DPSing as a healer

[Taika]

I hate HAVING to DPS as a healer. My problem is when DPS becomes the rule and other players try to force it to players who don't want to DPS. In the end, it all comes down to preference of the player...

"I hate HAVING to SING SONGS as a bard. My problem is when singing songs becomes the rule and other players try to force it to players who don't want to sing songs. In the end, it all comes down to preference of the player..."

It's not a good argument to make to argue for people choosing to leave a part (a really important and powerful part) of their job toolkit unused, be it healer DPS, bard songs, tank DPS (they could choose to just stand there spamming flash all day or choose to not to use their defensive cooldowns, right) or DDs not using their damage increasing cooldowns. All jobs should utilise all of their available abilities to maximise their performance and to help their group as much as they can.

since every content in this game is clearable without healer DPS - words of the devs.

It doesn't matter if they have said it can be cleared without healer DPS in theory at some point of the gear progression, if the content can't be cleared without healer DPS when it has been released. Show me a group that is capable of clearing any new Savage content when it comes out without any healer DPS. You aren't likely to find one. And no, it's not because the best DDs in the world just aren't good enough and need to be helped by their healers, it's because of the DPS requirements really are too high to be beaten without healer DPS and / or higher item level gear. And that's how it's designed.

And even if it would be possible to clear the fights without healer DPS, that argument could just as well be used for not singing songs, tanks not doing DPS, DDs not using appropriate cooldowns and so on. Even if you can intentionally lower your performance and still beat the fight, doesn't mean you should do it, since you're hindering your whole party.