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    NobleWinter's Avatar
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    Jul 2017
    Location
    Gridania
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    814
    Character
    Winter Gem
    World
    Brynhildr
    Main Class
    Scholar Lv 100
    I think we over estimate the "healing" ability of AST and SCH because we know that it's "possible" for them to clear every fight. I don't do much high end raiding and therefore my parties consist of mostly less skilled people. The effectiveness of "extra" healing really shines in the 99% of this game that isn't the top 1%. I think we all need to admit that WHM is actually tuned to benefit more players than SCH or AST even if it's DPS contribution is smaller. Cards and Speed buffs and Crit buffs don't really matter if a party is struggling to survive and learn mechanics for the first time. To me the Healer balance isn't centered on DPS but the required skill level to successfully heal encounters. In terms of difficulty WHM is easier and supports the large groups of new players learning with a plethora of strong healing skills as a fail safe. Medica 2 can heal through a DPS standing in fiery hell for a reason. Ast is slightly more difficult with less healing options and a card mechanic that can be ignored if you're desperate. SCH is the most difficult with a fairy to command in addition to Aetherflow Stacks to regulate. If you look at the reward of DPS as a tribute to class difficulty for succeeding as a healer then the balance from SE makes sense.
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    Last edited by NobleWinter; 06-08-2018 at 02:32 PM.