Has anyone quit healing?

[Blueyes]

This is the first game that ever got me to stop maining a healer.

This speaks volume. For the expansion that was supposed to fix healers, it clearly wasn't based on what a lot of players wanted.

Speaking for myself, I played Conjurer back in 1.0, Scholar in A Realm Reborn, followed by Astrologian. Healer had always been my main throughout my years with FFXIV. But now... it doesn't feel good anymore. This is the first time since 1.0 that healer hasn't been my priority. Looking at Astrologian and Scholar in particular, which were my two favorites, what initially drew me to those jobs has now been stripped away.

At this point, I find myself looking forward to the prospect of a new Final Fantasy MMO down the line that is built upon what they have learned from past mistakes.

[Coulvre]

I've mained SCH since around 2.2, and going into this expansion was no exception. I like playing other healing jobs too sometimes, and I was, like many people, dubious about the changes to AST, and about how they seemed to making healers too homogeneous and losing their individual identity. However, I continued to play SCH through 5.0 and still had a lot of fun with it. After playing AST for a bit, I actually find the new card system pretty fun.

I do think both of them do need adjustments - 5.05 helped, but didn't completely fix everything. I also think the healer shortage in the game makes it apparent that a lot of people are unhappy and that they need to take some more action when it comes to balancing healers, but I can't say that any of this discouraged me from healing at all, and I still have a lot of fun doing it.

[Clouse_Cleyra]

I have being an Scholar since day 1 and never have even thought about changing, its practically the same thing.
That doesnt change that I still raid as other jobs sometimes.

[LukaRoselia]

No but these damn tanks bring me pretty close.

[Reiryuu]

In a word, yes.

What will I end up as? I haven't found that answer yet. I have 4 jobs to 80: RDM, DNC, WHM and PLD... I am considering going tank, but I like RDM and DNC too... I'm even digging the new SMN. But I have a feeling that if something isn't done to the healers, I will probably leave the game. I already have zero interest in 6.0 even if it were to have a new healer, because with what we got in 5.0, any new job will just be a horrible reskin of something we've already got knowing them. Probably thrown together at the last minute too with regurgitated assets for their casting animations because.... screw healers seems to be the theme on the Dev's minds even if they don't come out and say it.

[Cidel]

Nope. I'll stick with AST and then WHM as a secondary option (to avoid the those double AST comps, for one); same as always. I've stuck with AST since its release (weak HW start and all), but before then I was a BRD main (carry-over from 1.0) that dabbled in WHM. I was a healer back in XI that wanted to try something new in XIV, but still ended up gravitating back to it by HW's release. I've adapted to AST's new card system, understand why they likely went this direction (won't know for sure unless somebody asks it in a LL/interview), found a little charm in it, and appreciate the recent buffs. Of course it could still use some additional buffs and tweaks, but some of the hyperbole about it is eye-roll worthy. WHM has gotten a tad bit more interesting and rewarding with the new job gauge; I've been playing it irregularly and am content with it.

Not getting another healer this expansion doesn't suddenly make me no longer want to play the role either, and if it wasn't something I'd have an interest in anyway then I'd still keep trucking along (and I am) with AST & WHM.

[Misutoraru]

The biggest reason I retreated from healing after 2 expansion and a core game is simply, I thought 5.0 we will be focus on healing. It turn out not the case, same downtime, and even more powerful oGCD heal. I just miss the time when Titan HM can easily step a low HP player to his death, I miss the time in the Vault...

[Marc-Vigar]

Responding to the OP, no, no one quits healing because no one is healing anymore, haven't you seen the queues recently?

[Rivxkobe]

I've actually started healing more.

[Daws]

I think the only reason I've healed this expansion is for the fast queue times. Healing is fun for a bit but I get bored with it after a few runs. I'm definitely having more fun as dps right now.