So... I picked back the game, I've been playing the story where I left (Penaconny epilogue) and playing moc a bit and I was wondering...
Is preservation entirely useless now?

I mean, I know its been a while and may be I'm just overwhelmed by all the new types of bosses but I kind of feel that preservation is utterly useless.
For starters the fight starts and you are already at half hp from enemy attacks and 5 different icons and status before even able to deploy a shield, also enemies seem to drain hp directly from your bar enterily ignoring the shield mechanics?
There is a new (for me) bosss on moc that you can only damage after he has drained almost all your hp, but before being able to fight back you need to heal first or you deal reduced damage? So basically you are forced to bring a healer as sustain

Not that the content is harder but feels like the only avaliable option for sustain is healing. Even using uninvested Lynx seems better than using Fu Xuan

Is Gepard even playable nowdays?