Should healers now be allowed to play how they choose to play?

[Ghishlain]

I have seen that quote thanks for pointing out that healing is your primary role, to all those scholars that dps 70% of the time

My post is directed to both sides of the coin, or rather, to put bluntly:

To the pro-healer-only player - "What's stopping a healer from adding more DPS if they're idling for 10+ seconds at a time" - nothing the Devs have stated indicated that you only have to heal
To the anti-healer-only player - "Why are you so adamant about all healer's NEED to DPS" - nothing the Devs have stated indicates that a healer must DPS

The point I'm getting at is the fact that the only thing is clear with the healer role is to maintain party health - and that both sides of the coin are correct, though one aspect of the argument is certainly more optimal than the other. The only thing that a healer can do wrong is basically let a party member die / wipe the group due to lack of healing.

[Feyona]

My post is directed to both sides of the coin, or rather, to put bluntly:

To the pro-healer-only player - "What's stopping a healer from adding more DPS if they're idling for 10+ seconds at a time" - nothing the Devs have stated indicated that you only have to heal
To the anti-healer-only player - "Why are you so adamant about all healer's NEED to DPS" - nothing the Devs have stated indicates that a healer must DPS

The point I'm getting at is the fact that the only thing is clear with the healer role is to maintain party health - and that both sides of the coin are correct, though one aspect of the argument is certainly more optimal than the other. The only thing that a healer can do wrong is basically let a party member die / wipe the group due to lack of healing.

Yes Im aware of that,srry for late reply. Just to say I like your posts. Articulate and unbiased thank you.