Quote Originally Posted by Eidolon View Post
Stupid text limits.


It's all subjective and opinion based. I do view them as lazy - if they are capable of doing, and the situation permits, and they choose not to, then they are opting out of additional work because they see it as 'not their job.' To me, this is lazy. This is like having a Co-Worker who says it's 'Not in their pay grade', or purposely acts in a way that tries to bypass having to do a specific job (I've worked in Pharmacies where the other techs try to do something else after sitting around looking at shoes to avoid getting the register, for example - another point of 'being lazy.')
This isn't a job. This is a video game. And yeah, sometimes it is above my freaking pay level.

As I said, it's not a bad thing. It IS just an action, and I'm not using a negative connotation for it. I respect your choice, as you believe that is the way the class should be played. But I think it's mildly hypocritical to say "SCH can keep DPS'ing, and SMN's can off-heal, but don't expect a WHM to do it!" This just puts me of the impression that you play a White Mage only.
You "respect" other people's choices on one side of your mouth, then call them lazy on the other side of your mouth. So which is it? Do you respect them, or are they lazy? You can't have it both ways.

Now, you did mention to renew stoneskin on 'everyone that has been hit', but very rarely in my parties will anyone save the tank take a hit in my parties. The only time I really use stoneskin in such scenarios is right before a boss pull - because then I can DPS at the start of the fight (All three bosses of AK. I even throw out DPS on the dragon boss most the time, because it downs the statues faster to have a ranged caster on them.)
Wait wait wait...

No one but the tank gets hit in your parties? Really.

So even though you have undoubtedly awesome parties (because most of mine have turned into madness as one DPS or the other decides to ignore marks and just DPS whatever the hell they want, or the tank overpulls and can't hold threat, or the DPS (or tank) are breaking CC that CAN be used for funsies), you feel that everyone else - regardless of their party makeup or circumstances - should be doing exactly as you do, and if they don't, they're lazy?

You realize everyone isn't you?

I do want to ask - what kind of gear are you going into these instances with? If you're still a bit newer / early on, it may well be a comfort thing that has made you believe this. But if it's just because you want to have YouTube up on your other screen without worrying about cycles, then you're purposely not playing to your maximum potential - and that, in and of itself, is lazy.
It's a 5 man. Why the hell does it matter if someone isn't "playing to their maximum"? It's a 5 man. 5 mans are vapor. They are pointless and I don't see why anyone should be judged by a 5 man. Ye gods...