As a healer, is it my job to DPS? A new perspective.

[FunkyBunch]

Seems you took what I said out of context, actually. I am aware Savage groups use DPS as Healer, I mean it's the hardest content of the game. However, the game is still designed at the end of the day to complete without it as stated by Yoshi-P himself. You can't spin it any other way.

No, I actually understand the point quite well. I'm referring to DPS period, never once did I refer to hardcore DPS. It is not mandatory to utilize DPS as a Healer in a run, for you to mandate that on someone else, I hope you are also doing all you can as a party member by using all of your defensive options as a DPS as stated in my previous post, if not then you are having a "thumb up" somewhere not assisting the Healer by mitigating damage as DPS when it is possible to do so.

That's the mentality I have an issue with. If you want someone to do something outside their initial role, understand that is your personal want, and if the other person decides they do not want to do it, respect that and do not shame them.

I do all I can at all times, but again somehow you think that ANY DPS AT ALL as a healer is equivalent to maximizing every other class ever.
As a SCH, I consistently get the the top or near the top DPS wise along with keeping everyone alive, now that I finally unlocked Stoneskin it's even easier. As a BLM, I get the top DPS and use Apoc and Virus. As a NIN I get near the top DPS and use Shadewalker on the Tank so they can stay in DPS stance longer and Goad on any of my TPless friends and Trick Attack whenever it's off cooldown.
I also heal myself whenever it's off cooldown and I need a bit of healing.