(06-08-2015, 12:47 PM)Addison Wrote: It sounds as if magic users really got the shaft lore wise.
Would a conjurer with a greater affinity towards healing magic rather than destructive be a viable option to play? WHM was my favorite class in XI, and I like the mechanics thus far in this game, but I am sorely disappointed that my character ICly would be viewed as nuts or people would refuse to RP with me because she's a WHM.
I guess the major question is can a player roleplay a healer at all without a lot of IC grief?
Casters pretty much did get the shaft, yes. With the goal of making the player character feel like the One True Hero, the lore devs basically wrote between two and four entire classes -- depending on your point of view on various lore bits -- out of the realm of ready access in RP. Adding insult to injury, for White Mages, they did it in a downright sloppy manner, IMO.
With that said, you can definitely be a healer without being a White Mage or even having access to Succor. Arcanists can readily heal people, as can conjurers. One needn't wield powers that some feel the Sons of Man are unworthy of to be able to heal.
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