Quote Originally Posted by AnotherPerson View Post
Arcane crest doesn't make healer buttons obsolete. It's used for raidwides or stack marker mechanics but it can't heal a tankbuster. If it was enough to make healers obsolete, then we wouldn't need healers for the Final Boss of Endwalker. Personally, I rather keep Arcane Crest as it is. Mantra has its own purpose when paired with healers - since it can be stacked with all sources of healing. Different strokes for different purposes. Mantra is more flexible even if it's weaker. Arcane Crest is more focused in its effect, and intentionally trying to use it on a mechanic will only cause the Reaper to get a vulnerability up debuff, which defeats the purpose of an oGCD heal.
Tanks can carry themselves from tankbusters, but that´s another issue in the game-balance.

It´s pretty much standard to have a bunch of time for healing after raid-wides, which makes AC already superior in its use. It safes healer buttons for sure. It might not be as strong as Medica 2, Physis or Asp. Helios, but it´s for free on a DPS class and won´t go into overheal that much as the others normally do.

A video with WAR / PLD / 2x RPR and 4x DNC has already been posted. It really says enough about the balancing and actual content. And it´s not some special magic to press one or another button, especially on such simple classes. The utility on some DPS classes is too strong as much as tanks are way to broken for what we get served. Since i highly doubt SE is going to buff the content, nerfs in classes are really needed. And if they buff it to the point, where DPS utility is needed, classes like BLM, SAM, DRG and NIN need some raid-wides too.