What does sch do now with no dps options

[AncientCrystal]

Shut up

Heal

And do mechanics

[Dyvid]

Shut up

Heal

And do mechanics

So I guess you'll be healing as main in 5.0?

[Urthdigger]

Shut up

Heal

And do mechanics

You must be a really crappy healer if it takes all your time and resources just to do that. Honestly I feel kinda sorry for your parties.

[Saefinn]

Shut up

Heal

And do mechanics

Nah fam. Healing's boring now. Gonna DPS.

They homogenised Scholar's healing already, the DPS was still interesting and they've just homogenised that into something less enjoyable. We're all practically White Mages now and White Mages have complained about their state of play for ages. White Mage needed fixing, not for the other jobs to be broken.

I played DPS more in Stormblood, whereas I was a Scholar main in 2.0 and HW. I'll probably be a Dancer main in Shadowbringers if it's any good, because it appeals to my supportiness and looks like it might be fun to play. I've seen a number of other healers talking about playing something else or boycotting healer roles. So to answer the OP's question, "what does a SCH do now with no DPS options", they main a DPS and laugh if people have to wait for healers or if the pool of experienced healers drops.

And I'd not mind the loss or homogenisation of DPS so much if the healing itself wasn't already homogenised (I liked that SCH wasn't great with pure heals and that it felt very different to heal as a result versus WHM).

[Sebazy]

Shut up

OverHeal

And do mechanics

Hiya

I fixed this for you.

You're welcome <3

[RayThrust]

"What does sch do now with no dps options"
The same as WHM and AST have been doing for years? Use the few dps tools (and uitlity) they have.

[EaMett]

Ruin II- it'll have 200 potency with the trait that upgrades Broil II to III. So at the cost of 60 (if a smn's Ruination buff is on the target.) Or 80 potency (if no Ruination) you can weave your ogcds on that.

Or if you're MLG pro you can just single weave by clipping Broil III, but doing that to much will make you lose cast times.

On fights with more then one target, you can also weave on Art of War as its potency is higher then Broil II's after the first enemy.

It's honestly not really as bad as people are saying it is...

The broil potency buff still means ruin II is only good for double weaving (on the 80 pot basis). The opportunities to double weave have been significantly reduced so we will be clipping broil a lot. Ruin II will see very limited use in its current form compared to miasma II.
I don’t expect this to stay this way, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if SE fixed this somehow prior to the raiding tier. But just saying that it isn’t good enough as is.

I also realize this is a little nit picky but in the light of everything the design team has been doing these past 4 years with healers I’m inclined to think it once again denotes a bit of a lack of effort or perhaps understanding from them. Personally I’m more worried about not having much to weave in the first place. Sch was enjoyable because it had no clipping and no waiting for the gcd without weaving, it flowed well. Both of which we will have a lot more of (as whm does). Just frustrating that this is the best they could come up with after 2 years of community input.

[WaxSw]

What does sch do? Play a well designed and fun job like summoner

[deadman1204]

I guess hope you never get paired with a WHM, cause the group will suck more?
While it sucks that you lost a bunch of options, SCH are still the superior healer and always will be. You have crazy ogcd and casting while moving options, plus a fairy to do 3/4 of the healing for you. WHM is.. the king of standing still and casting cure2?

[Yuyuka3]

I guess hope you never get paired with a WHM, cause the group will suck more?
While it sucks that you lost a bunch of options, SCH are still the superior healer and always will be. You have crazy ogcd and casting while moving options, plus a fairy to do 3/4 of the healing for you. WHM is.. the king of standing still and casting cure2?

The WHM that is just standing there casting Cure II is a really crappy WHM indeed... as is any healer, really.
But I get what you mean.