Quote Originally Posted by Aravell View Post
There's very few instances in savage or ultimates where you absolutely have to save an instant cast heal, you can almost always solve most mechanics with precasting heals instead. One example from this expansion is Act 2 in P4SP2. you can't precast heals because the party is split too far, so you have to do an instant cast (whether with OGCDs, lilies or Swiftcast) as you're running to the next spot because there's no time to do a 2s hardcast before the next instance of damage.

But every healer already does have an on-demand tool for when you absolutely need an instant heal during a mechanic: Swiftcast.



Some people do throw around terms like "Make us heal 80% of the time" while not realising how unfeasible it really is. We do spend 80% of the time healing during mechanics like J-Wave or Harrowing Hell, do people really want that form of intense healing all the time in all forms of content? I'm not sure that's really a good idea.
I also vaguely remembering a few instances like P7S purgation phase where my co-WHM saves Raptures in those times for movement between platforms and uses Medica II/Cure III to help out the heals while everybody are standing still in their assigned positions.