(10-27-2013, 11:45 AM)Naunet Wrote: I have a similar complaint with Stone. Once you get Stone II, there's pretty much zero reason to cast Stone I ever again.
Not to nitpick, but Stone also causes Heavy, slowing the target's movement. Stone II does not.
(10-27-2013, 11:45 AM)Naunet Wrote: My beef with Benediction has more to do with the overall functionality of the game's spells and animations than anything, but I'll mention it anyway. Having an oshit instant heal all health button is great, but having to spam it several times before it actually goes off and then having to wait two seconds for the animation to finish before the heal actually triggers quite nearly ruins the spell. With its long CD, this is not something you want to just pop willy-nilly, so when you do use it, it's usually because you freaking need to heal that person right now ASAP no ifs, ands, or buts. *ahem*
If you think Benediction is bad in FFXIV, ya should have seen the FFXI version. That was a real panic button, that put the WHM at the top of the aggro list, and almost always spelled certain doom, in exchange for healing everyone else. Basically my Benediction macro was this: "I'm casting Benediction, please don't let me die..." XD
I'm not the greatest healer in the world, but I try. I can't comment on end-game stuff, because I haven't even been able to finish the storyline quests yet (yes, I'm slow, no I have no regrets, although I'm lamenting the loss of my Swiftcast + Stoneskin macro for tanking, as my PLD can't use it, but that's 'nother topic...).
I enjoy healing, but it's isn't for everyone, AND sometimes the game mechanics don't agree with how you as a player think about healing. To each their own. I, for one, HATED trying to level a healer in WoW. Absolutely hated it, at least until Monk healing came out, which was the only reason I got back into the game at all. Friends of mine loved healing in WoW pre-Panda-land, but I never could get into it.
So I tanked instead. Well, actually in the beginning Pallies weren't exactly tanks, but still, that's what I played. And, as gimped out as prot Pallies were back in the early days, I still enjoyed it.
Fun is subjective. Do what you find fun. If the game mechanics for healing don't lead to a happy experience for you, that's okay. Maybe try something new, see if some other role is more fun for ya. Maybe SE will make changes to how healing works. Maybe they won't. But in the meantime, hopefully you'll find something in the game that lets you have fun.
^_^
