First Aid is an eternal part of World of Warcraft. However, how useless the skill actually is has now been revealed.
In World of Warcraft, there are a handful of secondary professions that can be learned by all characters, regardless of their main professions. While Archaeology, Fishing, and Cooking at least have some recognized use, First Aid is looked down upon. It was actually supposed to allow players to heal themselves and others to compensate for missing healer performance. However, in the time of massive self-healing for all classes, the profession has lost significance. So much so that First Aid will likely be removed from the game with the new expansion Battle for Azeroth.
Survey on First Aid: Almost nobody finds it useful
The colleagues from mmo-champion repeatedly analyze the data from 2.3 million players in Europe and America. These data exclude secondary characters and twinks, and instead, the character with the highest value in First Aid has been selected.
The result is quite sobering and casts a bad light on the secondary profession.
- 6.1% of all players have not learned the profession at all
- 17.3% of all players have First Aid between rank 1 and 50 – meaning they learned the profession and then never used it again
In the later ranks, there are more players who at least made the effort to level First Aid accordingly.
- 15% of players have First Aid between 651 and 700
- 16.9% are between 701 and 750
- at least 19.1% have First Aid between 751 and 800
Additionally, mmo-champion conducted a survey in which more than 60,000 players participated and were asked how useful they found First Aid in Legion. The result is devastating:
- 91% of players saw no benefit from First Aid in Legion
- 6.6% of players found First Aid helpful in “rare cases”
- 2.3% considered First Aid “often” helpful
A sad development that First Aid has taken in recent years. The last time it was truly useful was probably in The Burning Crusade and sporadically still in Wrath of the Lich King. Nowadays, almost nobody needs it anymore.
What is your attitude towards First Aid in World of Warcraft? Is the secondary profession even worth it? Did you only learn it for the achievements? Or is it a good thing that it is likely to disappear with Battle for Azeroth?
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