mysticalone said:
like SE is doing everything possible to keep people playing the game...
upping the drop rates, more exp, new spells, no exp loss in cop, wow wtf?
Yes, and while they made some things easier, they added a whole bunch of new content/gear that extends the game even longer for the serious players.
my opinion of course, but also wanted to ask this.. why the hell at lower levels its hard to find a healer with just DD seeking, and at high levels all i see are WM seeking with no DD?? last night i seeked for party on black mage 39 for 3 hours with nothing, and when i switched i saw 3 other WM 65 seeking with no DD whatso ever.. WTF?? STILL got no party after 4 hours searching so i logged.. wtg!
At lower levels, one cannot party without a healer and during mid-levels one cannot party without a refresher. At this stage in the game, there will always be more potential parties then there are mages. As soon as a mage seeks, he or she will be invited. The mages will level far faster than their melee counterparts.
At the end of the game, when it is possible to melee cannon for faster exp while at the same time having shadows absorb most of the damage, healers/refreshers aren't needed to the same extent. With no tank, there is no need for a dedicated healer. An RDM can haste just as well as a WHM, and given that the DD/NINs aren't going to be taking major damage by sharing hate, the lower level cure/curaga/regen spells are more than enough to take care of their healing needs.
Depending on the skills of the DDs, BRD/WHM may be able to fill the role whlie at the same time providing more benefit to party damage than a RDM or WHM ever could. Bottom line, a dedicated healer is no longer necessary for a party to exp. Therefore, so long as a RDM, BRD or even COR is seeking, a party of 4-5 melees can grab one of them and safely proceed to party without ever asking a WHM.
The same applies to a BLM. If the party can do more damage spamming multi-hit weapon skills than they could by waiting and setting up skillchains, then the value of a BLM to the party is vastly diminished. Yes, you have elemental debuffs and your regular nukes. But without the massive damage bonus you get from bursting off of a light or dark skillchain with a tier IV or -aga III spell, another melee DD or a melee enhancing job such as BRD or COR is going to be more useful in that party slot than you are.
I say this to all those jobs who excel at partying with a skillchian: Go to the other end of the mire and find the IT treants. Set up a level 3 dark skillchain and burst away to your heart's content. It's not a 20k/hr burn party, but it's solid exp and it plays to the strength of your job. Also, watching 2 2k bursts follow a 1-3k skillchain is a thing of beauty.
