Originally Posted by
Diatenium
Your comparisons are nothing like the spell in question, beyond the superficial feature of the former requiring only chi and the latter requiring the player to bank on a dormant effect until it's needed.
Comparing between two very different classes and how they handle their spells isn't a good metric for quality; Monks much more heavily emphasize their finishers, unlike rogues and paladins, so in the case of Uplift, It's important to note that this is their only on-demand, instant aoe, wheras Holy paladin's have HR, LoD, and to a lesser extent Daybreak. Meanwhile, as far as I know druids don't pump out mushrooms every 15 seconds, they're much more long-term with them, so of course they will do more healing.
I agree that EF is a problem, and balance is an important matter, but projecting how other classes handle their spells onto our own isn't a good means of determining quality.