DPSing as a healer

[Nicobo]

IMO the reason for a healer doesn't need to "actually healing" is becasue the party members good, not because the healer good. ^^;

[Gemina]

IMO the reason for a healer doesn't need to "actually healing" is becasue the party members good, not because the healer good. ^^;

Exactly! it isn't too far fetched to say that hardcore healers actually want things to go wrong so their response time is put to the test. It is this reason why I have 20+ clears under my belt for hated instances like Qarn, Aurum Vale, and Titan HM/EX. These instances in particular from my experience are guaranteed derps and healers need to pull more than their own weight to clear. This doesn't tell me that the DPS suck, or the tank sucks. It tells me that WE AS A GROUP need to do better even if that entails me telling a DPS that standing in big red circles makes my job harder than it needs to be.

To me, a good healer is completely in-tune with the current situation. They know whether the next best move is a cure, a nuke, an HoT, OR to actually wait a few seconds to respond to whatever happens after that mob's cast bar hits 100%. They're proactive based on what they know, and reactive based on what they don't. These are the BEST healers. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with their ability to DPS.