NEW HEALER SKILLS

[Lesan]

Well, seems like leveling SMN to spare myself the healer pain is on the menu again. Sage still what Scholar should be, Scholar gets bent unless you play in a static where everyone's reproduction cycle has synced due to how long you play together.

[Mimilu]

WHM
• They're getting a new ability to move forward quickly
• They're getting a new AoE attack they can executed three times after using Presence of Mind.
• Tetra is getting a charge. (Not on slide but was said aloud)

SCH
• Seraphism will change the users appearance and enhance their healing spells
• They're getting a new AoE DoT after Chain Strategem.
• They will get a trait that will reduce Restitution's cooldown (not shown of slide but was said a loud).

AST
• Card draws will no longer be random, with the user now drawing three cards at a time every 60 seconds. (The translate kept switching between 3 and 4) *EDIT: You will draw 3 normal cards and 1 Minor Arcana Card.*
• You will draw an offensive card, a defensive card, and a healing card. There will be three/four cards in each category and each card will have its own effect. (Again, the translate kept switching between 3 and 4 cards)
• Cards will emphasize using the right card in the right situation.
• From what I could tell from the action trailer: Balance and Spear are Offensive cards (given to RDM), Arrow and Bole are defensive (given to DRK), and Spire and Ewer are curative (used on themself).
• Astrosigns and Astrodyne have been removed.
• Sleeve Draw is back (shown in job action trailer)

SGE
• Euraksia will now enhance Dykrasia II into Euraksia Dykrasia, an AoE DoT.
• They're getting a new party buff will heal partymembers whenever the user casts a spell. They link it to an AoE version of Kardia that isn't constant.
• They're getting a trait(s) that will the recast time of Taurocholi and increase Kardia's potency. (Said not shown on slide)

[Gullis]

I guess Ast will be even more dull in normal content now, as I can't even fiddle with cards duing my 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 spam.

Also having to transform into a whitemage for scholar is such a huge turn off, it legit makes me not wanna play it. It will probably be a overbloated CD, you never use outside savage anyway, so its probably fine

[GrimGale]

Consider that we have seen a couple of spells in the Trailer that didn't get explained in the Liveletter:



This instant cast GCD which seems like an offensive action. (Considering the fact that SCH and WHM get offensive skills tied to their use of 2min CDs, I imagine this one is tied to Divination.)

And



This other instant cast GCD which seems like an AoE healing/support action given it seems to apply on allies.

[Crushnight]

Astro is ruined cool. I guess I have zero reason to touch healer now.

That seems like an every expansion thing now XD well at least since ShB

[aiqa]

I wonder what the last spell is in the WHM section of the new job video. I assume the 3 stack AoE is the attacks at 11:54, 12:07 and 12:15. The last spell at 12:22 has a similar visual theme, but the enemy doesn't respond so it's not an attack. It looks like an instant (ogcd?) support spell.

[Zaytex]

AST & WHM getting upgrades (presumably) to Medica 2/Aspected Helios is laughably bad when GCD healing is already sparse in most content of the game outside prog. They can make it as pretty as they want, why would I press the button when I have 10 OGCD's between myself and my co-healer to first use?

I'm guessing the first AST skill above is a finisher to divination, and the second the Level 100 spell which will probably be an OGCD healing tool, since they seem to think we need more.