Quote Originally Posted by Cynfael View Post
I tend to cringe when healers with sufficient downtime and bountiful MP decide that their time is best spent casting unnecessary heals to appear busy or simply standing around, not even bothering with the pretense.
I'm of the opinion that one shouldn't DPS as WHM, because it forces the other healer's carry the dps WTFWHM.

There's a few specific cases where the DPS is more valuable due to the timing of the fight, but don't be DPS'ing as WHM if another WHM is getting overwhelmed. The point of having multiple healers is to conserve MP by healing in tandem. Not by both WHM's attempting to DPS at the same time and wiping the party, or continuously letting the actual DPS players die. When you spend 10 seconds not healing that lets the DPS die, it costs the party more DPS by taking healing time away from the party and spending time reviving party members you neglect.