Accuracy healer new gear?

[AlexionSkylark]

The question here is, HOW MUCH of a difference can healer DPS actually do in a fight, in practical terms?

If the healer DPS was what made the group pass a burning phase, then they were JUST BARELY getting it, and that needs a real sweet spot to get right. almost ALL of the times your DPS will either be irrelevant (group would have gotten past it even without your help) or useless (your DPS won't be enough to make them pass). Not to mention that MP you're wasting could be used in a heal that might just save a wipe.

And I'm not even getting into the issue of the precious seconds lost in the stance dance which could mean life or death to a group member if you leave such a little threshold for damage. Don't forget that FFXIV is not World of Warcraft; Fights here are much more focused into surviving mechanics than in DPS burning.

Now, how many seconds you think that your little spikes of damage will cut off the fight as a whole? 5? 6? Again, this will only make a difference between a wipe and a clear if your group was BARELY MAKING it, which won't be the case in the vast majority of times. And in those cases, I guarantee that the extra MP saved from not DPSing would be of much more use.