FFXIV Healer Strike and the 'How would you fix it?' line

[Lorika]

So it'd be a 1-2-3 combo (like PCT), which procs a 4th button (like PCT's White Paint), which then gives a 5th button after 3 uses? Hmm, I could see them doing the first part, but I think the second part (charging Blood Lily) wouldn't work out so well, because the whole point of the Blood Lily is to be a refund mechanic to remove the 'punishment' of healing with Lilies. This would massively increase WHM DPS, and might also cause them to want to avoid pressing their Lily heals again (after all, why would you want to use a GCD on gaining a charge, when you could spend that GCD on either Glare X which does damage and gives a charge, or the 1-2-3 combo that does damage and progresses you towards another use of the Glare X)

As for my personal take, while a 1-2-3 combo could 'work', I much prefer the granularity that a 0-100 gauge offers, and how much more precise the gauge build rate numbers can be tuned with it. That's just me though

Like i said, it was really on the spur of the moment, i can be greatly improved. But i don't think that a second gauge, and even less another 0-100 is the right thing for the WHM.
And i disagree for the Lilies. Since you have additional way to generate them, you can mix healing and DPS to have acces more quickly to Aflatus Misery, so clearly upping your DPS and your mobility during the DPS phase.

[MetaBoi]

Like i said, it was really on the spur of the moment, i can be greatly improved. But i don't think that a second gauge, and even less another 0-100 is the right thing for the WHM.
And i disagree for the Lilies. Since you have additional way to generate them, you can mix healing and DPS to have acces more quickly to Aflatus Misery, so clearly upping your DPS and your mobility during the DPS phase.

The ideal play would not use any lily heal (unless downtime), or you would use a lily heal in their burst to use two Afflatus Miseries in the burst window. But I like 1-2-3 combo for healers. Simple enough but can add something to keep track of.