Is dpsing and a healer becoming the standard norm!

[Kaurie]

However, demanding that Healers DPS more is akin to asking DPS players to do more party healing. That's never going to happen is it? It's totally inefficient. In effect this expectation demands that healers perform two roles, healer and damage dealer..

The difference to determine efficiency comes from opportunity cost.

Opportunity cost of a DPS healing: Lost damage.

Opportunity cost of a healer DPSing: Nothing (unless you count entertaining emotes).

If there was an encounter where a DPS could be doing absolutely nothing, nothing to attack so the opportunity cost of healing was not lost damage AND there was a fair amount of healing to do that the added heals from a BLM/SMN were useful, then sure. It'd be the same thing. The thing is, this is never the case.

This comparison would be even more relevant if BLM/SMN had a healing stance as well.

This topic just never goes away does it? Perhaps it should have it's own sub-forum?

I agree, and for some reason i cannot stop posting in it.