Quote Originally Posted by SDaemon View Post
Because the card is valid and accurate, so I'll play it. Also it is not that it isn't intended, it isn't designed for it. If SE absolutely didn't want Healers to dps they would make it so our dps abilities were locked out in group content, however if Healers were intended to dps they would design content with Healer dps in mind. That they don't yet leave it open to the player to choose to do so makes it a play style choice.

This a community issue based on communal disputes. The content given to us however doesn't necessitate it. Players are free to group or not group with whomever they want to.
The thing is that the card is both invalid and inaccurate. Yoshida has said very little about healer DPS; he only mentioned it in regards to how they set DPS clear minimums in raid content and that they have chosen not to factor in the expectation that healers will DPS because it assumes greater skill and effectively raises that minimum bar too high.

So yes, the "but it wasn't intended" card is a weak one unless supported by specific Word of Yoshi or a leading developer. Not wanting to make clear minimums too difficult to reach does not mean not intending for healers to DPS in group content.