White Mage: You should DPS and here's why.

[Eidolon]

I'm going to stick with Heals and non-agressive Support. Where I feel I belong.
But to answer your qusetion, my overall glvl as a WHM is 54. Not too high, I know.

That may be the difference. As you get more and more geared as a white mage, your mana becomes more flexibile. But early on, I agree - our mana isn't as free. You are fully in the right to focus on heals at that point due to being entry-level in gear, and it's not lazy. But at the level a lot of other white mages are talking about - Full Darklight, Artifact+1 weapon, there is the ability to branch out and do more and more. The same goes for SCH's - they won't be able to have their Fairy solo-heal early on, because the fairy takes a snap shot of their character when summoned and its stats are based upon them.

[Tanaya]

But at the level a lot of other white mages are talking about - Full Darklight, Artifact+1 weapon, there is the ability to branch out and do more and more.

I agree and disagree with this. Like I said, I've been going DPS WHM ever since Haukke Manor. The only dungeons I haven't DPS'd in was Stone Vigil (because holy shit everything hits hard there), and Amdapor Keep when I was a fresh level 50. Now I can run Amdapor Keep without a relic and in Spiritbond gear. To me, it's less about your gear, and more about knowing your limitations and getting the experience.

[Krisstina]

I agree and disagree with this. Like I said, I've been going DPS WHM ever since Haukke Manor. The only dungeons I haven't DPS'd in was Stone Vigil (because holy shit everything hits hard there), and Amdapor Keep when I was a fresh level 50. Now I can run Amdapor Keep without a relic and in Spiritbond gear. To me, it's less about your gear, and more about knowing your limitations and getting the experience.

u must be lucky that alway get a good tank and no warriors~When I did AK with AF and lv49 quest weapon, I cant stop healing.
Only when I got my ifrit weapon, I began to feel a bit easier and started getting chance to DPS with AK gears...

[Zanika]

The same goes for SCH's - they won't be able to have their Fairy solo-heal early on, because the fairy takes a snap shot of their character when summoned and its stats are based upon them.

Mabe not, but even if the fairy sucks when you first get it, (I'll see when I get that far) I imagine the small window it provides is still far more than a WHM is afforded at that time. What level did we first learn the shroud spell again? How useful was it as a MP recovery spell till lvl 48 when i get's enhanced? Remember how useless Hi-ethers and Elixers were by lvl 35? And if you use Duty finder instead of building a party beforehand, remember how little a difference these things made when it really mattered?