Let's all brace ourselves for no healer mention in any capacity for the upcoming LL

[ASkellington]

I mean, after the dismissive and condescending "if you're bored go play Ultimate" what more can they do?

I dunno. Finally admit we're a joke of a role and remove the holy trinity into a duality by making us into dps equivilents?

:thinking: But would that be a joke at that point or an improvement?

[Deceptus]

I dunno. Finally admit we're a joke of a role and remove the holy trinity into a duality by making us into dps equivilents?

:thinking: But would that be a joke at that point or an improvement?

I'd love to be recategorized as "Support" and remove the healer tag. Might jolt the Devs into a different mindset.

[Silver-Strider]

I'd love to be recategorized as "Support" and remove the healer tag. Might jolt the Devs into a different mindset.

Oh yes. We're now classified as support. Heal support.
Meaning they can remove all our other utility and leave us with just healing skills because it wouldn't be fair to the other support if we had healing and support.

[HyperiusUltima]

Oh yes. We're now classified as support. Heal support.
Meaning they can remove all our other utility and leave us with just healing skills because it wouldn't be fair to the other support if we had healing and support.

Life Support. FTFY.

[Mapleine]

I'm not expecting a healing model overhaul going into an Ultimate in an active expansion. I would like some changes but I am happy to be realistic and wait things out.

However, if we hit 7.0 and nothing changes in a fair few regards, I feel like my interest in the game will probably significantly decline. I don't want this to be the future, especially when most of us don't even have big or specific demands we just want our role to be a little more interactive and fun.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Healers will probably be focused a lot in the next LL, The date is a huge hint

Why do you have to be so correct /sobs ;_;

[Liam_Harper]

LL's have been a disappointment for healers for years, so I don't expect anything anymore, but somehow they manage to disappoint all the same. There's something disheartening about hearing the lead developer confirm that they hear us, don't care, and it's always going to be this way. It kills that last spark of hope.

[Absurdity]

LL's have been a disappointment for healers for years, so I don't expect anything anymore, but somehow they manage to disappoint all the same. There's something disheartening about hearing the lead developer confirm that they hear us, don't care, and it's always going to be this way. It kills that last spark of hope.

Hearing what is very reminiscent of "You think you do, but you don't." slowly makes you cynical about the rest of the game as well, because it is a mindset that is all too familiar to a lot of people and doesn't bode well for the future of the game.

[Hyperia]

Here are my predictions:
SGE - Single target direct heals get a big boost and some DPS improvements that make Kardia stronger.
SCH - Most of their shields get a potency increase, fairy healing increased and some increases in their DPS.
AST - Cards made stronger, more potent and Neutral sect gets some potency increases.
WHM - Some healing mana cost reductions but all other changes need more investigation.

As a career WHM, this is what I am bracing for and yes, WHM was mentioned in a LL so that is why I mentioned that they will get something.

[Kolsykol]

Here are my predictions:
SGE - Single target direct heals get a big boost and some DPS improvements that make Kardia stronger.
SCH - Most of their shields get a potency increase, fairy healing increased and some increases in their DPS.
AST - Cards made stronger, more potent and Neutral sect gets some potency increases.
WHM - Some healing mana cost reductions but all other changes need more investigation.

As a career WHM, this is what I am bracing for and yes, WHM was mentioned in a LL so that is why I mentioned that they will get something.

Imo I think casual content needs to become a bit harder, more healing should be required it's just absurd to have tanks quite literally solo:ing bosses.
Isn't the problem that in most content healing devolves into dps filler spam?
Higher healing would only make this worse.

Scaling casual and older content better would go a long way I think to make healers more engaging to play.