A diss track would not be enough so this Final Fantasy 14 player made an entire website telling the MMO's community to stop using this healing spell

Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail trailer screenshot showing Wuk Lamat, a Hrothgar woman with fiery long hair, aboard a ship at sea
(Image credit: Square Enix)

One not-so-mildly annoyed Final Fantasy 14 fan has taken to creating a website to express just how much they despise a certain healing spell - and their dedication is impressive.

Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail recently released, but with the new expansion pack comes many of the same class-related complaints - including those surrounding Cure (a White Mage spell known as "Cure 1" by the MMO's community). The healing spell has sparked various threads in the past, including one on Reddit calling for healers to "please learn to stop using Cure 1." None have gone as far as resulting in a full-blown website, though - until now, that is.

Reddit user BakaDango has done just that - they've made a site aptly dubbed "stopusingcure1" after writing that they "finally have had enough of dealing with Cure 1." The player describes how, "At this point, I can recognize the Cure 1 jingle from a mile away and every time I hear it, I feel great pain. Rather than try to explain this over and over or convey this in a macro, I decided to make this site to spread and use."

After my umpteenth Expert Roulette with a Cure 1 WHM, I decided to make a site to send to people: https://stopusingcure1.info/ from r/TalesFromDF

That's some Square Enix-level dedication right there if you ask me. BakaDango explains that they've created the page to serve as a less aggressive teaching tool for White Mage players: "When it comes from a single mentor it may feel to them like they are being personally called out, so I'm trying to turn it from a 'them' problem to a 'WHM is confusing' problem." They say they've "tried to keep it simple with some examples."

BakaDango has gone as far as including "a little section at the end for people to know this isn't supposed to be toxic, just helpful" - a commendable addition considering some of the party finder scuffles I've witnessed during roulettes. While I play as an Astrologian myself, I've dabbled with White Mage in the past and as a co-healer, I can genuinely appreciate this exhausted raider's efforts - "STOP USING Cure 1, USE Cure 2," y'all.

2 years and 800 hours later, solo Final Fantasy 14 grinder finally completes one of the MMO's most punishing challenges, immediately starts another run that's just as bad

Anna Koselke
Staff Writer

After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

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