Please fix protect

[Kaisha]

I'm just sitting here happy that they removed its MP cost of Protect in 4.0 so the cost of rez+protect wouldn't murder your MP so much in Savage content. That said, I'd prefer it if they just removed its set-it-and-forget-it approach to Protect, or make it yet-another buster/aoe mitigation skill like Sacred Soil or Palisade so it's a more actively used skill.

[MartaDemireux]

I feel like removing it and having the light and full party bonuses apply a 15% defense buff would be just fine.

I also like the idea of it being a cooldown on a 30s timer. If they make the buff equal to Eye for an Eye, they could remove that less iconic skill and make our choices for Role Abilities less difficult. Maybe even combine E4E effect into Protect’s. That way even if the effect doesn’t proc, the tank is still getting some mitigation.

[Zephanoa]

Pretty sure they stated that they felt like they should get rid of it. The only skill involved in protect is getting it back on someone when they die and even then that rarely occurs. I think it should be more potent but on a timer. Think they should give protect essentially stone skin but make it not a one hit and it's done skill.

[Gumbercules]

Think they have hinted at just making it always on so long as you are grouped with a healer i think

[miraidensetsu]

If you're not gonna get rid of it (even though you should) over some silly nonsense of it being "too iconic" then for mog's sake make it actually useful and intuitive. Right now its useless. Most players argue its reduces damage. but by how much? we don't bloody know.

Right now its broken and as healers we deserve a better version.

Change Protect's effect to the PvP Protect. And give it back to WHM. Solved.