As a healer, is it my job to DPS? A new perspective.

[HoodRat]

Then you shouldn't be DPSing, the SCH should. That is the pro DPS argument in raid, one person handles healing, one person DPSes and heals when they need to...Having two healers means that optimal play has one healer primarily healing...

That is incorrect. Both healers are able to dps. Optimal play with two healers is basically the same as optimal play with two tanks. For tanks, you utilize tank swaps and CDs as necessary so that both tanks can spend as much time as possible in dps stance. For healers, both healers should use the heals they have which are more appropriate for the situation so that both can stay in cleric stance as much as possible.One thing I've learned recently is that the whole mt/ot and mh/oh thing isn't the best way to go in this game. "Shared responsibilities" provides better results. However, I've noticed that many people are just incapable of doing this. From personal experience, it seems that it's not a lack of skill, it's just a lot of people refuse to accept the fact that the "mt" and the "mh" can contribute to dps as well.

We are talking about savage raid content, not dungeons. The argument isn't black and white.

In any content, if you know what you're doing you'll have time to dps. If you don't know what you're doing you probably won't be dpsing, or if you are people are dying. Just like in dungeons, you have to learn when you need to heal and when you can dps in raids. Sounds pretty black and white to me.