Gilgamesh.Mytoy said:
I was totally anti-/whm too until I opened my eyes and saw that it's just more beneficial to the group sometimes.
Same, what Gira said on the forum is what I used to say to my friends and LS all the time. "If I want to buff and heal I'd level BRD" "I just play this job like it's intended to be played""Stop subbing WHM". Now I enjoy /WHM as much as other DD subs, start subbing them more and more. Helping the pt with /WHM spells is just as fun as going /ra spammy spammy or land big dmg WS on birds. It's also a nice change of play style.
Cerberus.Giguni said:
3. Show me an actual quote from SE personnel saying that "COR is supposed to be a DD job" or "COR is not supposed to be played a certain way" and I'll believe you.
COR subbing WHM is certainly not a waste or wrong way to play, unlike /DNC, it can heal the pt without giving the mob TP. If a well geared COR/RNG can be used as a half RNG and help the pt in dmg output aspect, then a well geared/merited COR/WHM who is good at it can also be used as half WHM and help the pt just as much. /WHM with some MP gears/merit can reach 450+~600MP and has access to half of the WHM spells. Although COR has no access to mage/refresh gears, this job still has evokers/scholers/healers rolls for MP management. Compare with BRD you have plenty of time to keep those rolls on you and time to sit down and heal for MP.
There are many situations when 1 healer is not enough for the pt, especially when mobs has AoE dmg move or AoE status ailment move. Instead of finding another healer I just /WHM and problem solved.I'm talking about any none-HNM fight that you don't RNG/BLM/SMN burn and has a chance to encounter mobs with AoE dmg/status ailment. Such as Salvage/Nyzul/Limbus/even EXP pts etc.
Maybe this job was intended to be played as support and DD when SE made it. But I really feel SE isn't making it that way anymore, especially after this update. Saying a job with lol B rank combat skill, no access to silver bullet and only ONE job trait and job ability to increase the dmg output(Even THF, NIN and DNC has more) is made to be DD is just not very convincing. Let's wait until lv99 and see.
If you prefer certain sub and just hate /WHM because of you're not having fun, that's fine. Just sub whatever you like and play the way you're having fun. Just remember that sometimes it may not be as beneficial to the whole group. It's your $10 a month and no one really has the right to interfere, just respect other ppl's play style. Nothing is playing this job wrong as long as you're giving buffs and when you're not giving buffs you're doing something else that's helping the pt. The whole point of COR going DD is because you got nothing to do after you buff ppl in the first place.
I enjoy /WHM just as much going /ra spam, and I believe I can help the pt just as much. I don't need anyone to tell me "You playing like a BRD and it's wrong". Besides different buffs, JA and access to ranged attack, COR's role IS like a BRD.
P.S. Yes I can't wait until ding 80 and get haste!