Quote Originally Posted by Thunda_Cat_SMASH View Post
Healers have always been able to outdps non caster DPS when it comes to AoE with minimal effort.
You are incorrect. No other healers can perform good AoE DPS, but WHM. However, every job is different. WHMs were designed to unleash burst heal, burst AoE damage. That's why they get Assize (that can damage) and Aero3. But there is a reason why Assize has 90 sec CD and holy deals 200 potency with up to 100 lower potency. WHMs can deal good damage only from the begining' if they use all situational long CD abilities and spam holy. They get weaker and weaker later. That's nothing compared to other DPS class and that's very reasonable. Those numbers you see on healers are not massive. If you ever saw Holy - Swiftcast - Holy - Assize. Then, that's 4k'ish AoE damage. You pay dangerous price when stepping into CS. Your main job is to heal, and nothing ever will change that. If you follow the history, healer DPS only get weaker and now don't hit.