Thread: Healers in 5.0

Originally Posted by Anselmet

You forgot that Selene is more or less completely gone and we lost a skill on Eos. Our potency on fey union is less as well. And while you're completely correct that dps has been gutted something worse happened: we are now bloated with healing potential. Did sch really need all these new ways to heal? But hey guys, they finally 'fixed' dissipation! So that's something.

So true! Honestly-- I was reading about all the changes, and then I watched the showcase video with all the healers explained... and my brain went numb. My fav part in the video was when the translator said "While Seraph is summoned, faerie actions are changed as follows: Whispering Dawn becomes Angel’s Whisper, and Fey Illumination becomes Seraphic Illumination, However, these two are purely aesthetic changes." (LOL wut?)

I feel that unless they really up damage output/healing needed, that healer will become the new tank - aka the role that is desperately needed in parties, because a lot of career healers will be switching to more engaging jobs.

Saw someone say the following, and it really feels on point:

"I feel like the idea was to simplify the healers so that new people weren't afraid to give them a shot. But they just got rid of the interesting parts and now the existing healers are jumping ship."

Can't wait to see what queues are going to be like. I'll probably still level a healer for FC activities/runs, but I don't know if I'm going to be maining it this expansion.

Ah I see, they've taken the WoW approach to "balance."
=.=

Also congrats SE, you've managed to make cards boring. :T

At this rate, they might actually put healer mount achievements in the game to get people to play.

Yay, i guess...

The only healer I really play is AST, but it is my main and so far I'm disappointed with the changes I see.

I know that the changes aren't final, and I also don't know how it will feel playing it until I actually get to play it. It took me a while to want to try the current AST because people kept spooking me with its complexity. It certainly seemed overwhelming to me too when I watched videos. But once I actually started to play it, I began to love it. Perhaps I'll end up feeling the same way once I play 5.0's AST, especially if they change encounter designs.

I also understand why they changed the card system. A lot of ASTs just fished for balances anyways, might as well make all cards increase DPS.

But the content I most regularly do is dungeons, not high-end raids (which I've yet to dip my toes into). So fishing for RR Balances wasn't always what I cared about. Enhanced Balance, sure, but most of the other cards had their uses too. I find the current card system extremely fun and engaging. Furthermore, I've always loved the Time Mage aspects/buff extensions that AST can utilize. So when I watched the video, I couldn't help but feel disappointed that the things I love about AST are either getting changed considerably or removed altogether.

I hope that I will still love AST in 5.0. I guess only time will tell.

I'm holding my reservations until the expansion comes out but if they ruined Scholar I'm quitting to play another role. Half the fun of Healing was also dps'ing which has been neutered.