Healers and the lack of a staff

[wolfgang784]

We are healers. So why are we using a stone sword? Even combat healers almost always use staffs to fight. Some of the classes get certain items that are planned to do extra damage when used by that class, and I think that the healer classes should get either a diamond or gold hoe to fight with as a staff. Plus, I get golden armor, so I need a pimp staff to go with it. Not a crappy stone sword. Maybe half a heart more damage than a stone sword or so?

 

[Recknod]

As poorly written as this entire post is I agree that healers have been completely overlooked.
There is nothing personal about the healer class.
Crafters and rogues dominate the sever and are the only class that seems to have their voice heard.
All healer specs appear to be either a gimped version of a warrior(monk/cleric) or a nerfed mage with junk heals(Bloodmage/druid).
Maybe it is because the class doesnt have a high enough population yet but it defenatly needs to be worked on in all 4 of the specs.

 

[Kainzo]

Actually - wrong - Healers are under used because in general people prefer damage to healing.

To objective when making these claims please - because subjectivity is overrated.

Monks -> Safefall / healing abilities / no weap need to beat players down
Clerics -> Revive / heavy armor use / Group heals / smaller heals and more incoming
Druids -> teleports / nukes / heals / and more stuff coming
Bloodmg -> Heals / Fireball / Nukes / Special drains

I agree that there are fewer healers but by no means are they being overlooked.

Look forward to the Damage / Health changes

 

[eisbaerBorealis]

Sorry, but how have the Crafters had their "voice heard"? Aside from Smiths having their repair stuff worked out, I don't think that Crafters or their specs have changed at all since the new map...

 

[Doreagarde]

Sorry, but how have the Crafters had their "voice heard"? Aside from Smiths having their repair stuff worked out, I don't think that Crafters or their specs have changed at all since the new map...

That's because crafters already get all the sweet stuff. Enjoy your diamond pick, while I have to keep stuffing my wounds with crumpled paper until level 50

 

[eisbaerBorealis]

Diamond pick + no new skills = "all the sweet stuff"
Please ignore this post... Every single class complains that their class in underpowered, so I don't want to bring my Crafter complaints into this thread, because they're already elsewhere.
I can't use a diamond pick, FYI...