Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
Right, but that's because the thematic space of divine magics was already split into two classes -- one Plate, on Cloth. By Warcraft lore, a Paladin is literally a Priest who has joined a knight order and/or has received special training for the front lines.
I get that is a unique example, and yes, that's the lore for it, I concur. But it's not the only case. Again, Warlocks can't tank. Paladins don't have a ranged caster spec. Elemental Shamans didn't originally have barrier healing, for example. SCH's don't heal by doing damage. Warlocks and Mages can't tank, despite both having three specs with all three being dedicated to their respective takes on the caster role. We tend to see this frequently in other games a lot, too. For example, BC to...Legion? Or even still? Holy Paladins (and I think Disc Priests) were tank healers. They could do other things, but their kit didn't work well for it, so that's what they did. Resto Druids and Holy Priests (the closest to a jack-of-all-trades healer) were always focused on raid healing. So where Shamans, but theirs was a bit weird and more party focused. The Devs tried to change this and just made things worse most of the time.

That's a consequence of the game leaning so deep into role templates,
I'm not sure the cause, but more just noting the what is.

Remember, it wasn't always that way. 2.0 WAR almost nothing like 2.0 PLD despite both being capable enough tanks (WAR favorable for adds and dungeoning, PLD for tanking bigger hits). Before that, even PGL and LNC could act as tanks.
I was referring to healers, but we did have most parties bringing one of each tank to take advantage of their individual pros and cons.

The thing is, DPS, already have sub-roles (and are the only role that really does)

I played every job in ARR, yeah, between main and this char. Could have been better, of course, but I liked it well enough. I definitely micro-managed my pet more than was necessary (causing it to stutter step, dodge every mechanic, etc.), though, so that may have been a bit part of that attraction. Solo healing a minimum-ilvl Titan Extreme on it was, yeah, pretty darn fun. I can't say I much care for SCH anymore though.
I guess what I meant by the asking is that you would probably like (or at least prefer to present) that kind of healing gameplay? Is that an accurate assessment?