Aw, that makes me sad. I thought the debate was finally starting to calm down a bit, but I guess with the in rush of new people/returners it was inevitable it would get worse.

I personally, welcome a healer that likes to do damage. I'm not about to shun one that likes to just heal, but my com will go to one that can manage both.

I'm gonna use a very specific situation that might be the reason why people want more heal-only healers. The last 2 SB dungeons I've done, I've had DPS healers. They push for chain pulls, DPS like crazy, and within a few minutes don't have any mana to heal anybody. :P The PLD starts healing (and has to keep healing, not just herself but the DPS that are taking unavoidable damage too) and all I end up thinking is "dude, this is the most pathetic thing I have ever seen. The freaking tank is a better healer than our actual healer."

I love the healers that effectively balance both. I'm not really impressed with the ones that stand around and only heal, but I'm not gonna harass them about it. I reeeally dislike the ones fail at their core job and just mash Stone/Holy buttons for the lols.