Healers that don't want to DPS are like DPSes who refuse to move out of AoEs.

[Kaurie]

There's no difficult content in this game outside raids and the occasional extreme primal. If I see a healer that isn't dpsing in a dungeon, three thoughts come to mind.

1) They're being lazy. Some say that's them winding down from a long day, or chilling, or relaxing, etc.
2) They have anxiety or some sort of disability that prevents them from multi tasking. I've met quite a few healer mains who say this is a crippling issue, and I completely sympathize with this point (and why I never get agrressive with calling out a healer)
3) Not skilled enough. This, imo, is perfectly acceptable for any non endgame content.

Those who say they don't dps because their job is to heal are those who refuse to do anything but the bare minimum, plain and simple. It has nothing to do with your personal play style, your idea of what the game should be, or what yoshida envisioned. It has everything to do with how the game is mechanically structured and the play style it rewards: dps.

There is a 4th option, that they simply do not find DPSing fun, and that is why they chose to heal.

[Kit-Kat]

There is a 4th option, that they simply do not find DPSing fun, and that is why they chose to heal.

But that's wrong, they chose a class to only use part of its kit. May I ask what is fun for you? how is pressing a key on a target for healing purposes different than pressing a key on a target for dps purposes? unless your answer is "so they do less", which is basically the discussion here.

[Kaurie]

But that's wrong, they chose a class to only use part of its kit. May I ask what is fun for you? how is pressing a key on a target for healing purposes different than pressing a key on a target for dps purposes? unless your answer is "so they do less", which is basically the discussion here.

I never said it was me. I acknowledged that some people don't find entertainment in DPSing and choose to play a healer for this reason.

If you don't find a job, in it's entirety, fun, don't play it. If I don't like pets, I don't pick SMN or SCH. If I don't like to support, I don't pick BRD or MCH.

It's not any more acceptable for a healer to ignore the useful abilities in their toolkit than it is for any other job. Healers shouldn't get a free pass just because they're called healers. They should be expected to participate just as much as the rest of their team mates and they should be expected to use their abilities in a way that's as useful as possible to their group just like everyone else in the party.

That's not a very good comparison. There is no alternative to play if you don't like DPS. Healer is the only job that fits that role. If you don't like pets and want to DPS, there are other options available to you.

[Taika]

There is a 4th option, that they simply do not find DPSing fun, and that is why they chose to heal.

If you don't find a job, in it's entirety, fun, don't play it. If I don't like pets, I don't pick SMN or SCH. If I don't like to support, I don't pick BRD or MCH.

It's not any more acceptable for a healer to ignore the useful abilities in their toolkit than it is for any other job. Healers shouldn't get a free pass just because they're called healers. They should be expected to participate just as much as the rest of their team mates and they should be expected to use their abilities in a way that's as useful as possible to their group just like everyone else in the party.