#FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE

[Evergrey]

The healer strike was never going to stop Healers from playing, but one very distinct possibility was always that majority of the good healers went to play other roles. And if that's happening, the overall quality of healers in the DF is probably not going to go up anytime soon unless SE actually decides to start fixing their game.

Or SE will see the decrease of the overall quality of healers as a sign that the Healer job needs to be even more simplified, as people are still struggling with getting a hang on how to play the job.
Probably gonna look at it as, "It's not the "top players" of the job that should be able to play it in a good manner."
And if that's the case one can say good bye to any hopes of a more fleshed out / engaging toolkit.
I doubt that SE would "buff up" the healers options of skills so that the "majority" who's already struggling playing Healers would have an even harder time to cope with it.
They'd most likely just make it easier and take away more instead.

[Basteala]

Or SE will see the decrease of the overall quality of healers as a sign that the Healer job needs to be even more simplified, as people are still struggling with getting a hang on how to play the job.
Probably gonna look at it as, "It's not the "top players" of the job that should be able to play it in a good manner."
And if that's the case one can say good bye to any hopes of a more fleshed out / engaging toolkit.

Real talk though, it is the *toolkit* that needs fleshing out? There's already a lot of buttons for healers to use, but until recently people could just say "fuck it, pop random CD". I still attest that's a little better now, but the real problem is that you guys need engaging shit to do when there isn't healing to worry about.

[sharknado]

And if that's the case one can say good bye to any hopes of a more fleshed out / engaging toolkit.

Maybe we get tank-like survivability then? or all DPS/Tank jobs get a battle rez instead...

[CaptainLagbeard]

Or SE will see the decrease of the overall quality of healers as a sign that the Healer job needs to be even more simplified, as people are still struggling with getting a hang on how to play the job.
Probably gonna look at it as, "It's not the "top players" of the job that should be able to play it in a good manner."
And if that's the case one can say good bye to any hopes of a more fleshed out / engaging toolkit.
I doubt that SE would "buff up" the healers options of skills so that the "majority" who's already struggling playing Healers would have an even harder time to cope with it.
They'd most likely just make it easier and take away more instead.

Yea I could see them looking at low skill healers struggling, and to compensate buff Tanks and DPS's survivability instead of trying to bring skilled Healers back to the role.

[Evergrey]

Real talk though, it is the *toolkit* that needs fleshing out? There's already a lot of buttons for healers to use, but until recently people could just say "fuck it, pop random CD". I still attest that's a little better now, but the real problem is that you guys need engaging shit to do when there isn't healing to worry about.

Yeah, I agree. But if a lot of Healers are struggling and the "overall quality of healers" is sinking due to the strike I don't see SE adding more stuff for the healers to do since they are already struggling with the little they already have to do, sadly.

[Basteala]

Maybe we get tank-like survivability then? or all DPS/Tank jobs get a battle rez instead...

Real talk but PLD could actually use the rez. It's been #strictlyworseWAR for the past 4 years, now.

[EusisLandale]

So, basically a non-debuff unless you're a caster getting spells interrupted. Such riveting gameplay.

Of course, the most exciting gameplay. Everybody loves a good "wait for someone to screw up so you have something to heal" fight now with added almost negligible things to cure, but you can cure it.

[CaptainLagbeard]

Real talk but PLD could actually use the rez. It's been #strictlyworseWAR for the past 4 years, now.

If I remember correctly, CNJ (and WHM) had a trait that allowed Raise to be used in combat, which PLD wouldn't have had back when they were able to grab Raise as a cross-class skill...

[Reinha]

Yeah, I agree. But if a lot of Healers are struggling and the "overall quality of healers" is sinking due to the strike I don't see SE adding more stuff for the healers to do since they are already struggling with the little they already have to do, sadly.

You really consider SE too stupid and incompetent to recognise brain drain resulting from boring gameplay as a problem? I'm not lacking that much faith yet but I guess we'll see in 8.0.

[Grann-Goro]

If I remember correctly, CNJ (and WHM) had a trait that allowed Raise to be used in combat, which PLD wouldn't have had back when they were able to grab Raise as a cross-class skill...

Correct ! PLD never was able to raise in combat !