Bodyguard (PvE)
1. Perceived as being on par with other healing classes. Granted, by now I think everyone understands the shortcomings of Merc healing. Considered to be great single-target healers.
2. As someone stated earlier, I feel like I have to work much harder to achieve similar results of other healing classes. With the changes in 1.2, heat is a major issue. I am one Rapid Scan away from being completely useless while I wait for heat to dissipate. It is a careful ballet of managing cool downs and heat.
The two major heat dissipating abilities are a two minute long cool down ..and not casting any heals, SCG may as well not vent any heat.
The spec itself also lacks any sort of visual flare, nothing that really makes it stand out. And not to be super nit-picky, but Rapid Shots is really annoying.