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[MXMoondoggie]

Not doing DPS when you have gaps is just plain lazy and pointless. What are you doing when nobody needs healing? Twiddling your thumbs? Sipping your coffee? I find it hilarious that you don't think Holy does significant DPS. Not counting crits with a Relic weapon you are doing 600-700 damage to each target plus stun on the first one. 3-4 Holy then recover mana and refresh heals and that's 2400-2800 damage not counting crits from just you. If you add damage from your DoT's in cleric stance it's even more significant damage. Ever DPS on Demon Wall? It's insanely fast if the healer does DPS before the bees appear. Or second boss in WP. Watch what Holy does to the adds XD. It's hilarious.

Why are you even worried about Mana? If you are smart enough you'll use Shroud or carry pots for that. Better yet having a Bard in the party makes it even easier to DPS. You are throwing excuses in to be lazy.

[Corrderio]

Not doing DPS when you have gaps is just plain lazy and pointless.

Pretty much this. I always keep an eye out for gaps to toss a nuke or two when everyone is stable and nothing is coming that needs immediate curing.

[Intrepdmind]

Kind of sort of - can't speak for SCH only WHM. If you're consistently PuG'ing you'll quickly realize that if you're doing this with nublet tanks/dps who can't control hate, you'll die pretty quickly, even with spammed holy or dropping shroud. The key to this is...it depends on the group. If you land a knowledgeable team (you all KNOW what this feels like), then you should contribute more than heals. I also suggest starting the first few mob groups slowly with your DoTs and working your way up until you know your tank's threshold.

If you land in a team where aggro is all over the place, and you're heal tanking because other folks are having a hard time centralizing the hate, then you have a responsibility to survive in order to keep the team up. This might mean you drop your DPSing and run the instance a little more slowly until the team gets into a rhythm.

It's situational. There is no single correct way to play an instance when rolling the dice with PuGs. Either way, there should never be downtime.

[Melithea]

Why are you even worried about Mana? If you are smart enough you'll use Shroud or carry pots for that.

I'm on your side but I have to draw the line here. Ethers aren't worth the gil they vendor for in this game.

[SeraviEdalborez]

I'm on your side but I have to draw the line here. Ethers aren't worth the gil they vendor for in this game.

Every bit helps. HQ Mega-Ethers are very inexpensive / easy to make.