The Rescue Skill Has to Go

[Derio]

In my experience the healers i have been with use it properly. However this is from a tank perspective. From a dps perspective I can see how this can be abused or trolling when a healer rescue's you into bad or for no reason.

[SturmChurro]

I'll have you know I have to use this skill constantly actually rescuing people whenever I do Copied Factory.

[WhiteArchmage]

It's a great skill, I've saved my co-healer when a run was going badly and they were LB3 locked, pulled people into shares so we don't die, and yes, a lot of good-natured trolling ON MY FRIENDS, when we care about having fun instead of parses. My absolute favorite was pulling a friend at random right before the DDR phase in Suzaku and change places with them, keeps them on their toes.

I WISH my healers Rescued a couple of people into my Improvisation circle, too, those 78/76 on my Esprit bar drive my OCD insane <.<

[Bonbori]

I WISH my healers Rescued a couple of people into my Improvisation circle, too, those 78/76 on my Esprit bar drive my OCD insane <.<

Improv should just have mass-rescue built in. And a root on top of that, for the entire duration.

[Saefinn]

How exactly widespread of a problem is it though? The only time I've seen Rescued used outside of its intended purpose is when its me and FC mates dicking around with each other.

I get it is an ability that people can troll with, but if figure argument for removal should be based on how prevalent of a problem it is, because it has its uses too. We have multiple ways for people to screw with you in a dungeon too and not just Rescue.

[RowanLauron]

This OP is a troll, stop feeding it.

[Allooutrick]

I'd like video proof, starting from queueing for PUG, showing how prevalent this problem is.

[OrangeCrystarium]

Rescue is fine, it's the people who use it incorrectly to troll and harass who need to go. Big difference.

[TheForce]

Should we also remove Shirk and as we are talking about healer, any of the many heal spells? This is a team-based game, if you don't like other team members contributing to your experience then you are playing the wrong game. The game has already suffered enough from team skill pruning. The battle system was far more fun, particular for me as I play tank, when we had skills like diversion, palisade, shadewalker, smokescreen, cover in it's previous form etc. The toolkit was far more varied and unique, and now we are all cookie-cutter jobs all within our own lane, don't perpetuate that.

FYI, anyone abusing anything should result in you reporting that person, not asking for the battle system to be changed for the worse.


Edit: You don't have any jobs at 80 OP, maybe wait until endgame before you start asking for abilities to be removed. Rescue can be a godsend in raid, particularly PF raid, and can save runs if people make mistakes, or increase DPS uptime (free AM for BLM?) if the group knows what they are doing.

The fact that you tried to equate rescue to shirk totally convinces me that you have no idea how Shirk works. Maybe wait until you actually know about what it is you're talking about before giving any input in a discussion.

[Lambdafish]

The fact that you tried to equate rescue to shirk totally convinces me that you have no idea how Shirk works. Maybe wait until you actually know about what it is you're talking about before giving any input in a discussion.

I'm a PLD at raid level, thanks very much, a quick glance at my lodestone would tell you that. Shirk is an ability that gives 25% of your aggro to target party member, forcibly manipulating their enmity against their will. I could use it to kill party members who I didn't like if I were MT. A quick shirk, death, voke.

I like how vague, yet patronising, your comment is "you are wrong, I won't tell you why, but please stop posting until you have learned to tank".