Is dpsing and a healer becoming the standard norm!

[Kaurie]

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Ah OK that makes more sense. I felt your reply to my post didn't make a lot of sense. That said, your points make a lot of sense.

I agree in the current game that healers should DPS and if you are not then you are playing poorly.

I disagree that the comparison is the same of Guild Wars 1 to this. In GW1 it was unexpected of when people were going to get hit. In FFXIV everything is on a timer. I know that I can do this exact rotation as a SCH in Seph EX every time:

-Adlo/Depoy or Succor prepull, Cleric Stance
-Bio II
-Miasma
-Bio
-Swiftcast Shadowflare
-E-Drain
-Aero
-E-Drain
-Cleric Off
-Succor
-Adlo tank
-Succor
-Cleric on
-Bio
-Miasma
-Aero
-Sacred Soil
-Stack/Aetherflow
-Bio II
-Cleric off
-Rouse***
-Succor
-Whispering Dawn
-Adlo Tank
-Emergency Tactics
-Adlo tank (tank buster)
-Cleric on
-Bio II
-Miasma
-Bio
-Swift/Shadowflare
-E-drain
-Aero
-E-drain
-Cleric off
-move for circles
-move back in
-Succor
-Adlo tank
-Emergency Tactics
-Adlo tank
-Cleric on
-Bio
-Miasma
-Aero
-Bio II
-Sacred Soil
-Aetherflow
-Cleric off
-Succor

(NOTE for above rotation, I do fit in quite a few Broils, but that I don't have counted and just fit them in where I can)

repeat from *** until add phase

etc etc.. I mean, every time, without fail. There is like 0 AI, 0 unexpected damage, 0 variation.

In terms of the add phase, that is a little bit more GW1 in what I am saying, in that I know to succor as adds get low on HP - especially pre cochma death and post cocham indom/succor. That said, aoe healing isn't that fun. I'd rather have unexpected damage spikes on the DPS that I need to be ready for and ready to heal asap or they are going to die. Putting on cleric stance and DPSing would be this huge risk and likely result in deaths. Instead, I can pop it on relatively risk free in 'healing intensive' encounters.