Hypothetical: What if ACN got a new stance?

[Spoekes]

DPS with Physik is not intended to be the jump in Healer if the "real" Healer dies for whatever reason.
If such stance is in discussion, you consequently must discuss a "tank" stance for melee DPS too, to jump in for the eventually dead tank.

TL;DR
No, we have roles/classes/jobs, this change has potential to screw this up.

btw: A Healer with Cleric Stance does not replace a DPS, I would assume it is just about balanced the way it is right now in this aspect.

[Camalott]

DPS with Physik is not intended to be the jump in Healer if the "real" Healer dies for whatever reason.

Intentional or not, its a "real" side effect of having it. Just like Resurrection on SMN. We're not there to raise people - but we're kind of expected to when the situation calls for it.

Of course, some times it's just better to wipe and be done with it. Matter of fact, it's usually better. The MP cost is too steep and a risen WHM/SCH won't have the MP to do jack-all once they're back up anyway.

The same argument could be given to a healer helping with the DPS. That's not what they are there for, but they have the ability to so long as it does not directly interfere with their core function of healing.

If such stance is in discussion, you consequently must discuss a "tank" stance for melee DPS too, to jump in for the eventually dead tank.

Agreed. It opens a silly can of worms that is best buried until the end of time.

btw: A Healer with Cleric Stance does not replace a DPS.

Not sure if this was targeted at me - or in general. If the prior, I never insinuated that they do. However, the disparity in the amount of time a fight lasts between a healer that does DPS and a healer that refuses to is staggering. I'm assuming part of that gap is due to the INT boost that Cleric's Stance affords them.

Again, I am not for the idea of Medic Stance in the game. However, I absolutely do want it because I'm greedy and want to be overpowered like a mo-fo.