Yeah, headers says all, i will never never again, start a skyrim-character without skilling healspells...
the heal is very big by its low costs and with stamina regen perfect for every meele, with the shield you can block the dragon breath perfectly so u dont need any magic resistance.

you feel same way?
you think healing is a bit op?
post your opinion, right here!

Kinda depend on your playstyle i guess.

Personally i bypass or one-shot almost everything using nothing but sneak and a dagger. Sometimes i resort to hit n run sneak attacks using archery and they all die before they can even find me. Got lots of stamina and can sneak-roll-sprint pretty much non-stop. For my play style, restoration is a bit overrated.

I guess playing an imperial "paladin" character would make a lot of use of restoration though. Heavy Armor. Block (shield). One Handed Weapons. And destructive magic for ranged attacks and against elemental weak opponents such as trolls (or targets with very high armor). Might need a bit more magicka than your average warrior, but restoration make sure you will get a lot more health and stamina to play with.

and how would u fight dragons? always running away and drink pots till your stomach explodes?
In my opinion, without dragons Healspells would be non-essential, but with...
just think about a 2h fighter (only meele) impossible to kill a dragon without 1000 healpots with you...
or did i miss something?

edit: i dont want to make healing better then it is, i just cant figure out how to live without it