A Mage healer is a bit out of left field (and would essentially be a Priest) whereas a Shaman Tank spec really is long overdue.
Though it’s more likely they’ll give DH a third spec before they start adding fourth specs to other classes.
Uh, Survival says hello lol
I mean same spec name, but changed from ranged to melee…kinda massive IMO
I feel like priest is basically mage healer since vanilla. That’s how it always felt tbh. 
So far only one class (Evoker) has ever had a spec added after it’s debut. Some have had specs essentially replaced, but not new ones added. THAT is why Mage doesn’t have a healing spec, not some bizarre conspiracy.
I should have clarified, that I meant a new spec as in, changing the number of specs. From 3 to 4.
There have been specs changed, either in name or mechanics (outlaw rogue, survival hunter). But that required losing a spec to stay at the previous numbers.
So in this instance, it would require losing one of the current mage specs. Which I dont feel would be acceptable to many in the mage community.
Same reason Paladins don’t have a Ranged DPS spec
Oh gotcha gotcha.
and I would have to agree with you about adding more specs to the game…not really needed…however…a mage healer spec does sound cool…
Who plays Arcane anyways?
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I used to play a game that had a healing spec that healed other players based on the dmg you did. I feel like arcane could be this.
It basically did dmg and would cleave heals.
Because as others pointed out. New tank and healer specs =/= more tanks and healers. Blizzard knows this also.
Thats basically what they did for SoD, but had to nerf the healing because mages were spamming arcane explosion and like topping the healing charts lol
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They should of kept the idea going.
Lets get Demon Hunters a 3rd spec before we start giving other classes 4. Maybe we should get the heal spec and it could work like the disciple of Kaine from Warhammer Online.
So your other thread about how you wanna be a healing mage OR ELSE wasn’t enough OP?
There should be all 3 roles for every race.
More so a lore issue and class fantasy in Warcraft. The only thing I could see is “Time Magic” but then you have Evoker which picks up that.
But again, that’s what Season of Discovery is for is to throw a curveball in the whole system to allow classes/specs to do things they weren’t meant to do.
The Resto warrior would raise people from the dead by yelling at them to get back into the fight.