*Healers do not get invited to gear. False
I've never been to gear with a healer, once to desolation. When I hear of a group forming and ask it's usually a reply of "We have a cleric" or "Your services are not needed" Yes I know they get to go because I see them in the equipment but I wonder if that's mainly because of friendship or lack of online pinns rather than the class being more beneficial than other choices.
If I'm wrong here and just have a bad playing time correct me, does anyone who's getting ready for gear or other areas say "We could use a healer?" as much as "We could use a ranger, cleric, warrior?"
*Healers horde equipment other classes need. False
All classes have the potential to horde equipment, the reason I focused on Healers is their lack of physical damage yet sometimes you'll see them in +dam gear. Also the fact that they have the most survivability of any class allowing them to keep the gear longer.
*Healers do not have to fight for their lives because they can always gate away. False
Sorry I don't understand this one at all. I've only died with a healer to Shamans, Evil Clerics, and Ninjas. If the healer keeps up protections it's usually a choice to stay that keeps them in the fight.
*Healers have become weaker over the years and are no longer competitive. False
The purpose of my post was not to make them more competitive in pk, it was to improve on their role of healing and protection which they just don't seem to shine in as much as a devotee to it should.
*Healers need something. False
I'm thinking hard here and I can't think of many spells that make a Healer better than a good or evil cleric. They have almost all of a healer's protective spells, have much more damage output while unless targetted a Healer's damage output is almost nothing especially against a neutral aggressor.
For the last two I agree with you, but like I said my focus wasn't on the PK of a healer. I can do that with other classes, I play a healer to support others. My point isn't to argue either, I agree with you that healers can be competitive in pk but it's difficult to be. No lag ability, low damage, best damage spell doesn't work well when chasing... they aren't focused on PK at all so why not make their protection spells better than other's just like their healing spell is?