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

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

I don't get this argument. I mean I agree that healers should dps when they can, but the comparison is ridiculous. Healers have to dodge the same stuff that dps do while performing their role - healing. Dps dodge stuff while performing their role - dps. Saying that healers need to dps, heal AND dodge, is basically saying they not only need to perform their designated role keeping everyone alive, and dodge/do mechanics, but they also have to make up for dps roles sucking at their job.

Healers should dps when they can. When they can is determined solely by the healer and their familiarity level and comfortability with the content in question.

Healers not dpsing is in no way comparable to dps not dodging aoe. Healers have to dodge that aoe too while doing their job (healing), just like dps has to dodge while doing their job (dps).

There's valid arguments to be made on why healers should dps, but this is not one of them.