#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[Mecia]

The only overtly feminine part of any of the healers is Assize and thats only because of the pose at the end. Flowers, twirls, floats and what not are just a skill issue honestly. And its a skill issue on SE's part in not being able to depict WoL as a healer.

Offtopic but i couldnt help myself. Healers suck, strike good. Im just reminded of some dude complaining about one of the deluxe skins of Frost in WF having jewelry on its horns and how its feminine lmao.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I personally find Assize pretty neutral. If there's any animations that leans toward being overtly feminine, IMHO that goes to Lilybell placement animation.

[Tigore]

It would be nice if they added in more styles and animations that fit the males more for healers. Pretty much just the SGE 100 class gear looks alright on my Hrothgar. SCH was also intended for males ... until Seraphism is used of course. <kidding> Wouldn't doubt it if someone made a Sailor Moon macro for it. "Sailor Scholar Power Make-UP!" </kidding> Other than that, the colors would definitely need to be dyed and the hat is probably a bit too small for me >.> At the very least, we got A hat for Hrothgar, lol. Also another pair of thigh boots for the collection to make the Warcraft players "jealous" >.>

[Allegor]

I personally find Assize pretty neutral. If there's any animations that leans toward being overtly feminine, IMHO that goes to Lilybell placement animation.

Assize, lilybells, temperance twinkle sparkle sound.... you get used to it tbh. WHM leans more on 'cutesy/childish' aesthetics, which just happens to fit female characters more often than not.

Job gear though? yeah, overtly feminine, you can't possibly say they're unisex and then have us dressed like this

[Tunda]

Assize, lilybells, temperance twinkle sparkle sound.... you get used to it tbh. WHM leans more on 'cutesy/childish' aesthetics, which just happens to fit female characters more often than not.

Job gear though? yeah, overtly feminine, you can't possibly say they're unisex and then have us dressed like this

WHM has the worst job gear I have ever seen it is even worst than dancer

[CaptainLagbeard]

I personally find Assize pretty neutral. If there's any animations that leans toward being overtly feminine, IMHO that goes to Lilybell placement animation.

If you want to compare the CNJ and WHM cast animation... The Cure spells and Medica 1 uses the CNJ one, while Medica 3 and the Holy spells use the WHM one.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

[...]Job gear though? yeah, overtly feminine, you can't possibly say they're unisex and then have us dressed like this

I mean... if you're talking about glamours/clothing in general, yeah... all those healer glams. I personally don't mind the feminine looks. But I take issue if that's the majority I'm getting when other role gets all the nice stuffs >:| Unlock the goddamned role restriction already, thanks SE.

If you want to compare the CNJ and WHM cast animation... The Cure spells and Medica 1 uses the CNJ one, while Medica 3 and the Holy spells use the WHM one.

Yeah, I just see them more neutral than feminine.

Speaking of Medica III, it could've been an ample opportunity to reuse the old Aero III somatic release. Having your character twirl & float, only for them to abruptly land back to raise their cane just doesn't flow pretty well -.- Gimme that cane twirl lol.

[Kacho_Nacho]

That’s simple, healers are not a cool job, we don’t sell games, and will not be the poster character of an expansion either.

Imagine the warrior of light movie character trying to look cool in a white mage outfit and healing. Very few can think of that without laughing.

Healers are second row in priority, we are around because… because… umm… are we still needed to help people play anymore?

Which is kind of weird, if you think about it. After all, in the U.S., the most popular TV shows have revolved around doctors, nurses, paramedics, and fire fighters. So, why is it then such a leap to have the WoL portrayed as a healer?

Aren't all the people portrayed in these shows heroes for saving lives?

If Square Enix is embarrassed about how the gear would look on the WoL, couldn't they just design better looking gear? It seems like an obvious solution.

Healers are second row in priority, we are around because… because… umm… are we still needed to help people play anymore?

Yeah, and it sucks. I really wish Yoshi and the other devs would shake off their prejudices and view healers as equals to tanks and damage dealers.

I really don’t know anymore myself and that is as a 19,000 hour WHM, playing since 2.0.

Maybe I’ll figure it out, but as things are now, I’m on break, how long, unsure. I’d rather play another game as 95% of my spells cast are DPS and that is not fun for me.

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you find a game you enjoy.

[Ramiee]

I'm all for options, if WHM is the cutesy girly flower sparkle pretty princess. Fine you can have that CBU3.
But make Sage or Scholar have more neutral or masculine animations. Options are given to other roles, you want to look noble and with finesse GNB/PLD have that while with DRK/WAR have more savage unchained like animations that put a focus on how crude but powerful they are.

You can make feminine magical girl healers but you should also make focused tactical mages identity for people to attach themselves too. Part of what made me love SCH was the dichotomy of a warlock dark mage with a magical sparkly fairy, it was interesting to be someone who was casting multiple dots and using viruses and ruinous magic and void spells like shadowflare but also healing with something that looked like it would belong to a completely different class.

[ForsakenRoe]

It's entirely possible to depict a 'healer' as the 'main character', and have them front and center in an expansion trailer. WOW managed it a few years ago

The 'elemental' side of WHM was, pardon the pun, very 'down to earth' and would fit well for an expansion trailer. SGE already IS in a trailer technically (Alphinaud), but you could write a trailer storyboard where the WOL is walking through some dangerous situation, with enemies to attack and allies to heal, and the nouliths are darting to and fro healing/attacking, while the WOL doesn't even need to react (they're just that practiced at using the nouliths). AST has Astral Stasis, the LB3, so that's the easiest 'big hype' moment setup imaginable.

Out of the 4 healers, SCH might be the hardest to show as 'cool'. They already had Expedient's visuals being an issue after all. It's definitely possible, but would take more design effort than the others. I'd say WHM is the best candidate, due to several factors, including 'ease of making look cool', 'none of the Scions currently main it', and 'its THE Final Fantasy Healer'