Quote Originally Posted by silverlunarfox View Post
DPS'ing as healer also takes confidence
It also takes a good degree of party synergy as well, especially in a random party. I'll be the first to admit when I'm healing for my set group I'll dps to no end. Simply because I know what to expect. If I have to party with randoms I'll often scale back on my dps just because I don't know what to expect. Is the tank good and can manage cool downs, or do they even know what a cool down is? Is the dps A+ when it comes to dodging, or do they like dancing in fire? These are just some of the questions I ask myself when partied with randoms. The others could be top tier players, or players playing a job they never played before in dungeons for all I know, because that's just it. I DON'T know. Usually I will know after the first boss if I'm clear to scale up dps or not. If on the second boss I'm still doing bare minimal basic dps. It's because I saw something on the first boss I didn't like and the voice in my head tells me that scaling up my dps is just going to lead to a wipe and people dieing. I'm not being lazy, I want to win and I have to make up for one or more flaws in the party.