SCH vs AST?

[Tashim]

I can sustain just over 2k hps for about 8 minutes, and then I'm generally out. Thats overkill for most fight, by far. So, I usually share the healing, and spend a fair bit of time dpsing. I do know that a whm can spam cure3 on a group and do over 3k hps, but they cannot sustain it. I'm not saying I beat every white mage, just most.

Galvanize isn't that hard to be efficient with, just use it before damage is taken. One of the "secrets" of dpsing as a healer, is understanding that you don't need a party with full health bars, they just need enough health to survive the next unavoidable mechanic. I'm happy to let Eos get to people in time, or I might help her out if I have a spare GCD, and all my dots are up.

The real factor to consider, when looking at hps, is over-heal percentage. I tend to run 30-40%, I'd be lower, but that Eos is overkill, and wastes a lot, but she can't help it (I'm usually 15-20% with Selene, but I don't get nearly as much dps time that way, and I end up more dependent on a healing partner than I'd like to be). Most white mages are 40-50%, given the nature of regen, that's understandable. Once in a while, I see an extremely efficient white mage, that can dps while giving me a run for my money on healing. Those are few and far between, but they are certainly out there.

[Kietsu]

IOne of the "secrets" of dpsing as a healer, is understanding that you don't need a party with full health bars, they just need enough health to survive the next unavoidable mechanic.

While I very much agree (and it always bugs me when I don't see the other healer's DoTs on a raid boss, ever.), this strategy isn't so great in pick-up groups, because you can't make the assumption they'll move out of the orange.

[Ninimo_Babamo]

While I very much agree (and it always bugs me when I don't see the other healer's DoTs on a raid boss, ever.), this strategy isn't so great in pick-up groups, because you can't make the assumption they'll move out of the orange.

This pretty much sums up the entire reason why I never dps in PUGs. I know there will be morons who stand in orange and I'm gonna need my mana to save their ass. Now when I go in with friends that I know are good, I dps quite a bit.. But if the dps suck so bad that they can't clear the dps check, then you already know you're going to be burning way more mana than you should have to just to keep them alive, because they clearly lack skill and will not get out of things in time.