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

[Lambdafish]

It all depends. If the party is doing a great job and avoiding damage then it never hurts to sprinkle in some dps. However if your tank is being a stuffed turkey and not using his cooldowns (we all know the type) then you'll probably be too busy keeping him alive.

Don't worry about dps jerks who demand you do two jobs at once. your primary role is that of a healer. DPS for the party is a reward for their effort in not getting hurt. if they're getting their asses handed to them then it just can't be helped

This is actually the pro-DPS argument of the thread. We like players to at least try to maintain a wholesome view of their toolkit, and we are condeming lazy players who choose not to. I brought up (and was ignored because of more pointless moaning about the community) what the devs could do in content to keep healers more occupied so that their default isn't DPS, and that is a perfectly valid discussion.

Healer DPS isn't vital as a basis (though if you are trying to skip a phase, it is), but it is 150% better than overhealing/doing nothing.