[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.

[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.

[Ayer2015]

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.

I say **** the meta. Raiders need to stop ruining games.

[kikix12]

I say **** the meta. Raiders need to stop ruining games.

"Meta" can't be ignored to make a good game. But it needs not be. If you need to achieve a 1000, you can do so by 100+900, 500+500, 813+107+80...and countless other combinations. It does require time and effort, but balancing vastly different jobs is most certainly possible. The developers just don't want to do that. Yoshida specifically, openly and literally admitted to simplifying the game because it makes it easier to balance. He didn't even try to make excuses that more variety cannot be balanced. Just that it requires more effort and they don't want that.

[Joe777]

I say **** the meta. Raiders need to stop ruining games.

Every game has different players. Like 2 sides of the same coin, there will always be the casual and the hardcore. We may not get along, but neither side ruins the actual games.

[Fhaerron]

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.

But people would QQ.

There's already QQ in sigmascape because 'pure healers' are required to DPS.

I'm pretty sure SE will never make a heal job that requires to 'DPS' or debuff enemies in order to heal the group. Healers beeing able to DPS will always be optional because you know the 'casuals' don't know how to press an extra DPS button while they are not healing and they wouldn't want to loose those players.