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

[Lambdafish]

well there you go. I guess people have their own subjective standards of what they call a farm, there is a bit of a grey area.

As far as I have encounted in my 4 years of playing the game, this is not true at all. There is a pretty set standard of what constitutes farm, and the only one contesting it is you. Farm parties are there to clear the run as many times as they can within a limited time frame. People have lives, they want to get on with them without wiping on content that they have cleared many many times, that is why the definition of farm parties exist, so that you as a player know not to join the party if you do not intend to have that mentality. Sub par players will join farm parties, but they shouldn't, and that is when people start getting kicked, or parties start disbanding, when players with differing mentalities to what constitutes farm start joining.

If you don't like that then join a clear party, or a learning party, there is your slow paced challenge, I'm sure those players would appreciate the help.

I actually cant wait till you people get your special instance that you wont be able to clear in a week and who knows you nay even have to improve enough to do it without healer dps cos healing requirements may be higher. Then you may have to stop trying to force it on the rest of us all the time and improve your own class. It may take you months

This actually came across as bitter, nasty, and toxic. You talk about farm parties like it is a place for everyone (which they aren't, they are for people who are confident in the fight), yet you segregate the community by saying "you people" in an accusatory fashion, and lumping us all in the hardcore crowd that the hardcore savage raid tier is designed for. Please re-evaluate your tone, and keep discussion civil.