#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[EusisLandale]

Genuinely when I play tank I just ignore the mechanics in casual content

They can’t hurt me so why should I care

It’s so stupid how little damage tanks take from mechanics in this game especially considering the things that should hurt them (autos and Tb’s) also barely do any damage

The second boss in the 97 dungeon, when it puts up those fences and does the rotating aoe, I just ran through it the opposite way it was going, vuln stacks up to 4 almost instantly, still had half my life and didn't care about anything else for the rest of the fight. It was funny and sad all at the same time.

[Aidorouge]

Could you imagine....

They could cure cancer. Stop homelessness. Feed the hungry.

Put your energies towards something productive instead of complaining about video games.

By all means, feel free to lead by example at any time, Jesus_Chan.
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It's almost as if MNK and BLM click better for different types of people, and also that some people have the skill level or willingness to practice to actually master the job.

God forbid you can't do a job rotation perfectly on the first try and actually need to practice at it for a while to become good at it.

In the same vein, I know some MNK & BLM mains who just can't grasp NIN (before or after Huton gauge) & RDM, but I play them just fine. Some jobs just vibe better with certain people and that should absolutely be okay.

I do of course recognize Square-Enix's desire to have all jobs be approachable and fun for everyone, lest they feel like they "wasted" time on making a job only to have a small number of people play it (and fewer still who play it well). But that just goes back to what I said about how if they really feel that way, give each job an easier kit for story/solo content, and leave the more demanding rotations for player group content, and that PVP already does this where you absolutely do not want to bring your PVE brain into that mode because you won't make it far otherwise.

[PeppermintBrown]

So at what point are we supposed to feel the impact of this strike exactly? Early access is over and we're into the 'official' launch and it's still no different than any other expansion launch when it comes to queue times between roles. When can we expect to see the results of this 'strike' in action?

[Ketojan]

I wonder why so many non healers come here to discourage the strike, is it because you don't want change? Don’t want to have to play a healer yourself? Maybe you think any criticism of the dev team is a reflection on you? Or do you simply dislike strikes? Genuinely curious!

[PeppermintBrown]

I wonder why so many non healers come here to discourage the strike, is it because you don't want change? Don’t want to have to play a healer yourself? Maybe you think any criticism of the dev team is a reflection on you? Or do you simply dislike strikes? Genuinely curious!

I'm not against changes. I do think healers should have more interesting dps kits etc.

I'm not against playing healer. I play all three roles casually depending on my whims and what my friends need for roulettes on a given day.

And I'm not against strikes. You know, real strikes. Like the recent writer/actor strikes. 100% behind those. People putting real effort into real causes that matter, for better working conditions and wages they deserve.

I mock this 'strike' because it's silly. It's dumb. Because it's dramatic clickbait nonsense that might get a quick article or youtube video made during a content downtime, but is ultimately doomed to failure. Today is the day the strike was 'officially' supposed to start and I saw no difference in any of my roulette times as healer or tank. As expected the actual strike is turning out to be a wet fart.

[Supersnow845]

I'm not against changes. I do think healers should have more interesting dps kits etc.

I'm not against playing healer. I play all three roles casually depending on my whims and what my friends need for roulettes on a given day.

And I'm not against strikes. You know, real strikes. Like the recent writer/actor strikes. 100% behind those. People putting real effort into real causes that matter, for better working conditions and wages they deserve.

I mock this 'strike' because it's silly. It's dumb. Because it's dramatic clickbait nonsense that might get a quick article or youtube video made during a content downtime, but is ultimately doomed to failure. Today is the day the strike was 'officially' supposed to start and I saw no difference in any of my roulette times as healer or tank. As expected the actual strike is turning out to be a wet fart.

I’m still waiting for literally a single person to offer an alternative

We knew the strike wouldn’t impact the queues, but now I’ve dumped my healers and am happily maining PCT, if the devs ever decide they need feedback there is a mountain of it on the healer forums already

We got people talking. There is little else we can do

[Rolder50]

I'm not against changes. I do think healers should have more interesting dps kits etc.

I'm not against playing healer. I play all three roles casually depending on my whims and what my friends need for roulettes on a given day.

And I'm not against strikes. You know, real strikes. Like the recent writer/actor strikes. 100% behind those. People putting real effort into real causes that matter, for better working conditions and wages they deserve.

I mock this 'strike' because it's silly. It's dumb. Because it's dramatic clickbait nonsense that might get a quick article or youtube video made during a content downtime, but is ultimately doomed to failure. Today is the day the strike was 'officially' supposed to start and I saw no difference in any of my roulette times as healer or tank. As expected the actual strike is turning out to be a wet fart.

I would argue that the main purpose of the strike was to get people to talk about it. And judging by the fact that this thread is sitting at a comfy 615 pages and has youtube videos and such about it, I'd say it has done a pretty good job.

In the end, it's just a video game, so it can't have the same impact as a real world strike.

[Ayalu]

And with the strike turning into something more and more people talk about outside of the forums the more It turns into Image problem if nothing happens.

Ingame Disruption wasn't the goal but Reading the first post in this thread would have told you that aswell. But the Disruptor Crowd seem to not do even that and just try to tell us similar things again and again.

So the peacefully protest that didnt had as goal to disrupt doesn't actually disrupt, sounds like everything going as planned.

[Rolder50]

Ingame Disruption wasn't the goal but Reading the first post in this thread would have told you that aswell. But the Disruptor Crowd seem to not do even that and just try to tell us similar things again and again.

Says a lot about people who still support the current healer design, doesn’t it

[Blixie]

So at what point are we supposed to feel the impact of this strike exactly? Early access is over and we're into the 'official' launch and it's still no different than any other expansion launch when it comes to queue times between roles. When can we expect to see the results of this 'strike' in action?

Unless you neglected to identify yourself as the representative of a group, that must be the royal "we".
And the answer is- Never
It's not about you. It never was.
And I know this will be a bitter pill to swallow, but you will not be the one to decide the success or failure of this effort.

Given the systemic damage done to the balance over the years, it will take significant time and effort to solve the legitimate issues raised by this discussion. Healers may be the most vocal right now, but they are certainly not the only ones who are unhappy.
Whether or not SE will make the choice to do that work remains to be seen.