#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[Supersnow845]

FFXIV need to evolve, there is not other choice but.... There is 2 mains problems.
1) A loud part of the community that always scream "don't touch this, don't touch that, don't remove this, don't remove that, don't modify this, don't modify that"... Even when it's about archaic gameplay mechanics that holding back the game and use threat against SE to keep it their way.
2) SE don't have the courage to say "Shut up we will still do it" at this loud minority.

Until one of thoses problems is fixed, FFXIV will stagnate

People say “don’t remove x” because square has shown over and over that if they remove x they will replace it with nothing and you’ll just have a less engaging rotation to compensate

It’s even happened this expansion, DRG got a rework that basically removed the eye mechanic off mirage dive and just replaced it with pressing geirskogul, now mirage dive does nothing at all and the rotation has become easier

MNK got its 2-2-3 rotation removed and basically replaced with “you have 6 buttons press which one lights up” and replaced that lost cadence complexity with nothing

AST got card complexity removed and traded it with random heal bloat the class doesn’t need

[ApolloGenX]

Since they have to balance DPS, healing should just be a function of that.

Make all damage skills passively heal the group. Give tanks taunt and mitigation... and give all mages and melee rezz. You can limit rezzes per battle if you want.

This game is about team jump rope and dps.... this way, as long as you don't hit the mechanics, passive healing will keep you up just fine, even if you miss one or two.

The devs want total control, and healing is suffering. Just ditch it, make it a derivative of something they are much better at balancing and call it a day. The current healing mages can become dps mages with distinct magic identities.

[Aravell]

MNK got its 2-2-3 rotation removed and basically replaced with “you have 6 buttons press which one lights up” and replaced that lost cadence complexity with nothing

I still hate that they did this. After losing timer management, the change in gameplay flow at least gave something to pay attention to, but then they changed it back into EW MNK without the timers because some people whined that they had to look at their hotbars.

[Kes13a]

Since they have to balance DPS, healing should just be a function of that.

Make all damage skills passively heal the group. Give tanks taunt and mitigation... and give all mages and melee rezz. You can limit rezzes per battle if you want.

This game is about team jump rope and dps.... this way, as long as you don't hit the mechanics, passive healing will keep you up just fine, even if you miss one or two.

The devs want total control, and healing is suffering. Just ditch it, make it a derivative of something they are much better at balancing and call it a day. The current healing mages can become dps mages with distinct magic identities.

why not make all jobs also mitigate and generate aggro? that way we only have dps.. should be easy for SE to balance just one group

[ApolloGenX]

why not make all jobs also mitigate and generate aggro? that way we only have dps.. should be easy for SE to balance just one group

Maybe... I am sure there is a way that could work. It's all just about damage and jump rope.

[IDontPetLalas]

Maybe... I am sure there is a way that could work. It's all just about damage and jump rope.

I'm assuming that was sarcasm. Having a game where every job is basically an "all-rounder" isn't really that interesting

[ApolloGenX]

I'm assuming that was sarcasm. Having a game where every job is basically an "all-rounder" isn't really that interesting

Neither is just damage and team jump rope.... kind of the point. That bland system is killing any kind of fun or diversity in jobs. It all comes down to those two things.

That is the encounter design.

[Kes13a]

Neither is just damage and team jump rope.... kind of the point. That bland system is killing any kind of fun or diversity in jobs. It all comes down to those two things.

That is the encounter design.

SE is determined it seems to remove all challenge and responsibility for your role from the game. as long as that continues they will carry on crushing any life from FFXIV. and seemingly gleefully to boot

[Ayalu]

I hope that there 8.0 Class update is large and not half assed.
It really would have if the Devs would communicate more on that topic.

[Dante131]

I hope that there 8.0 Class update is large and not half assed.
It really would have if the Devs would communicate more on that topic.

sorry for dissapointing you but i dont think so. If they would want it to change they would have done it instead of going with this for years