Mass Healing Word vs Mass Cure Wound

[Shinpai]

I need to know if this is a bug or intended?

Mass healing word description "Heal up to 6 allies" but it won't let me pick any target. Instead, it heal pulse around me.

Mass Cure wound description "Unleash a soothing hum of energy that heal you and your nearby allies" but it let me pick 6 target to heal.

Are these skill description swapped or their used swap or this is how it was intended?

[Julio Brutal]

I came here wondering the same thing. Healing prayer is a level two spell that heals 2d8+4 to everyone I see. Mass healing is level 3 spell but it does the same thing, but for 1d4+4, although it says I could pick 6 targets, it really doesnt. So this lvl 3 spell is useless.

[Hobocop]

Prayer of Healing can't be used in combat, which is why it heals for more than a 3rd level spell which can.

Not sure about Mass Cure Wounds or Healing Word and their functionality relative to each other yet.

[HoneyDrake]

Originally posted by Julio Brutal:

I came here wondering the same thing. Healing prayer is a level two spell that heals 2d8+4 to everyone I see. Mass healing is level 3 spell but it does the same thing, but for 1d4+4, although it says I could pick 6 targets, it really doesnt. So this lvl 3 spell is useless.

Yeah, a screw up it seems like.

In 5e "Mass Cure Wounds" would allow you to select a spot in 60 feet/18 meters range and it heals up to 6 chosen targets around it in a certain radius. 3d8 + spellcasting modifier

"Mass Healing Word" select up to 6 targets in 60 feet/16 meters range and heals them. 1d4 + spellcasting modifier

Higher levels obviously healing more.

[Holyvision]

...isn't one only for out of combat?

[Julio Brutal]

Yes, my mistake. Healing prayer is out of combat only. But the issue the OP mentioned remains.