While I'm glad to see that both Firebrand and Mechanist are both getting a well deserved nerf while other healer based classes are also trying to be brought more into line with both of those classes, I still think it's not enough in the case of Firebrand. The sheer amount of utility Firebrand has within it, when compared to other specs vying for the same role, is purely ludicrous. Quickness Firebrands still easily provide more team utility via the plethora of ways to provide on demand Aegis and Stability, massive condition cleanse, multiple ways to either negate or reflect missile attacks, and still be able to heal allies for a semi-decent amount than other quickness sources. On the flip side, you can go for a Celestial build and easily bring more damage alongside similar levels of healing than other healers while still doing the same things as you were with the dps variant.
Until the vast amount of utility any type of Firebrand can bring to the table is either reduced to become more in line with the other specs that will compete for that role, or those same specs are brought up to be more in line with Firebrand utility, I don't believe there will ever be any true balance so that players have a good reason to play something other than Firebrand within the quickness role.
