There Is No Dancer (yet)

[Xiao_]

What I'm referring to, what utterly baffles me, is declaration that if a certain new class is a certain role, then that is unacceptable, is somehow objctively the "wrong" role for that class, and is cause for the player making the declaration to quit the game. Without even waiting to see what the class is like or exactly how it fits into its role; the idea of X class being Y role is simply unacceptable.

some people don't like the pressure of being tank/heal, and some people like to feel important instead of "just another dps"
this is also where the negative stereotype of each roles player comes from: dps mains being selfish and dying a lot because they feel like they can do whatever, and tank/heal mains with egos way too inflated to work with their team
i'm sure there are plenty of people who ONLY play one role EVER EVER EVER who aren't assholes, but i got sidetracked and don't really know if i even explained right

[Shurrikhan]

some people don't like the pressure of being tank/heal, and some people like to feel important instead of "just another dps"
this is also where the negative stereotype of each roles player comes from: dps mains being selfish and dying a lot because they feel like they can do whatever, and tank/heal mains with egos way too inflated to work with their team
i'm sure there are plenty of people who ONLY play one role EVER EVER EVER who aren't assholes, but i got sidetracked and don't really know if i even explained right

It seems mostly right, at least stereotypically within the more casual side of the game. At worst, tanks and healers are role-fixated and don't grasp the meta, but the assumption is DPS don't care to have responsibilities at all, let alone weave them in appropriately for maximum performance.

I'm just of the opinion that no one should be able to escape responsibilities, largely through increased difficulty and coordination and cross-role synergies, even if that means blurring the roles a bit. Might just end up with shorter queues and fewer lazy or short-sighted players.