Will Healers Still be Forced to DPS in 4.0 Due to Lax Content?

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

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Healers: Harassed, insulted, and kicked out of parties for dealing less than 3k dps.

Dps/Tanks: Occasionally whined about on a forum the majority don't visit.

One of these seems drastically different from the other. I wonder why?

[Cyrocco]

Healers: Harassed, insulted, and kicked out of parties for dealing less than 3k dps.

Dps/Tanks: Occasionally whined about on a forum the majority don't visit.

One of these seems drastically different from the other. I wonder why?

Healers: AFK half the time

Dps/Tanks: At least they can't alt-tab out to switch soundtracks mid-raid.

Edit: and grab a sandwich, and say hi to the neighbor, and and do a little grocery shopping, and raise a child, all stuff I could do mid-raid with how ezpz regens are. So yeah. But you guys just looooove being the worse healers.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Healers: Harassed, insulted, and kicked out of parties for dealing less than 3k dps.

Dps/Tanks: Occasionally whined about on a forum the majority don't visit.

One of these seems drastically different from the other. I wonder why?

I see you went maximum hyperbole instead. Shooting for the high ground!

Probably because it's a blatant lie? Not to mention, a complete contradiction. If only the forums whine about healer DPS, how is it they can be "harassed and insulted?" Either way, you are either being willfully obtuse or are incredibly naive to believe only healers get called out. Check out some of the more aggressive raid streams or discord servers. They are not shy on opinions or mockery towards anyone who plays poorly. In fact, it's far more often DPS who are the butt of jokes. This idea that poor healers are just unfairly picked on while no one ever calls out the DPS is laughable.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

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So, you saw I was pointing out that weak dps suffer no in-game problems or retribution for under performing, and chose to counter that argument with... more apparent out of game evidence to the contrary? And this would matter to them, why? They aren't being kicked or harassed in game, and at worst are being made fun of in a place where they won't ever see it, and as a result have no reason to care.

Meanwhile, healers suffer quite a few in-game penalties and harassment if they don't put up high numbers, while the dps/tanks have no such repercussions...

Still not disproving the notions that dps are allowed to simply skate by with minimal effort while the healer has to pick up their slack.

[VanilleFang]

Meanwhile, healers suffer quite a few in-game penalties and harassment if they don't put up high numbers, while the dps/tanks have no such repercussions...

Where?

Are you actually kidding me? People are the MOST lenient with healers when it comes to DPS. Which other role can sit on their ass and watch Netflix while playing?

Also, lol if you think people don't complain about tanks and DPS not doing high DPS numbers. Like what?

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Where?

Are you actually kidding me? People are the MOST lenient with healers when it comes to DPS. Which other role can sit on their ass and watch Netflix while playing?

Tanks and DPS. It's not uncommon for players of all roles to be half distracted by being on other social media, browsing forums, or watching videos on YouTube on another screen/handheld while also playing the game. I certainly have no problems juggling NIN positionals and oGCD's or the absolute plethora of MCH oGCD's, buffs, potions, dodging AoE's, and using support abilities on one screen while also carrying on a conversation or watching a Let's Play on another. It's why people trying to finger healers as the sole users of two screens has always confused me. Are people really incapable of multitasking?

[Rivxkobe]

Tanks and DPS. It's not uncommon for players of all roles to be half distracted by being on other social media, browsing forums, or watching videos on YouTube on another screen/handheld while also playing the game. I certainly have no problems juggling NIN positionals and oGCD's or the absolute plethora of MCH oGCD's, buffs, potions, dodging AoE's, and using support abilities on one screen while also carrying on a conversation or watching a Let's Play on another. It's why people trying to finger healers as the sole users of two screens has always confused me. Are people really incapable of multitasking?

oh my god

I can't even take you half seriously any more.

[VanilleFang]

Tanks and DPS. It's not uncommon for players of all roles to be half distracted by being on other social media, browsing forums, or watching videos on YouTube on another screen/handheld while also playing the game. I certainly have no problems juggling NIN positionals and oGCD's or the absolute plethora of MCH oGCD's, buffs, potions, dodging AoE's, and using support abilities on one screen while also carrying on a conversation or watching a Let's Play on another. It's why people trying to finger healers as the sole users of two screens has always confused me. Are people really incapable of multitasking?

Okay.

And no, it's not about multitasking. It's about doing your job. If you can some how hit top DPS while not giving the game 100% of your attention than good for you.

Also nice how you ignored the last bit of my post.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

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Because mocking bad DPS never leads to them being kicked? If they're being mocked on a twitch stream, that means they're in the party and are likely going to be kicked or the whole thing falls apart. I'd also love to know where any examples are of healers suffering harsh penalties. Few ever wind up being kicked and even those who are aren't given a penalty, thus they can insta-queue back in. Considering your follow up post, I know you're trolling. Like I said, the idea tanks and DPS get away with everything while poor healers are picked on is, quite frankly, absurd.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Considering your follow up post, I know you're trolling.

I'm actually not trolling. There are people that play better when multitasking, there are people that aren't, and there are people that don't mind either way. I tend to lean more towards the former category personally.