Quote Originally Posted by Jandor View Post
SCH has a large heal and an AoE heal, they're rather different in that half of the potency is wrapped up in shields, but they still fit in the "big heal" and "aoe heal" categories IMHO.

Cure II is 700 potency, Adloquium is 300 potency plus 375 potency as a shield, for 675 potency total. Both cost 1000MP.

Medica is 300 potency, Succor is 180 potency plus a 225 potency shield, for 405 potency total. Medica is 1000MP and Succor is 1300MP.
Quote Originally Posted by Kazrah View Post
Just like Jandor said, Adloquium and Succor serve as the large heal and AoE heal respectively, which is understandable to miss because of how often players forget that damage absorption effects do indeed qualify as healing. The main reason why they are harder to balance compared to standard healing abilities is because it can circumvent the usual ceiling for heals that is "overhealing", and this game isn't the only one that has had to deal with such an issue of balance (discipline priests in WoW say hi). To further impact this for Scholar specifically, there are other balance issues such as factoring in the Adloquium critical effect and faerie abilities that can be used while casting other heals.
I knew there would be confusion unless I explained further, was hoping that wouldn't be the case, but meh. Based on the categories that were given, Adloquium and Succor would fall under the Specialty Heal and AoE Specialty Heal. SCH doesn't have a true equivalent to Crue II, Benefic II, the Large Heals, or Medica and Helios, the AoE heals. That is why I indicated that the faerie is meant to make up for the lack of those skills, and that there is some overlap in these categories, depending on how you wish to view them. Plus why balancing is a bit problematic, since the faerie is MP free, and other things. But regardless, SCH does not have either of those skills, Adloquium is a Regen and Aspected Benefic equivalent and Succor a Medica II and Aspected Helios one.