Setting aside the emphasis on healing for a moment, what (ridiculously) wasn't touched on, was raid DPS contribution.

They're re-thinking dps' synergies with each other and removing type specific damage,
They're re-rethinking healing and emphasizing pure healers,
They're trying to shift away from certain jobs being "locked" in party compositions,

But can we talk about how Scholar and Astrologian still bring significant contributions to the whole party's DPS with both chain and cards (which are both still there) and White Mage still has no party damage utility?!

And while yes, it's possible it just hasn't be revealed yet, I can't see how they can talk about the importance of ALL of the above points, and not this one. This one is crucial in why White Mage is excluded from parties. And no amount of increasing the healing that needs to be done is going to change this. No amount of personal WHM DPS contribution "in exchange" for raid DPS utility is going to change this. No amount of "adjustments" to chain or cards is going to change this, either.


Unless there's a giant reveal still missing, White Mage is still likely to be in the same spot it was for the past two expansions.


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