Scholars...why....

[Rydiah]

I just got my Scholar up to 35 tonight. I've been through Brayflox quite a few times already. Even without the AoE heal, I'm able to keep everyone up just fine. When everyone is taking damage you can start splitting the healing, make the fairy heal one person, you heal another, then make her heal someone else...Works great. The only wipes I've had there were from tanks who don't seem to understand their role. There are mobs everywhere and they don't even attempt to get out of the AoE's. Even then I can usually keep everyone alive. Its when they just eat Aiatar's breath attack I start to panic. But I didn't really go through there wishing I had Leeches or anything.

I think I can heal better on SCH than WHM honestly, and its more fun. I feel busier micromanaging the fairy, using Aetherflow and such. Its been a lot of fun!

[Sepiriz]

I think I can heal better on SCH than WHM honestly, and its more fun. I feel busier micromanaging the fairy, using Aetherflow and such. Its been a lot of fun!

I really like Scholar healing so far. I feel fully capable to do anything that is needed of me and every time something went wrong i could clearly state that it was my mistake and not the shortcomings of my job. I like the challenge and the potential the job currently offers, though i have to admit that some things still bother me:

The pet ... stance switching (from steady to guard, after every special move) is really getting on my nerves, dying to unavoidable encounter mechanics.

Leeches ... curing in this game has been a pita. It has a casttime, is rather expensive and removes whatever the hell it pleases, but never the debuff you need to be rid of.

But other than that, i'm very pleased with the scholar. Just one hint to aspiring scholars: get swiftcast at thm 26 asap, it saved my groups butt more than i can count.

[Rydiah]

The pet ... stance switching (from steady to guard, after every special move) is really getting on my nerves, dying to unavoidable encounter mechanics.

Totally agree on this. I'd like to be able to save Whispering Dawn for you know...when I ACTUALLY need it lol. As soon as you make her cast Embrace she goes right back to doing whatever she wants.

Also giving commands while casting, that would be great :P Other than that, I've been really happy with SCH so far!

[Nymphidel]

Totally agree on this. I'd like to be able to save Whispering Dawn for you know...when I ACTUALLY need it lol. As soon as you make her cast Embrace she goes right back to doing whatever she wants.

Also giving commands while casting, that would be great :P Other than that, I've been really happy with SCH so far!

Have you tried putting her(your pet) on "Obey"? She will only cast her spammable ability and you can choose when she uses her special abilities. You will have to recast Obey when you zone or log in/out but seems to work for me on the carbuncles as I level with a melee dps partner and can't stand when the emerald uses his/her/it's knockback skill. I haven't gotten high enough on my rerolled character to try it on the fairies or egis but I would hope/think "Obey" would work in the same manner for the job pets.