Thread: NEW HEALER FOR 5.0

Originally Posted by ShenDrakar

Maybe a Timemage healer since we are going to the past, someone need to send us there. Like the guy with the crystal hand at the top of the crystal tower talking about the need of changing the history.

We aren't going to the past. We are going to a parallel world. Another copy of Hydaelyn. In the lore, Hydaelyn and Zodiark fought and Hydaelyn was split into 14 "shards". We're going to "The First" shard.

Originally Posted by Darkplanet

But I’m betting she is the new healer class. We might even get teased for it in his upcoming patch we’ll see.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but it has been confirmed that a new healer isn't going to happen. As a result of balance concerns.

"―― Since Gunbreaker, which is a tank, was announced first, many thought the next job would be a healer. Please let us know why you decided to make Dancer a ranged DPS.

Yoshi-P: The decision to add another tank was made very early. I felt that the odd number of jobs for the roles of MT and OT was badly balanced. By adding a distinctive "Final Fantasy" weapon to the game, we hoped to appeal to those who have yet to try their hands on the game. And when I thought where we were going for the next one, it was decided to add a ranged DPS, because it only had two options for the role.

As for the healers, it is difficult to balance them, so I would like to focus on balancing the existing jobs in 5.0 before adding new ones."

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...no_new_healer/

Originally Posted by AlliciaCapulet

Honnestly SE, we don't need any new DPS any time soon. Make a new healer already. You skipped us on SB, ok, we can survive 1 expansion. You skip us again? I just lost interest at that moment for the expansion. And looking at the forum, I'm not alone. So, you have 3 months, make a new healing job already.

stop being entitled. you are no one to make demands. besides it takes two years to make a new class they said. we have plenty of melee dps yes but not enough range. who cares if it is still a dps. range players have just as much of a right to get new toys too. dancer not being a healer is bringing the worst out in people (although most healers are the toxic players anyways.)

Originally Posted by guardin

stop being entitled. you are no one to make demands. besides it takes two years to make a new class they said. we have plenty of melee dps yes but not enough range. who cares if it is still a dps. range players have just as much of a right to get new toys too. dancer not being a healer is bringing the worst out in people (although most healers are the toxic players anyways.)

Get lost, you are no one to tell me that. There is 3 healer jobs, 11 DPS job, we have every right (healer) to be mad.

Originally Posted by Syrehn

It's not about Dancer not being a healer. It's about there being 0 healers. DPS get new toys EVERY expac, literally 1 or 2 get added each time, so please don't try to come off like DPS have it hard because "lack of ranged dps".

At the same time you're talking as if healers exclusively play healers. I'm sure many do but most do not. You have access to the exact same toys as a tank or dps main. Just because you don't like the toys you're getting doesn't mean you get less.

And no I'm not happy with there being no new healer in 5.0. But I'm not greatly upset by it either. The healer balance really needs to be addressed, especially with how whm is very mundane and undervalued compared to the other two. If SE have not introduced a new healer because they want to balance the current three better, then I'm okay with it. Not happy, but I accept it.

I'm actually pretty excited to try out dancer.

Originally Posted by guardin

stop being entitled. you are no one to make demands. besides it takes two years to make a new class they said. we have plenty of melee dps yes but not enough range. who cares if it is still a dps. Dps players have just as much of a right to get new toys too. dancer not being a healer is bringing the worst out in people (although most healers are the toxic players anyways.)

We have every right to be pissed. Being ranged physical does not change the fact it is still a dps. At the end of the day, dps have 10 jobs to choose from. A wide variety of jobs. Healers have 3 jobs, sure, but they do not offer variety by any means. They may look different, but their heals are the same at the core, and especially their dps skills. They’re all too much alike, and all we want is variety. If you get bored of a dps, you have a lot to choose from if you wanna change up playstyles. We can’t. We are stuck playing basically the same way. Cards, a few different ogcds and pets are not enough to give variety.

Dancer could have opened up a whole new healing playstyle among the healers. FINALLY something unique, fresh and new! But no. We (healers) were told before SB that we don’t get a new job because they want to work on balance. SB is almost over, and they still didn’t get balance right. Now we are supposed to be okay with sitting back seat yet AGAIN for ANOTHER expansion? And not even guaranteed to get one next expansion! We are supposed be okay with waiting 6+ years because they can’t balance their own game? News flash: dps are far from balanced, yet they still get jobs. Every. Single. Expansion. You people are no more entitled to a new class than we are. We got screwed over, and darn right we are mad, and we have the right to be.

Yoshi's response for all of you mad about no healer is : "Please enjoy the new jobs without being bound by your role"