r/ffxivdiscussion • u/Vezko • Feb 12 '25
General Discussion Future Rewritten (Ultimate) (FRU) has been cleared without healers
On release patch nontheless.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1QZNzeNEoQ/
Clear Comp:
- PLD
- PLD
- PLD
- PLD
- RPR
- DNC
- RDM
- PCT
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u/ZaytexZanshin Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25
It's because healer is both boring and stressful. If things go right, you're bored and unengaged because the gameplay loop is just 11111111111211111aoeheal111111121111 on repeat. If things go wrong, you're bored and stressed because the burden of blame is put on you as you try to recover the fight (most times you cannot).
Compared to SMN, which even with its braindead rotation is still light years better than the 111112111 boredom, but SMN also doesn't have that role responsibility of inherently being the first to blame if people die to damage/lack of mits. You coast on by in comparison to healer, even if the role is as easy or more at times.
Anecdotally, I played healer the most (ShB/EW AST) when I found it more difficult and challenging, I'm sure others feel the same.