Thread: 6.1 Patch Notes

I also see they added even more healing to the tanks. Yippee. I just imagined the new Expert dungeon blowing lilies between pulls to build up a free Misery while spending the rest of the time holyholyholyholy and boss room glareglareglareglareglazzzzzzzzz

Oh wait I confused a premonition with a memory: I did that when I healed an expert dungeon last expansion. More time to play my DPS classes then!

I'm overall pretty happy with the WHM changes, they're a good start.

Lower MP costs at lower levels help WHM a bit before they get access to Solace although I don't understand why they didn't include Cure II in the MP cost reduction because that was the biggest issue at low levels. Cure II spam isn't sustainable, it needs to have lower MP costs. Cheaper dps definitely helps in 70 Ultimates though because you don't have a dps neutral Misery there.

The 20s Lilies and dps neutral Misery change is huge. Not only is Misery now a dps gain when used under buffs/ pot, it also saves up to 1,6k MP per minute which should be enough to solve most of WHMs MP problems. It also allows for dps neutral Swift + TA double weave for a ress, another problem the TA change brought with it.
And WHM is finally encouraged to heal, not discouraged. Dps neutral (and positive under buffs) healing was long overdue, I'm glad they listened to the feedback and made Misery dps neutral.

Lilybell detonation was also necessary but I wish they'd just lower the cooldown. It's a strong skill but the long cooldown makes it so incredibly inflexible.

SGE Addersting stacks is a nice change for fights that don't have an early aoe and makes it much easier to coordinate in a SGE/ SCH comp. Now SCH can just their stronger prepull shields and SGE still has full stacks. I doubt they really factored in SGE/ SCH comps but it's a nice change nonetheless.

But the Expedient nerf annoys me.
It's just a Sprint, come on. Unlike Macrocosmos you can't delete a mechanic with it. It makes movement easier (or you yeet people into the death wall with a surprise sprint) and it's nice in dungeons but the 20s infight sprint wasn't op enough to warrant a nerf.

Overall a good start, especially for WHM. And now more deeps buttons please!
You know we're pushing them or you wouldn't have reduced MP costs or made Misery dps neutral.

Healers still getting robes for the 173747472th time, how surprising. Oh and with frills and white.

Originally Posted by Teno

Healers still getting robes for the 173747472th time, how surprising. Oh and with frills and white.

this is why mods are a boon. Its so I can have armour on my casters/healers among other things.
Also on the plus side we now have an extra set of level 1 armour via the rathalos armour being wearable by either gender.

DPS neutral misery is long overdue and fantastic, but why forget sage and toxikon ?

Im very happy with these changes.
WHM can now heal more often,
It can move more often
It spends less GCD's spending MP
It also can optimize DPS to make Misery DPS positive
All great changes!
No 2nd charge on assize tho... Maybe 6.2

Not sure how to feel about Addersting,feels like a bandaid. Soteria is much apreciated tho!

Low level healing not making me go OOM is also much apreciated.

A step in the right direction for healers. More needs to done, but with these changes, SGE will become my main job next to PLD.

Good changes to WHM, but this still isn't enough to get me to play the job again. They still haven’t solved the MP problems at max level.

PvP changes look good though. Might actually give that mode a try now.

I'm going to remain unimpressed with any update that does nothing to change Glare Glare Glare Glare Glare Glare Glare Glare Glare. Anything else is just settling further into this ludicrously unfun craptastic design.