Quote Originally Posted by SweetPete View Post
I know square loves to surprise us but I’d really like it if they created a test server for us to test the new skills so we can give feedback on gameplay and just if we like them or not. Instead of giving influencers and such time to test the jobs when obviously none of them are main healers and will just say they love everything SE does just to save face. They end up adjusting multiple jobs throughout the entire expansion which is not necessary if they got it right sooner. They can focus on other things. Job adjustments can be limited. I really hope they give this some thought. Our current healers are solid proof that SE, their own testers and even our lovely influencers have absolutely no idea what they talking about when it comes to healers. No shade just the truth.
Even the influencers aren't really "testing" anything, they simply get an early look at it. People who got early access to the ShB jobs told SE for example that SCH not having Energy Drain isn't gonna work out. SE did nothing about it and look what happened? They had to put ED back in post-launch since yes, it did indeed not work.


SE's in-house testing quite obviously isn't enough and since they don't do major changes mid expansion unless a vast majority complain about it or it is literally unplayable they need more testing and, most importantly, more outside feedback prior to the design being implemented...or you end up with the current terrible healer design for 2 years and no hope for any changes since it is technically "functional".