The arrogance of some people

[Kaurie]

Do you also expect the DPS to throw heals too? If no then why do you expect healers to DPS?

Well that is a silly argument.
If a DPS healed, then the run would go slower and the group would be at a detriment. If the Healer DPS'd then the run would go faster and would be overall better for the group.
Do you ever ask your tank to stop attacking and just spam flash, because dealing damage is not his job? The idea is rather absurd.

As for me, well I never tell a healer off for DPSing, I just assume that they are either lazy or bad. It's possible they are neither, but that is all I think. I mean I probably equate it to a healer seeing a DPS never dodging AoE's, that DPS is probably lazy or bad.

[SlyTribal]

or the SCH that is currently not using a fairy because Eos found out abiut Selene, and now they are on a break.

Is this a true story? XD clearly some rper didn't read the cutscenes.

[AskaRay]

Oh, it's this topic again.
Weren't there like, five of these in the Healer subforum? Did we need one here?

[Naruke]

I'm not going to lie I notice a healer running low on mana fairly quickly so after the first MB I was like healer your mp management is more so your job then mines and we have three casters shouldn't I be focused on foes lol and let's not forget the fact they were a SCH, I hadn't seen SCHs run out of MP before unless they were just raised...

Of course you're right. As WHM I always study timers and rotation to use in best way Saints of Shroud and Assize to restore my MP alone.. but they have a CD and after a long fight I need just a little of MP to cover me until have again SoS/Assize a Song is always a good stuff.. if you dont prefer a wipe ahah

[SonKevin]

Does anyone else usually not have these experiences? When I'm on my tank, I never get complaints. When I'm on my healer, I never get complaints. When I'm on my DPS, I'm watching YouTube. It seems there's a lot of venting, but I don't know why.

[Fevelle]

Stop being lazy (yes, you are, stop saying otherwise)

Yes I am. Probably the laziest person you know. Sometimes I'm so lazy that I don't even log in and let my eso uncapped. So what? This is not a competition about "who takes the playtime more seriously", it's about wheter or not people should harass healers who don't DPS (be it because the pulls are difficult to heal, be it due to their skill level, or even just laziness).

[Felis]

To be honest they have a point, you are expected to dps when able it's not hard to put a regen on the tank pop cleric put dots up and drop back out again.

And in the moment you turn on cleric stance, one of the DPS jobs get a huge hit because he ignoed an aoe and you can't heal him up with just one heal because of clearic stance cool down.

[Elazu]

Healers are rightfully expected to dps if they are able to.

That said, if the dps was already terrible, they have no right to demand anything.

[SlyTribal]

And in the moment you turn on cleric stance, one of the DPS jobs get a huge hit because he ignoed an aoe and you can't heal him up with just one heal because of clearic stance cool down.

Their fault, not the healer's in that circumstance, healer was still playing their part.

[AskaRay]

I mean if you want a real answer from me, my answer is:

if it's a dungeon run or a DF run (aka not a raid or PF with a set goal etc).... if no one's dead and nothing is chewing my face I couldn't care LESS if the tank was DPS stance or if the healer stood there and took a nap. Dungeon run takes an hour? Fine, if we actually finish. I don't care.