After seeing a preview of an upcoming dungeon run in the new Dawntrail expansion, Final Fantasy XIV healers have taken to the game's official forums to protest that they may no longer be necessary in certain situations.
My video started a Healer Strike in Final Fantasy XIV
As PC Gamer reported, the video in question came from content creator Xenosys Vex, who played as a Warrior Tank through the media tour dungeon for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail expansion without a healer. During the video, Xenosys managed to get through the dungeon with three DPS characters, and mentioned multiple times that he didn't even need a healer.
In response to the video, players who play the healer role in FFXIV have organized a small protest on the official forums: #FFXIVHEALERSTRIKE. The thread was created on June 9th and has since garnered over 3,000 posts. Many players have also posted on the forums to express their displeasure at how the healer role has become redundant, with some even stating that it is the reason they unsubscribed from FFXIV.
Are things really that bad for healers in FFXIV? According to some comments, not really. Several healers point out that the Warrior build in the video is made purely for self-sufficiency. Others also point out that if everyone knows the dungeon mechanics, a healer doesn’t have to do much. And unlike most MMORPGs, healers in FFXIV are expected to deal damage while keeping the party’s HP up, so it’s hardly a mindless role.
