A proposed solution for having players become better players.

[Kosmos992k]

The idea that healers don't DPS is weird to me, but maybe that's because when I queue for something I always intend to give it my all. By that I mean, all of my attention and all of my effort. That's just how I am.

Why wouldn't I DPS when on a healer role instead of just standing around? Obviously if it's dangerous to do so for whatever reason I'd focus on healing. But, I mean, generally you'd want a run to go faster rather than slower, right? Also, you'd want to actually play the game, right? I wouldn't find a game fun if I just AFK'd and let my fairy heal a dungeon, or just stood around waiting for someone to take damage. I want to help my party succeed.

The problem is not whether or not Healers can fit some DPS into their rotation, the issue is the expectation of some players regarding the amount of damage that a healer should contribute. A lot of it comes down to said players second guessing healers abilities, and presuming to tell them to do more DPS or be called lazy and good for nothing. It's a stupid argument in the end because most healers will try to fit some DPS in, and it's not really up to some random other player to evaluate whether that is sufficient or not. Typically, players complaining would be better off watching their own numbers and dodging AoEs because I can tell you, DPS that stand in stupid because they want to maintain their DPS cause my damage as a healer to drop through the floor since I am spending additional time preventing others from hitting the floor.

Not to take this quote out of context, but the reverse also holds true;

Clearly, it always cuts both ways for sure.

[Evumeimei]

The problem is not whether or not Healers can fit some DPS into their rotation, the issue is the expectation of some players regarding the amount of damage that a healer should contribute. A lot of it comes down to said players second guessing healers abilities, and presuming to tell them to do more DPS or be called lazy and good for nothing.

To be fair, I've never had anyone complain about healer DPS in anything I've ever done since I started playing this game (which is since close beta). Seems like it bothers a lot of people or, in some cases, there are unrealistic expectations.

Personally, as long as the healer is trying and/or the run is going smoothly, I'm happy (even if I groan internally whenever I see a healer standing around waiting for someone to take damage).