Quote Originally Posted by Feyona View Post
This is true up to the bit where you say 'play their jobs properly' as it assumes healers were intended to dps and I dont think this is the case. Healer roles are just being optimized by those with high skill level or have very good groups to play in, the group set up should not be ignored when mentioning space to dps. It isnt always skill level thats a factor in allowing for optimal play.
Healers ARE intended to DPS when they don't have to heal. Fights are tuned low in this game which gives lots of gaps in which Healers hit their heal ceiling, I say this especially in 3.55b, in which people are so overgeared that your healing becomes less and less relevant. You seem to look at two extremes, you are under the impression that by saying that Healer DPS is important that people think that we want Healers to BE DPS.

The reason that they are intended to DPS (whether Yoshi likes it or not) are:
- lax raid wide damage output from fights
- lack of healer distractions
- no utility for healers that they can be doing between healing

This means that you have the choice to DPS or idle, and I don't think the game intends you to idle.