If tank damage is now based on VIT, why do healers still have Cleric Stance?

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My point is more, does anyone feel like the *spirit* of what they did with folding all of Tank damage into VIT, compared with the existence of this mechanic for Healers, is something of a double standard? I sorta do.

I seriously doubt that SE designed cleric stance to enable 'stance dancing' in dungeon instances.

You, the healer, need to advance through the MSQ and FATEs just like everyone else in order to level. You are at a decided disadvantage when it comes to dealing damage, since you've been putting your points into a non-combat attribute. To accommodate the leveling experience, you can run around in the world without a damage penalty by using cleric stance.

Paladins also suffer a damage penalty. It is mitigated by the fact that they can outlast an enemy they are fighting because of their vitality and armor.