Healing feels useless

[BoltHarrier]

Now I get that im not that high of level yet, but damn :/. I've actually gone through 3 dungeons without casting more than 2-3 heals for the moments when the boss decides to pull a 'totally legit attack that TOTALLY could have been dodged/taunted and TOTALLY didn't just attack the entire party ignoring range and positioning'

Does it get better later on? Should I respec to a dps class till I get to 50 then switch back?

[BoltHarrier]

it seems like most classes have their own form of sustain. Lifesteal, Combat regen, or even their own heal spells they have slotted. I saw a tank with the prayer ult the other day which made my role in the match even more redundant

[Vazkulator]

Originally posted by Snafu:

Now I get that im not that high of level yet, but damn :/. I've actually gone through 3 dungeons without casting more than 2-3 heals for the moments when the boss decides to pull a 'totally legit attack that TOTALLY could have been dodged/taunted and TOTALLY didn't just attack the entire party ignoring range and positioning'

Does it get better later on? Should I respec to a dps class till I get to 50 then switch back?

many of the vet dungeons can be done with a full team of just damage dealers, usually enough just by having the meta gear loadout and high cp which gives the team a higher base resilience towards any kind of dmg

who knows, the combat system might get better in time

[BoltHarrier]

Originally posted by Vazkulator:

Originally posted by Snafu:

Now I get that im not that high of level yet, but damn :/. I've actually gone through 3 dungeons without casting more than 2-3 heals for the moments when the boss decides to pull a 'totally legit attack that TOTALLY could have been dodged/taunted and TOTALLY didn't just attack the entire party ignoring range and positioning'

Does it get better later on? Should I respec to a dps class till I get to 50 then switch back?

many of the vet dungeons can be done with a full team of just damage dealers, usually enough just by having the meta gear loadout and high cp which gives the team a higher base resilience towards any kind of dmg

who knows, the combat system might get better in time

Thats what I mean, it feels like other classes have way to much self heals, and self heals are super available to any class. Life steal is a BIG one, with either the undaunted or warriors skill line giving the blood fountain. Then there is the health steal you get at level 1 with the nightblade or whatever its called. There is also the necromancer self heal, the warden self heal.... Every tank seems to have its own skill branch specifically for healing.

[iamcorn]

Honestly most healers use the same stats as Mag DPS anyway, so it'd really just be a matter of gear and powers slotted that you could swap out per situation.

[Robka]

Dont try Veteran Dungeons. Oh no no no no *pepelaugh*

[Vazkulator]

Originally posted by Robka:

Dont try Veteran Dungeons. Oh no no no no *pepelaugh*

this is the current situation of veteran dungeons or at least a larger majority of them

[Robka]

I want to see you doing veteran dungeon without a healer

[Ghetto Gecko]

The dungeon-difficutly varies a lot. You can for sure do a 4dd-run, even without death, but on others (especially dlc-dungeons) you need a healer. It's also important to know, that a healer isn't only there to heal. He is a whole support for the team with set-synergies and especially synergies in general. I am using the Lokke-set, which will grant you 15% more damage in dungeons when activating a synergy. So to keep that up the whole time, you need someone to feed you with that.

[BoltHarrier]

Ive been thinking about making a character that has heals on one set and buffs on the other, so I can swap between the two, though I need to do some research on skills to figure out the best skill lines to use

[Drake]

Originally posted by Snafu:

Ive been thinking about making a character that has heals on one set and buffs on the other, so I can swap between the two, though I need to do some research on skills to figure out the best skill lines to use

That's most healer builds. There are only 2 or 3 heal skills in a healer build, everything else is buff and debuff.

[Bouma]

My healer restores health stamina and magicka.
Normal dungeons are training for veteran dungeons; or a cuddly teddy bear for carebears.

[drahcir]

Did many vets with 4 sorc dps.

[737]

Yes, it gets better. Some content is a ♥♥♥♥♥ to heal through. Normal dungeons and all, they don't really even need a healer, hell, even some veteran dungeons.

[Sweets]

A healer is always welcome but not a must in this game

[737]

Originally posted by Dune:

A healer is always welcome but not a must in this game

It's deffinitely a must in some content.