idiggory the Fussy wrote:
Healing in this game was reminding me of healing in GW2, and I did not like that at all. I really, REALLY hope it doesn't turn out like that.
I've played both games and although I haven't healed in ESO yet, I don't see them as the same at all. GW2 really didn't have proper healing, or a healer role. ESO hasn't got traditional heal-spam whack-a-mole and it hasn't got a lot of complicated healing mechanics, so it may fall short of what some healers would hope for, but it's still healing done by healers. The trinity works a bit differently, but it's still very much there and I get the sense it's quite necessary for success on the harder content.
And Aeth, they hate everything at r/games.
There are some people who are determined to hate ESO, as there always are with any new title. Some of them have actually played it and have valid points. Some of them are just mouth-frothing fanboys of some other game and caught up in that weird competitive MMO thing where if you love your game it means you have to hate all others. Some are just complainers because they're grouchy and need a nice shot of bourbon.
Half the fun of a new launch is watching the passion with which people will either attack or defend it. Personally, I like ESO a lot, at the moment, and I'll read forums and discuss it the way I'll discuss pretty much anything during business hours to avoid, you know, doing my actual job, but it's not like I have stock in the company.