Is it worth to be a healer/support?

[NeXuS]

It would be sacrificing soloing, dps, any pretty much anything other than helping others. I'd choose this option cause this must be rare and thus it would make my character valuable and probably more important than others. But is it worth it?
What are my chances for this actually being useful for others? Is everyone soloing out there or are there groups of players who would require a healer or support or parties where it would come handy.
But I would rely on other players I guess, I couldn't even do a single boss solo or even some harder missions.

So the question is pretty much: Should I go with a solo high dps character that can run through dungeons and kill almost any boss alone and does not rely on other players' support or should I sacrifice this and instead be the support who in exchange for giving up soloing could be a great help to other players either coop or party.
Is it worth it? Is there a need for this or no one cares and no one needs healers and supports?

[phazonfreak]

Well, there is a role trinity in this game and if you want to tackle master mode Flashpoints/Operations and ranked PvP you gonna need skilled healers in your group. Of course you don't need to be a healer if you only care about soloing the game.

So the answer to that questions depends on what you want to do in this game. You are not stuck in your combat role, you can always switch between Dps and Healer as needed.

[NeXuS]

I want to master one side. So either build a character to be a solo dps and I can do anything alone or go for healer only and be the best support out there any party could wish for.
But I don't know if anyone cares about that or if everyone is just soloing and healers are not needed at all?

[Lathanx]

I mean the content is so easy that with a decent dps companion you can clear most heroics and flash points as a healer if you wanted.

Your clear times would be slower then a dedicated dps but it's doable. But no, you're not going to be soloing operations as a healer, in fact you're not going to be soloing operations period.

Merc is the best off-dps healer, if you wanna try what your'e asking about. Just keep in mind that in group content, popping damage abilities as a healer means you're spending more time doing mediocre dps instead of doing your job.

I wouldn't recommend it.

[Lathanx]

Originally posted by NeXuS:

I want to master one side. So either build a character to be a solo dps and I can do anything alone or go for healer only and be the best support out there any party could wish for.
But I don't know if anyone cares about that or if everyone is just soloing and healers are not needed at all?

You could just play the game and swap specs out as needed by the content you're doing. You're not gonna have the best possible abilities and items for all situations, that's just not feasible.

That's what alts are for.

[DizzyD]

It's easy enough for all classes to solo in this game. My healer + companion has survived and won encounters that would have killed my dps.

Healers wait less in queue for master mode flashpoints.

The nice thing about the game, if you start with a healer character and don't like how it plays, you can reset that character to a dps and just continue on.

[NeXuS]

So is it worth to be a healer at all? Does that brings you any joy, any appreciation, is there any need out there for healers?
Or you are just better go full dps and not rely on others?

[Lathanx]

Originally posted by NeXuS:

So is it worth to be a healer at all? Does that brings you any joy, any appreciation, is there any need out there for healers?
Or you are just better go full dps and not rely on others?

Healers are required for operations and master flashpoints. Everything else you can do pretty much whatever you want save for Challenge modes for KOTFE and KOTET.

[phazonfreak]

You are creating a dilemma that does not exist. Even if you try to master playing as a Healer and you find out that it is not worth it or you don't feel appreciated enough, you can always switch back to being a Dps.

[Zuko77Elendil]

Playing any sort of group content means that you are relying on others.

[Rаndo]

Even if you're healing you should be able to clear out most solo content just fine, maybe a little slower since you don't have as many offensive abilities as a dps discipline.

[Hikumi]

Originally posted by NeXuS:

I'd choose this option cause this must be rare and thus it would make my character valuable and probably more important than others.

Rare? 7 out of 10 times I queue for Veteran FP there would be a healer, even if I was queuing as one, ending up with there being 2 healers in a 4-player team. The other 2 times would be all-DPS and 1 would proc with a tank.

If you really want to help, learn to play a tank. It's very rare to see a tank in group finder, and even more rare to get queued with a competent one who ACTUALLY KNOWS what they're doing.

[LArc7thHeaven]

Every healer is appreciated in group content but solo play is useless since you got companion set to heal

[your.sheepy]

0. We generally recommend leveling up as a dps, and for good reasons. Many basics are better learned as a dps, for many reasons. You should learn how to heal after you've proven you can survive as a dps, whether solo or in a group. Ironic as it is, mobs and adds will focus fire on the healer, so you must be able to handle it. And no, your heals (alone) cannot save you.

1. Whether playing a healer is worth it depends on your preferred play style, personality, and your actual skill. I assume the first two are green. Skills, though, well, we all need to start somewhere. The worse your skill, the higher chance you will see a team wipe, be kicked, and/or be told... discouraging words.

2. Dedicated healer(s) is/are a must in master mode flashpoints, all operations, and the occasional (badly tuned) veteran mode flashpoints and heroics 4s. There is a moderate demand - higher than rank-and-file dps, but lower than tanks.

3. A healer have a big impact. Good healer makes a very good impact. Bad healer makes a very bad impact. There are not much healers in a team; every heal counts. This is... not the kind of game where you can laid back and spam your heals. Good luck. You will need it.

4. TL;DR - Learn dps first. Come back to heal later. Not worth the pain otherwise.

[de.lorca]

Originally posted by LArc7thHeaven:

Every healer is appreciated in group content but solo play is useless since you got companion set to heal

your better of switching them to DPS anyway most of the time

[Shellbie]

Originally posted by LArc7thHeaven:

Every healer is appreciated in group content but solo play is useless since you got companion set to heal

Not everyone likes to play tanks or dps, LArc7.