Quote Originally Posted by RaizeGraymalkin View Post
Do they have offensive tools. Well of course they do. They need something for solo content and main story progression afterall. I've always hated the "healer has to DPS" meta this game has created.
If you acknowledge you have tools, you should use 'em. Same as DPS who should use their Second Wind and defensive cooldowns if they're getting targeted by mechanics or dying otherwise, same as tanks who should use their DPS stance, same as BRD/MCH/NIN who should use their support for MP/TP when needed, Quelling Strikes/Shadewalker/Smoke Bomb to help with tank Enmity, same as BLM using Apocastasis as extra tank mitigation, same as SMN using Virus and Eye For An Eye for mitigation. Every class has abilities that are "outside of their role."

People need to stop thinking about what they should do and start thinking what they CAN do! Don't get hung up on role labels.