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

[Stormbad]

As a furiously button mashing dragoon main, a job I chose so I can mash all the buttons non-stop, I find myself bored to absolute tears when I heal. This is my motivation to dps as a healer so I don't have to die of boredom. I can do fun things like dps, timed pre-pull mitigation, balance mana for healing/dpsing, pre-timing heals for incoming damage, pre-timing esunas.

If I am not button mashing or managing resources beyond a HP bar, I'd rather play some other game. I thought many people game like I do.

Come to think of it, healers who refuse to dps are probably generally new to FFXIV or just new to gaming in general and their comfort level isn't as high. It might not always be the case of being lazy.