How are healers fairing right now?

[EaMett]

Don't get me wrong. I don't agree with all of his opinions on the changes. The AST changes are a perfect example, it make sense in a speed running context but that's about it. Also he didn't seem to initially mind the dps nerfs because he was excited about the healing toolkit. But at this point in time I also wouldn't be surprised if he found healing a little bland and wished he were playing another role.

But with all that said and done, he knows healers incredibly well and he's as close to a healer influencer as we currently have. His opinion is still valuable, and so is his feedback. Considering that SE is already siding with casuals like crazy, it definitely wouldn't hurt having someone pull in the other direction.

[MitsukiKimura]

Don't get me wrong. I don't agree with all of his opinions on the changes. The AST changes are a perfect example, it make sense in a speed running context but that's about it. Also he didn't seem to initially mind the dps nerfs because he was excited about the healing toolkit. But at this point in time I also wouldn't be surprised if he found healing a little bland and wished he were playing another role.

But with all that said and done, he knows healers incredibly well and he's as close to a healer influencer as we currently have. His opinion is still valuable, and so is his feedback. Considering that SE is already siding with casuals like crazy, it definitely wouldn't hurt having someone pull in the other direction.

Then Momo can live with the fact his opinion shared a input on the downfall of the AST player base. Now my class is the most boring one out of them all. Taking a parse runner opinion on a healer class adjustment is just invalid and the Worst thing you could possibly do. Now none of my cards feel special. They honestly should just rename them all Balance because it doesn't make a damn of a difference having them named all different if the effect is the same.

[EaMett]

Then Momo can live with the fact his opinion shared a input on the downfall of the AST player base.

I highly doubt the changes had anything to do with speed runners lol. It was SE's cheap attempt at lowering the skill floor and making it easier for newcomers.

[vtndll]

I highly doubt the changes had anything to do with speed runners lol. It was SE's cheap attempt at lowering the skill floor and making it easier for newcomers.

I'm not disagreeing with you, in fact what you said could be completely right, but I fail to see how changing the class to make it nearly unplayable without macros for people with controllers is making ast "easier".

If they wanted to really make it easier they could have not separated draw and play and also kept AoEing the standard cards the same. Oh and kept the time extensions to minimize having to cycle through the party list.

[MitsukiKimura]

I'm not disagreeing with you, in fact what you said could be completely right, but I fail to see how changing the class to make it nearly unplayable without macros for people with controllers is making ast "easier".

If they wanted to really make it easier they could have not separated draw and play and also kept AoEing the standard cards the same. Oh and kept the time extensions to minimize having to cycle through the party list.

^Exactly my point. Royal road made things a lot easier. Sometimes I end up throwing the wrong card on myself and it's annoys me. I refuse to play AST until they either change the card system or re work it.

[Rasikko]

..I guess I missed the boat. I don't know who this Momo is that you all speak of.

I'm not sure who SE is siding with either, casuals or hard core players, or just doing what they feel is best for all of us.

[Billythepancake]

..I guess I missed the boat. I don't know who this Momo is that you all speak of.

I'm not sure who SE is siding with either, casuals or hard core players, or just doing what they feel is best for all of us.

Momo Sama is one of the biggest FFXIV personalities in the game, and the only one that plays healer, namely scholar. Typically all of his content is about how to optimize and what not. I like him when I'm look at a way to do better in a fight, but I also disagree with his philosophies of numbers/parses/balance being the only thing that matters.

[Rasikko]

Oh..one of those people. The Mr.Happy kind(I like him though). Their voices are loud enough that Yoshida actually meets those people. (oops)

I personally don't think AST is boring, very exciting actually. I just want a way to apply damage reduction easier and have it not come at a lvl where it doesn't matter, also AOE cards.

Side note: I agree with the sentiment that speed spell doesn't do anything except shorten the GCD. I've seen no improvements on my regens, and Combust III been kind of doing its own thing no matter what my speed is at.

[SieyaM]

I think a good way to make healers far more engaging without turning them into more of a DPS class would be to roll more support elements into the role rather than just give more damage abilities. SE seems to want to avoid these things though, and limits almost all buffs to a flat dps percentage increase, with the few exceptions being crit rate increases.

[Risvertasashi]

I think a good way to make healers far more engaging without turning them into more of a DPS class would be to roll more support elements into the role rather than just give more damage abilities. SE seems to want to avoid these things though, and limits almost all buffs to a flat dps percentage increase, with the few exceptions being crit rate increases.

While I wish it were that simple, there's a fatal flaw here. One that has affected healer discussions for years now.

You don't simply need more support abilities. You need opportunities to use them.

Case in point, the state of healer DPS. We have only 2 main DPS buttons to push, but we spend the vast majority of our time pushing them. We don't want for more healing buttons; we want for more opportunities to actually push them.

DPS buffs are actually desired and actually get pushed. Most other buff types don't. See also: Monks and mantra and all the salt over the DPS tax they pay for their useless 'utility'.