But...I...I don't wanna DPS, I'm a healer...

[Viviza]

I'm going to be a bit contrary and say that if everyone is topped off, and you're standing there idling, I don't really consider it playing to the best of your ability.

You're being lazy.

It will annoy me. It's the same as if the tank spams overpower until he has threat and then just goes AFK for half the pull. Or the summoner spreads dots and then just idles, because it's 'a dot job'. Or if you're playing an archer rather than a bard because 'it's my character concept'. Dungeons are easy enough that everyone can do this, but it's terribly dysfunctional.

Now, it's your game and your sub and your money. That it annoys me doesn't give me the right to do anything about it to you. But maybe playing a team-based game while not putting in a team effort is the wrong mentality to bring into things.

[Pells]

You're being lazy.

It will annoy me. It's the same as if the tank spams overpower until he has threat and then just goes AFK for half the pull.

I would compare a healer who doesn't dps to a tank who doesn't use defensive cooldowns.

[Elamys]

I would compare a healer who doesn't dps to a tank who doesn't use defensive cooldowns.

Not even remotely the same. Defensive cooldowns are essential to tanking. Healer DPS is...not.

In 98% of content it's just not necessary. I don't know why, but there's a group of people in this game who assume that if you're not doing everything exactly right, or how they would do it, you're terrible. This is just not the case. I myself heal and DPS. I think it's fun. But when I'm not healing and our healer isn't DPSing, I'm not complaining if things are dying. And if they're not? I'm going to look at the DPS first, because that's their -only- job.

[FoxyAreku]

And if they're not? I'm going to look at the DPS first, because that's their -only- job.

Technically incorrect, as 90% of mechanics fall to the DPS to perform them. The only healer mechanic i can ever recall is Ifrit/Nisi, and all that involves is standing away from the group so you can't medica.

Being a healer is so mechanic free in this game it kinda makes me feel bad. I get to be lazy so much.

[Sleigh]

Technically incorrect, as 90% of mechanics fall to the DPS to perform them. The only healer mechanic i can ever recall is Ifrit/Nisi, and all that involves is standing away from the group so you can't medica.

Being a healer is so mechanic free in this game it kinda makes me feel bad. I get to be lazy so much.

Good groups usually force healers to do mechanics if possible instead of DPS/tanks, or at least as much as possible. Cases in point: T2, T6 busting chains, T8 towers, T12 passing/fountains, A3S in general, A4S Nisi