Quote Originally Posted by Feyona View Post
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Optimal play for any job is not taught in the game. Cleric healing is as much self taught as finding an optimal dps rotation online, or learning about optimising DPS stances on tank. Don't expect it to not be part of the game, just because the game doesn't tell you about it.

As for your raid problem specifically, I take back what I said before and you are in the right (though cleric isn't the problem). It is ridiculous for a party to expect you to maintain cleric in a raid you are unfamiliar with, especially one as mechanic intensive as A10S. With deaths, you are more of an asset not DPSing, and having people see the fight, as healer DPS is actually completely irrelevant up until you hit enrage (DPS checks not counting).

Stance dancing is expected in dungeons and easy content, but more difficult content such as ex primals or raids are more generous and you should only be expected to DPS if you are comfortable with the fight and know the gaps (though if you know there is a time when you can DPS, such as during the goblin tank phase of A10S, you should take that opportunity)