Openly admitting to ignoring the players

[ForteNightshade]

Not quite, they do know what they are doing, hence sage's entire mechanic of "damage to heal"
That's exactly how a healer is supposed to be played: healing and doing damage.

They just don't give a damn

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."

I suspect Sage's design is more them legitimately having no other ideas for a healer and just crossing their fingers. Most of their healer design seems to follow that trajectory. Unfortunately, they're more concerned about making everything approachable and accessibility for baby players than fun and engaging for veterans.

Because people aren't playing it to have a complex rotation, they're playing it because they want to heal and support their group and *gasp* don't mind having downtime to their skills.

So with that said *ahem* "Bye Felicia ♡"

When I average 70% of "downtime", then it's a problem. What exactly are we healing and supporting? I can literally go entire dungeons without casting more than Regen once or twice. If even that.