#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[Reinha]

With the absolutely glacial pace SE does anything, expecting them to make any changes in a reasonable time frame is silly.

Viper got adjustments at lightning speed so SE is certainly capable of changing things, or at least announcing changes, if they choose to. That they have chosen not to is not a failing on the part of those leaving feedback. It's a failure of SE. One of the many they have made in Dawntrail so far.

[Rolder50]

Viper got adjustments at lightning speed so SE is certainly capable of changing things, or at least announcing changes, if they choose to. That they have chosen not to is not a failing on the part of those leaving feedback. It's a failure of SE. One of the many they have made in Dawntrail so far.

Ah you see, they can only act fast if it's to make something easier.

[Havenchild]

Viper got adjustments at lightning speed so SE is certainly capable of changing things, or at least announcing changes, if they choose to. That they have chosen not to is not a failing on the part of those leaving feedback. It's a failure of SE. One of the many they have made in Dawntrail so far.

Your join date and post count makes it seem like you've been around here for a long time, but your comment alludes to both naivety and delusion in one sweep.
Nothing major will be changed till 8.0 and that's already been confirmed by Yoshi P. They only do potency bumps and something small like getting rid of positionals mid patches

[Reinha]

Your join date and post count makes it seem like you've been around here for a long time, but your comment alludes to both naivety and delusion in one sweep.
Nothing major will be changed till 8.0 and that's already been confirmed by Yoshi P. They only do potency bumps and something small like getting rid of positionals mid patches

You may have been here longer but it seems you have not been paying as much attention. The devs have made significant changes (their wording) mid expansion before.

After a full reevaluation of paladin actions, we have made a number of significant changes to the job in Patch 6.3, addressing issues with their burst damage to improve usability.

After a careful review of paladin actions, several adjustments have been made to address issues with the inconsistency of their burst damage. The following are examples of the aforementioned adjustments:
・The damage over time effects of Goring Blade and Blade of Valor have been removed, making their use less situational.
・The Divine Might effect has been added to weaponskill combos, increasing utility of the ranged attack Holy Spirit.
・Holy Sheltron has been adjusted to reduce damage, thereby enhancing its defensive capabilities against damage over time.
・The previously removed Bulwark ability has been revamped and reintroduced to the job, offering increased defensive capability.

Would be nice if healers got a "full reevaluation of actions" at some point, including a "revamped and reintroduced" ability as an extra treat.

[Aravell]

Even if they didn't address healers immediately, I'd guess that they'd revamp every job for 8.0. The job design has not been well received, if even reddit thinks it's stale, then things are very dire. I don't think they can risk an EW style job design for a 3rd expansion in a row.

[Ramiee]

If glare had it's old cast speed I feel like the dash would have more of an impact.
Though really I don't understand why both WHM and SGE movement tools are both 60 or nearly 60 seconds on CD. They really should be closer to 30 seconds on CD maybe even lower. It really just seems like it's kicking healers when they're down when the other casters get short CD movement tools.

[Arcanepotent]

As a new player who first played on Xbox and then switched to PC, I didn’t know that healing had been such an underwhelming role for so long in this game. As a new player who has only played as a healer for about a week or two, I did notice that compared to other games where I have played as a healer, whether in shooters with support/healer classes or other MMORPGs, the implementation of healers in this game feels definitely more boring and lackluster. I'm not sure how long I'll continue playing this game, but I just wanted to provide my perspective given Square Enix's financial problems over the years. I hope they would take player feedback about roles like this seriously, because fewer players means less revenue, and they definitely need the money.

[Isala]

As a new player who first played on Xbox and then switched to PC, I didn’t know that healing had been such an underwhelming role for so long in this game. As a new player who has only played as a healer for about a week or two, I did notice that compared to other games where I have played as a healer, whether in shooters with support/healer classes or other MMORPGs, the implementation of healers in this game feels definitely more boring and lackluster. I'm not sure how long I'll continue playing this game, but I just wanted to provide my perspective given Square Enix's financial problems over the years. I hope they would take player feedback about roles like this seriously, because fewer players means less revenue, and they definitely need the money.

SE: We're designing this to get new players into the role.

Actual new player: healers in this game feels definitely more boring and lackluster

Seriously, who is SE designing for?

For real, though, thank you for your input on this as a newbie. It's great to have a voice from someone who literally just tried healing in XIV and still thinks the design here is lacking.

[Arcanepotent]

SE: We're designing this to get new players into the role.

Actual new player: healers in this game feels definitely more boring and lackluster

Seriously, who is SE designing for?

For real, though, thank you for your input on this as a newbie. It's great to have a voice from someone who literally just tried healing in XIV and still thinks the design here is lacking.

Honestly, it just makes me sad and is a turn off because I said to myself when I first found out, "Why am I a healer? Why am I subjecting myself to this when I’m not needed if the other role can heal themselves, then what am I doing just standing there with a chocobo up my butt?" Coming from Overwatch, ESO, and other mixed genre games that have healers or support, I felt way more rewarded and useful as a healer and those games are currently not as good.

I came here to FFXIV because I heard the praises of it being the best MMO out there, so of course I wanted to try it, looking for a game where I could be a healer and say "wow, I’m doing something, I’m helping my team and it feels good." And I think every new player and even veteran players want to feel that, not have their role and usefulness snatched away from them. And that’s what I’m seeing here, and it’s not a good feeling, and such a turn off. If I wanted to play DPS, I'd play a DPS. I'm so tired of games, not just MMORPGs but games in general, making everything about DPS, but oh here’s some healing on the side for you.

I’m so dejected, to be honest, I’ll probably let my free trial run out and move on to something else. There are a few MMOs I have my eye on whenever they release. I guess I’ll give them a go. FFXIV has let me down, and as sad as I am about it, I don’t think things will change as the producers don’t seem to care. And with most of their players actually being American, that’s quite disturbing to see they don’t care to listen to these forums. As a new player, that doesn’t give a good impression at all, and first impressions are everything.