Developers : Healer design mentality needs to change

[Shalan]

I think he is referring to abilities to counter one-shot mechanics.

I took it more as adding buffs/debuffs to give us more ways to interact with fights beyond just dps/healing, while still keeping it in the realm of a "support" type role.
Which, we used to have till they took them all away for... some reason.

RIP Eye for an Eye, I still miss you today

[ReynTime]

I took it more as adding buffs/debuffs to give us more ways to interact with fights beyond just dps/healing, while still keeping it in the realm of a "support" type role.
Which, we used to have till they took them all away for... some reason.

RIP Eye for an Eye, I still miss you today

You mean stuff like Protect, Stoneskin, etc?

[Missbone]

I think they should just adjust the Redmage a little. Cheaper manacosts for Ressurection and Heal adding one AoE Heal and switch their role from Dps to Heal. Rest can stay at it is

[Vahlnir]

I think they should just adjust the Redmage a little. Cheaper manacosts for Ressurection and Heal adding one AoE Heal and switch their role from Dps to Heal. Rest can stay at it is

RDM does just fine as they are. Heck, I've seen some RDMs that have healed more and better than some actual healers. lol

[Missbone]

RDM does just fine as they are. Heck, I've seen some RDMs that have healed more and better than some actual healers. lol

Sure but it never hurts to get a little extra.^^ Also while we are at it, a PAoE like the ones from Blue Mage would be nice.

[Shalan]

You mean stuff like Protect, Stoneskin, etc?

Yes, those as well, but also things like the aforementioned Eye for an Eye, Stella, Virus, Time Dilation, myriad of AST cards (though I know that's more controversial given how OP Balance was/is).
I'm personally a proponent that if they won't give healers more DPS capabilities, they ought to at least give us more non-healing party utility we or return some of our old ones.

However, I believe Yoshi said they were removing such abilities from the game to prevent classes from becoming too "meta." I can't recall where I heard that, but if so it's unlikely we'll ever get such abilities back unless there's a design philosophy change.

[Packetdancer]

*waves her "Make Fluid Aura an interrupt so it has some use" placard around again*

[Allegor]

*waves her "Make Fluid Aura an interrupt so it has some use" placard around again*

When you see the very slow, very obvious casting bar, but you're just a healer

*cue the My Heart Will Go On on recorder meme*

[Granyala]

*waves her "Make Fluid Aura an interrupt so it has some use" placard around again*

150% support for that idea. I always wanted an actual interrupt.
Still I am happy I can stun-interrupt problematic trash via Holy.

[Packetdancer]

When you see the very slow, very obvious casting bar, but you're just a healer

*cue the My Heart Will Go On on recorder meme*

Puppets' Bunker breaks my heart every time...