By Unicorn.Ellimist 2009-05-18 21:02:54
I main healed almost my entire career as SCH, just because that's one of the in-demand party-making jobs. I got to act like a BLM in some parties, in which case I subbed /blm. From 56-68 you will sub WHM because you can give stoneskin, and then from 68-75 you will stay /rdm because you can give stoneskin and phalanx to your parties. I have found that SCH and BRD making an extremely fantastic backline in merit parties because of the MP conservation of SCH and the survivability that its buffs give.
SCH is good at alot of things, but what it isn't good at is being an end game MAIN heal and an end game MAIN nuker. Yes, SCH can nuke efficiently and well (and even sometimes outnuke the BLMs), but you lack AM1 and 2.
The most important aspect about SCH is this: SCH is to MP as Samurai is to TP. You can never get enough MP and IMO if you play SCH right you can outlast a RDM in mp conservation. (To this point, RDM/SCH has an almost endless supply of MP).
I also soled some of my levels as SCH like a BLM would solo. Parsimony+Dark Arts is a god send to MP. You can make great chains and still have MP left over.
That's just my two cents. I only recently got SCH to 75.