Another Post About Healer Dps

[MoroMurasaki]

It sounds like you still need to get comfortable with the healing side of things personally. AST definitely doesn't have the personal DPS of WHM or even SCH but your cards are definitely a form of DPS you're contributing even if you aren't casting Malefic III all the time.

I would start with just managing your DoT. You've only got one if memory serves. Also you have a stun built into Celistial Opposition, you can use the window that opens up to do some damage as well.

Personally while I think it's nice from a friendship standpoint to play something to help your friends if you aren't comfortable healing I would say that's something to bring up with them. If you are but you find your tank/group too squishy that is also something you should talk to them about. Just because AST doesn't bring stellar (lol, very punny) personal DPS to the table doesn't mean they should be getting lazy with keeping their gear updated or dodging AoE's and expect you to make up the difference with heals. The way you describe your healing experience though makes it sound to me like there is some kind of gear issue - if people are taking so much damage you truly can't DPS that is a problem and you should address it with them.

Ultimately you pay your sub but I don't think it's fair to put that kind of needless stress on a healer when they could just gear up/not stand in the orange circles.

[Renryuu]

It sounds like you still need to get comfortable with the healing side of things personally. AST definitely doesn't have the personal DPS of WHM or even SCH but your cards are definitely a form of DPS you're contributing even if you aren't casting Malefic III all the time.

I would start with just managing your DoT. You've only got one if memory serves. Also you have a stun built into Celistial Opposition, you can use the window that opens up to do some damage as well.

Personally while I think it's nice from a friendship standpoint to play something to help your friends if you aren't comfortable healing I would say that's something to bring up with them. If you are but you find your tank/group too squishy that is also something you should talk to them about. Just because AST doesn't bring stellar (lol, very punny) personal DPS to the table doesn't mean they should be getting lazy with keeping their gear updated or dodging AoE's and expect you to make up the difference with heals. The way you describe your healing experience though makes it sound to me like there is some kind of gear issue - if people are taking so much damage you truly can't DPS that is a problem and you should address it with them.

Ultimately you pay your sub but I don't think it's fair to put that kind of needless stress on a healer when they could just gear up/not stand in the orange circles.

Oh, trust me, I've made it perfectly clear since swapping to Ast that I'd rather be a Rdm, however my friends don't really care, it's either be a healer and be able to run content with them (well 2 of them since all 3 are dps) or not run content at all with them and just do stuff on my own in an all but dead FC. Don't get me wrong though, I've gotten over my initial bitterness of going healer am now willing to stay as one (though I will still miss being Rdm) and even find enjoyment in it (well when I get super lucky and get a super awesome group where I can do everything beside just spam heal).

As for the group stuff, it's not my friends that are the issue (when playing with them things are actually quite nice and I am able to fit in some dps with them), it's the random groups I get via DF. Between tanks that use no defensive cooldowns and tanks that don't tank in tank stance, I end up burning through MP and spamming the strongest of my heals as they pull everything they are able until the dungeon physically prevents them from doing so or we get to a boss.

Throw in SAMs that refuse to move out of aoes and lots and lots of dps that refuse to aoe even when we have like a third of a dungeon's mobs on the tank, I'm left with an empty MP bar and praying Lucid Dream comes off cooldown before the tank pulls the next group. Heck now I'm getting tanks that keep on going even when I've died and respawned and trying to catch up while getting precious MP back. It really makes me envious of those that say they have no trouble as a healer and here I am dealing with all these "gotta go fast" people who don't want to use cooldowns or dodge things and would rather I spend all my MP just to keep them alive instead of striking a balance where I can focus on the tank only while throwing out a damage spell ever other cast (or whatever combo ends up working).