 votes

9th-10th. Can Recover other's Resources (MP and/or TP): 47 votes

11th-12th. Has a Stance-Switching Mechanic that affects their skills: 45 votes

11th-12th. Damages primarily via Burst Damage: 45 votes

13th. Heals via Channeled heals (links to and heals a selected target(s), continously): 40 votes

14th. Heals primarily with off-Global-Cooldown abilites: 38 votes

15th. Has a Mechanic that mixes other skills for varied effects: 35 votes

16th-17th. Has a Mechanic that revolves around using and maintaining a resource meter/bar: 34 votes

16th-17th. Damages primarily via Damage-over-Time effects: 34 votes

18th. Focuses on Main Healing: 27 votes

19th-21st. Focuses on Off Healing: 26 votes

19th-21st. Focuses on Burst Heals: 26 votes

19th-21st. Has a Mechanic that involves holding/charging a skill to strength it or change its effect: 26 votes

22nd-23rd. Focuses on Mitigating/Shielding damage: 19 votes

22nd-23rd. Heals with stronger but slower burst heals: 19 votes

24th. Has a Mechanic that mixes other skills for varied effects: 18 votes

25th. Heals via consumable items or uses them as a casting cost: 17 votes

26th. Has a Mechanic that revolves around using and maintaining a set number of resource stacks: 12 votes

27th. Something Not Listed: 11 votes

28th. Has a Pet Mechanic: 10 votes

29th-30th. Heals based off percentages: 9 votes

29th-30th. Has a Mechanic that involves RNG: 9 votes

[Joe777]

This poll is no longer create a Healer, at this point it has become create a DPS that can support the group.

[Ayer2015]

I think a Healer focused on debuffing would be a nice addition. However, it might upset the balance of Healers. Of course, that also assumes there is a debuff said Healer would get that is unique to it.

Anything will upset the tank and healer balance. Honestly, I'm tired of raiding getting in the way of fun, interesting job design.

[Joe777]

Anything will upset the tank and healer balance. Honestly, I'm tired of raiding getting in the way of fun, interesting job design.

What I meant is the balance between the Healers in the eyes of the meta. Basically which of the Healers has more to offer utility-wise than the others. If a Healer is capable of providing potent, useful debuffs no other job can then that Healer is going to become a staple to Savage content statics, leaving less room for the other Healers to shine. It's like right now how DRK is constantly being ragged on for its lack of unique utility compared to PLD and WAR.

Naturally, casual players and easy content won't care about it, but that doesn't change the fact that it'd get special treatment and be the most desired job.

[Hestzhyen]

I want to do something a little more than play whack-a-mole every few seconds when I heal. If SE could make it work somehow, they could fuse NIN, AST, and WHM together to create something different than what we have now... but the way fights are designed, you want to have those burst heals readily available. Not to mention that comboing heals to get your big one in time for the buster means you're not DPSing or buffing/debuffing, which means you probably aren't a useful as the other three jobs.

I want a debuff focused healer but debuffs just aren't that useful in this game. Bosses ignore everything except type damage vuln ups. :c

[Ametrine]

I think the requests for a debuff healer is more to counter AST.

The HP drain thing was a mechanic of a popular WoW healer, and there was that Necromancer healer thread a while ago that made some really good cases for it.

I voted for a debuff and stance dancing main healer. Basically, what I assume DNC could become.

But, screw meta if it means things grow increasingly stagnant for the role instead of giving us more styles to tool around with.