Should Cleric Stance be disabled during Dungeons and Raids?

[raela]

What? No. Holy crap no.

You have the option of not dpsing as it is now. Low level roulette without CS.. ughhh. Watching hp drop is so boring (and I'd be more likely to overheal or fall asleep). I went into low level roulette yesterday and got an AV run in progress.. missing a dps, first boss had not been downed. I said I was fine with trying to 3-man and so off we went with Eos as healer and me dpsing (backup heal as needed). We cleared it fine (never got that fourth member) and I had fun.

[Donjo]

The one change to Cleric Stance I would actually be okay with is making it affect Fairies. Possibly even Lustrate too, but that might be going too far.

[Brightshadow]

I understand your guys point, but some don't like healing and dpsing perhaps Astrologian will solve this and instead of dpsing they will provide support (buffs) that have to be reapply continually would be a great compromise for those that like healing but not so much the stance dancing and dpsing.

[Vondoomervil]

I assume you're a healer...? And don't like doing both...?

[Brightshadow]

I assume you're a healer...? And don't like doing both...?

I don't mind doing it on trash content I just don't like doing it on new content that im not familiar with, nor on harder content like T9+. Usually MMOs have a dps healer and regular healers it would have been nice if scholar could heal with their dps similar to discipline priest in wow and white mage was more of the traditional healer but of course every game is different.

[Anneliese]

Threads like this make me wish this forum had a dislike button.

[Alash]

The title says it all do you guys think that Cleric Stance should be disabled during dungeons and raids similar to frontlines.

Recently it has become almost mandatory for healers to DPS, and while it certainly does have it niches it shouldn't be a requirement nor feasible in raids and dungeons unless the healer was made with damage dealing healing capabilities (Ex. Discipline Priest Wow / Dancer FFXI)

Why don't you put some effort in and do it?

[No2631]

Where do you get the premise that it's "almost mandatory" healers have to DPS? If DPS perform at their correct levels, there's not a single fight in the game you cannot clear without healers DPSing.

It should say enough that plenty of fights are healed by only one healer instead of the suggested two: it's because healing isn't very taxing and healers need something to do when no one is dying.

[DakenBrunel]

I have to disagree. A healers job is not only to heal. It is to support your raid/party in any way possible. DPSing when applicable is part of the job.

[LionKing]

No, No, No and many No, No,No and many No more to come.