Healers can DPS, face it. Accuracy in healers gears is there for a reason. The PVP right now is so sad from a healer POV I'm not even going to talk about it. So, there are moments during many fights where healers just stand there doing nothing, Stoneskin has a really long cast and cost a lot of MP and it's not that useful, or anyway throwing here and there some DOTs doesn't hurt anyone. During some DPS check every kind of help is welcome, even poisoning potions. Then Energy Drain rely on your ACC.. You don't have to do it yourself if you doesn't want to, but please do not critic or try to limit those who do it, it's a coward behavior. If a healer is doing his job fine, adding some damage to the party DPS is just good.

Now to the thread focus: yes, I guess it's intended as healers don't need to always land attacks, it'd make the job stronger compared to other roles.