Healers Controllers or keyboards

[AleviaA]

Gamepad, mouse and keyboard is what I use for healing and everything else. Mainly gamepad for convenience, but I have access to mouse and keyboard for additional stuff and abilities that don't fit on my crossbar and are too inconvenient to use with just gamepad.

[GungnirNova]

Logitech g13 and Logitech g600 FTW!!! Well that's what I use on the PC.

[Jay_Green]

Keyboard, I find it allot easier personally.

[AnthoAsho]

I use a controller, and I use some techniques to make healing slightly easier when not in a party (I.E fates) - although I do recommend making quick parties just for ease.

Anyway, I tend to use a macro that targets the target's target and casts heal (if you're DoT'ing aswell) and it is a quick way to heal if someone is tanking the FATE. Also, switching the target selector to be friendlies makes it easy to target other players for healing and using L1/R1 (LB and RB) to target enemies.

If anyone is interested in the macro I use (it's pretty simple) it is

/target <tt>
/ac "Cure"

[AleviaA]

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I support this as making macros and customizing your target filters also makes for a easy target selection across the board. Not sure if this works for final version, but having the controller in one hand, and using the macro "/ac "Cure" <mo>" on the bar will allow you to use your mouse to simply cure the people you hover(or move your mouse over) without even selecting the target.

[Shadowjester]

I prefer controller simply because I find it more accurate / fun. Plus I was looking for a PS3 experience with this game anyway lol. Though if I really wanted to, I could attach a mouse and play that way (shrugs). Maybe for DPS in parties I'd use a mouse. Healer seems like "easy mode" with a controller for me (though I always found healer roles to be easy in some form or another, almost like a game of Wac-a-mole).

[Arei]

Keyboard/Mouse F1-F8

/ac "Cure" <tt>

[LuxLux]

It just a matter of taste. You should try both and see what you like. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but a good healer is good no matter the controllers/keyboard, you"ll see.

[AleviaA]

It just a matter of taste. You should try both and see what you like. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but a good healer is good no matter the controllers/keyboard, you"ll see.

this.

People fail to take this into consideration when dealing with the device. They base it off the limitations of the device at hand and assume everyone is either good or bad depending on it. This is neither true nor false, as like you said a good healer is good no matter what. However, you can tell apart a great healer from a good healer depending on how they use their tactics and what they use to achieve their goals.

[DivineAyumi]

Personally, when it comes to macros I go apeshit lol.

In 1.0 I believe I had anywhere from 17-20 different macros for WHM alone.

They served for all kinds of situation, healing, defense, self targets, tank (priority) emergency heals, buffs, debuffs, assists, OMFG mode, others.
I cant see myself using all those macros on a controller. I don't think its even possible.
Oh, and this not counting the non-macroed direct skills.