The arrogance of some people

[Azazua_azura]

This is my 2cents

How are you healers soloing? You gotta stance dance solo, you gotta stance dance during a few trials.

How is it a big deal to do it in party content?? Squishy tank aside, it isn't that hard. If your sitting at near full mp, group is doing well what are you doing??

I find it completely boring as a healer to stand there and look pretty cuz I'm not needing to heal.

I also find it wasteful and idiotic.

[Eisen-Zorn]

I have been leveling my AST and WHM, and I've always found time to throw in Combust I & II/ Aero I & II. Just to tick some health away while I'm healing. If I notice that the party is doing so well that I am going to have down time, I hit Cleric Stance and start tossing Malefic or Stones. I don't prioritize DPS over my healing, but I do it whenever I feel I have a comfortable window to play with. However, there are times when that's just not going to happen.

[Evumeimei]

I always DPS during downtime as a healer. I would be so bored if I didn't.

I won't call a healer out on not DPSing when I'm playing as another job, but it does annoy me. Especially when they are jumping around for no reason, or just standing there for a good 10+ seconds. Don't understand how that is "fun." I like being engaged in the content I'm doing, even if it's a dungeon I've run multiple times.

Edit: Just wanted to add that it also feels great when you get a good group and are blazing through the content.

[Azazua_azura]

I have been leveling my AST and WHM, and I've always found time to throw in Combust I & II/ Aero I & II. Just to tick some health away while I'm healing. If I notice that the party is doing so well that I am going to have down time, I hit Cleric Stance and start tossing Malefic or Stones. I don't prioritize DPS over my healing, but I do it whenever I feel I have a comfortable window to play with. However, there are times when that's just not going to happen.

That's my stance as well, I hate healers who dps first, I'm not fond of seeing my hp drop as a tank to below 50%. In all honesty it scares the crap out of me. And it makes me feel I'm a bad take for not mitigating enough dig.

[MeiUshu]

That's my stance as well, I hate healers who dps first, I'm not fond of seeing my hp drop as a tank to below 50%. In all honesty it scares the crap out of me. And it makes me feel I'm a bad take for not mitigating enough dig.

send them Healing Odin trials....EXCELLENT place to learn to focus observe and pay attention LOL

[Naliee]

Excuse me it is not being lazy. I took healer to heal not DPS. If I wanted to DPS I would play a DPS class. If I keep everyone alive then I am doing my job.

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

While I do agree with you, healers are meant for healing. But if I'm in a group that does great, meaning tank doesn't take derp hits, using his CDs, DPS can do dps and they don't also take derp hits and healer is just standing there and... waiting someone to get hit.

Just throw dots. It isn't hard.

[LaylaTsarra]

That's my stance as well, I hate healers who dps first, I'm not fond of seeing my hp drop as a tank to below 50%. In all honesty it scares the crap out of me. And it makes me feel I'm a bad take for not mitigating enough dig.

I've experienced some healers where the HP for the tank gets closer to 20 percent and playing as a dps one is lucky when you can actually catch a heal from some of them. That type of healer just doesn't quite get their role is healing first and dps'ing second.

[Kaurie]

I've experienced some healers where the HP for the tank gets closer to 20 percent and playing as a dps one is lucky when you can actually catch a heal from some of them. That type of healer just doesn't quite get their role is healing first and dps'ing second.

eh, or it's being efficient. One of the two.

[LaylaTsarra]

eh, or it's being efficient. One of the two.

Not when people die, sorry, no it's not efficient. Heal first, keep the party safe (and that doesn't mean keeping them on the brink of death), then worry about dps'ing. Pretty simple actually.

[Tint]

i think you all are just want to feel better by pointing to the healer who doesn't dps and say: "i am better than you! i am better than average!" >.</

i think that's the real reason these kind of topics pop up every once a week and repeat over and over and over again over 37 pages now...