Yoshi P to Mr.Happy "Heal DPS is not mandatory and no expectation for Healer to DPS!"

[Kaisinel]

One day afk healers will realize that players asking them to follow their ABCs are generally not looking for a carry.

[Chalbee]

It seems to me that the "jumping, emote spamming" idle healer is something of a rarity? If I'm not DPSing, it's because I'm healing or because the party I'm with is so bad at avoiding damage that 5s in CS very well might result in a death. I've NEVER, literally not once, seen a healer idling when everyone is topped off. Matter of fact, I've died a few times when I've tanked with overzealous DPS healers.

I think the more reasonable take on the two sides is the Pro-DPS side expects effort (e.g. managing cooldowns, learning phases, getting a sense for the potency of HoTs etc.) all so you can squeeze in more DPS when feasible, and the other side is apprehensive about unreasonable expectations for healers to be considered 5th and 6th DPS places, or for healer DPS to be taken for granted. I don't think either side is really understanding one another. I don't think Pro-DPS folks expect a flawless DPS weave at all times, merely that healers try to DPS when they can. And I don't think the "heals only" camp is really arguing in favor of idling time, they just don't want to be pressured to be another DPS slot. But at the end of the day, we're just arguing in circles about what, in a few days, will not even matter.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

One day afk healers will realize that players asking them to follow their ABCs are generally not looking for a carry.

The day people asking healers to dps aren't looking for a carry probably won't helping. Asking for help means that you are in fact asking someone to carry for you, and I have yet to see a single dps healer that doesn't consider their contribution carrying the team.

[Dorxenore]

Greetings everyone!

Thank you for all of your feedbacks and we will be closing the thread now.

Farewell and take care!