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

[Feyona]

This all depends though.

If you think everyone needs to be above 80% at all times? then yeah, you are going to be healing like mad. Especially if you think you need to heal a Tank if their hp drops below 100%.

However most content does not require this. Using every or most GCDs on healing is unneeded.

Anyway, I am confused by something. Why did you even try to do raids? You say you are a very active player but from your posts you are even more casual than I am and I have never stepped foot in a high-end raid. So its weird that you would even consider it, and then complain you don't like how elitist it is.

Some comments here are elitist like 'Im not playing with bad players' etc Im not complaining just stating a fact

[AlphaSonic]

Some comments here are elitist like 'Im not playing with bad players' etc Im not complaining just stating a fact

No, they don't want to play with lazy players. That's a different thing.

Let me ask you a question. If you enjoy Scholar, but you don't like 2/3 of their playstyle that consists about DPS and micromanaging the fairy, why would play it? You don't like the class, you just like 1/3 of the class.

If you don't like cleric stance, you don't like using a healer in this game. Cleric comes with all the set that a healer has in this game. Even if you main heal, you will need to use cleric in this game, because there's no fight that is a constant healing check.
If you want to play a healer that doesn't DPS, that's not the game for you. Complain to SE about why there isn't a healer with 0 DPS capabilities, just support and healing.

This thread is not about complaining that you don't like DPS. If you don't like DPS as a healer make another thread about how much it bothers you to DPS as a healer.

[Feyona]

Let me ask you a question. If you enjoy Scholar, but you don't like 2/3 of their playstyle that consists about DPS and micromanaging the fairy, why would play it? You don't like the class, you just like 1/3 of the class.

If you don't like cleric stance, you don't like using a healer in this game.
If you want to play a healer that doesn't DPS, that's not the game for you. Complain to SE about why there isn't a healer with 0 DPS capabilities, just support and healing.

This thread is not about complaining that you don't like DPS. If you don't like DPS as a healer make another thread about how much it bothers you to DPS as a healer.

Unfortunitey, when I started playing scholar no one was there to tell me it was a dps class I believed It was a healer and I enjoyed the playstyle. Surprisingly enough I played it as a healer. Only later on I found out it wasnt, meant to be healed with only if necessary

[Feyona]

No, they don't want to play with lazy players. That's a different thing.



If you don't like cleric stance, you don't like using a healer in this game. Cleric comes with all the set that a healer has in this game. Even if you main heal, you will need to use cleric in this game, because there's no fight that is a constant healing check.
If you want to play a healer that doesn't DPS, that's not the game for you. Complain to SE about why there isn't a healer with 0 DPS capabilities, just support and healing.

This thread is not about complaining that you don't like DPS. If you don't like DPS as a healer make another thread about how much it bothers you to DPS as a healer.

I get your point, I think mostly my posts have been about wether it is my job but its difficult to separate that one without stating why you dont think it is or why you think it shouldnt be

[Dsync]

Some comments here are elitist like 'Im not playing with bad players' etc Im not complaining just stating a fact

There is nothing 'elitist' for not wanting to play with players who refuse to pull their weight. People DO NOT want to carry leeches. That is not elitist. It is entirely selfish to think people are duty-bound to carry you when you can't be bothered.

[Feyona]

There is nothing 'elitist' for not wanting to play with players who refuse to pull their weight. People DO NOT want to carry leeches. That is not elitist. It is entirely selfish to think people are duty-bound to carry you when you can't be bothered.

At the time I recall enquiring if people should or could alwys make that assumption. Sometimes its not always obvious. Then it was stated that healers not dpsing is lazy too. Must add though I wasnt referring to you I was resonding the the geral trend of some of the posts