Quote Originally Posted by JunseiKei View Post
That would be unnecessary. What was being proposed is Embrace would activate on a GCD from the SCH anyway.....
Ok so what would be the GCDs you would use to activate Embrace? Now the first one at get that actually can target an ally is Lustrate at lvl 50, so up until that level the fairy would have no way to be commanded to use Embrace if we base it around this idea. What about multiple target GCDs such as Idomability and Sacred Soil, how do you choose who to target with Embrace in this situation, because currently you can not. What if the SCH has no GCDs available for whatever reason, that would mean no fairy Embrace.

We could use PvP SCH as a better example on how this works. When summoned, Eos's Embrace is insta-cast (and it's still a spell) but it only goes off when you use an healing action on a target, but considering there are no multiple target heals to use in this mode it's quite easy to specify the intended target. However considering the abilities and jobs are balanced much different in PvP, it's not too easy to replicate how it works in PvE.

As for the defensive oriented buff debate (Rouse, Fey Illum, Mantra etc), considering Whispering Dawn benefited from all these effects when it was a spell means there is nothing to stop Embrace being sent down the same route. Buff Physick (closer to Cure, Benefic), nerf Embrace and there you have SCH taking advantage of the heal buffs instead of the pet. Also the fairy doesn't really suffering from movement issues much anyway (unlike SMN pets), so being able insta-cast just doesn't seem like it's necessary in comparison..