New Healer Idea!!!

[BRVV]

Nothing screams "healer" like a guy covered in dark edgy robes using claws as weapons to tear away the flesh and blood of their enemies.

Then again, a Laser-shooting telekinetic scientist isn't exactly screaming healer either but at least you sorta have the "chirurgeon" doctor vibe to Sage.

Maybe it would just be a matter of aesthetics.

Having a fairy summon doesn't scream healer to me. Wielding a GUNblade somehow doesn't make you a ranged class... but a tank because []? Why is dancer ranged? Could all meeles just throw their weapons to be ranged jobs? It's a matter of aesthetics as you said and in that every person may have a different viewpoint. Same goes for what fits into the world and lore of FFXIV but let's not go there.

About the robes: all healers share euipment so i don't see the issue here. Dark robes like the 80 tomestone gear?
"tear away flesh and blood of their enemies" - sounds like a doctor from the middle ages

[GrimGale]

Having a fairy summon doesn't scream healer to me. Wielding a GUNblade somehow doesn't make you a ranged class... but a tank because []? Why is dancer ranged? Could all meeles just throw their weapons to be ranged jobs? It's a matter of aesthetics as you said and in that every person may have a different viewpoint. Same goes for what fits into the world and lore of FFXIV but let's not go there.

About the robes: all healers share euipment so i don't see the issue here. Dark robes like the 80 tomestone gear?
"tear away flesh and blood of their enemies" - sounds like a doctor from the middle ages

Having a fairy summon is probably the only thing that makes SCH closer to a "healer" honestly. The other part of the aesthetic is Military Tactian commander. Still feels like a support type though, in the sense that you command and help organize the attacks of your party members.

I'm gonna be honest. I personally hate the blood aesthetic for a healer or a support. I am not keen on the undead, life force corruptor for a role that its meant to support rather than destroy. That being said, as you pointed out, FFXIV is less than consistent with intuitively associating weapons or classes to roles. And I guess we are missing a more "edgy" aesthetic for the healer role.

[Bloodthrone]

Having a fairy summon is probably the only thing that makes SCH closer to a "healer" honestly. The other part of the aesthetic is Military Tactian commander. Still feels like a support type though, in the sense that you command and help organize the attacks of your party members.

I'm gonna be honest. I personally hate the blood aesthetic for a healer or a support. I am not keen on the undead, life force corruptor for a role that its meant to support rather than destroy. That being said, as you pointed out, FFXIV is less than consistent with intuitively associating weapons or classes to roles. And I guess we are missing a more "edgy" aesthetic for the healer role.

While I'm not a healer I deeply respect the job and tanks as well but healers to me seem to have the tougher job. But you are correct I noticed healers wanted 2 things in a class "edge" and "melee" so I thought me a dps and melee enthusiast would come up with a healer. I mostly want people to be satisfied just like I want to be satisfied by hopefully getting a greatsword dps class one day.

[Magiqa]

As a WHM I already am in melee range to cast my HOLY (s*** that is bright) spell on mob packs. Usually in raids I am in melee range as well because this way I can reach everyone scattered on the map with my aoe spells. Only change effectively would be me hitting the boss with a different weapon/spell. Nonethelesss I like the idea of a new type of healer. Would personally like to see something like a druid.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Up till quite recently, when people ask about conceiving any idea about "Melee Healer", I'd just tell them "We have WAR/PLD for that lol.".