Not a happy player atm with guardian elite specs

[Mell.4873]

13 hours ago, draxynnic.3719 said:

I think at least some of that is largely explained by what was already around. Scrapper, already a decent healer if built for it, had quickness so Mech got alacrity. Catalyst had quickness so Tempest got alacrity. Herald got quickness because Renegade had alacrity. Spectre isn't working as a healer in practice, generally being more of an alacdps. Between scrapper, healbrand, and heal herald, there are about as many healquick builds as healalac builds, it's just that with the current numbers, it works out just a bit more efficient to have the alac source be the healer. Just as, in the firebrigade days, it was just a bit more efficient to have the firebrand do the healing (after Soulcleave got nerfed, anyway).

Problem is, there are plenty of alacdps builds still in play. Mesmer, the original alac source, lacks a good healer build. Spectre is more likely to run Ritualist than any healer set. Alacren is pretty scuffed at the moment, but is probably still more likely to re-emerge as an alacdps than a healer, if it gets the chance. Alacrity is available to all rangers, not just druids. But they're all dead if the 'alac heals, quick dps' paradigm solidifies.

Mesmer has plenty of healing options but they are either to slow or not enough to sustain a group for long. If you want to play a Mesmer healer (which I do) you really need good reaction time so you don't waste your heals. 

Edited December 3, 2022 by Mell.4873

[draxynnic.3719]

1 hour ago, Mell.4873 said:

Mesmer has plenty of healing options but they are either to slow or not enough to sustain a group for long. If you want to play a Mesmer healer (which I do) you really need good reaction time so you don't waste your heals. 

Basically, yes. There are a few traits that give you some healing, but there just isn't enough of it to make a healer. It's basically just enough to make healing power not a total waste if you're running Minstrel's as a chronotank.