Quote Originally Posted by Semirhage View Post
They're not. But Cure spamming *is* the playstyle consequence of the "pssssh just gut oGCD heals and force us to spend the majority of your GCDs healing" suggestion gestalt that's made its rounds on the forums. I mean, think about it: your oGCDs are mostly destroyed, and Medica 2 is already ticking. You're spamming something here, whether it's Cure/2, Medica, or Cure 3.

Healer GCDs quickly hit a dead-end spammy non-rotation after exhausting a few fire and forget spells in both halves of their kits, and it'll become quickly apparent if design spends too much time forcing you to lean on either one. That's the caution I personally give to anyone who thinks swapping an 80% damage uptime for 80% healing will "fix" things.
So give healers an actual rotation for their GCD heals. Combos and procs that actually matter and are worth using. A lot of DPS and tank classes have resources which accumulate through the use of abilities and are used for more powerful attacks, why can't healers have something similar? WHM's lilies accumulate completely passively, SCH fills their gauge with a single button dedicated to that purpose. AST's cards are the most engaging healer class mechanic but honestly the buffs seem fairly inconsequential.