Quote Originally Posted by Galgarion View Post
It was completely unintended for people to use this mechanic to bust open savage raids months ahead of what was intended, and Square has been trying to put a stopper in the bottle ever since.
Sorry, but I can't agree. If these raids being cleared "ahead" is not intended, then why are they implemented before it is "intended" for them to be clearable?! It's simple. They are there as a challenge, to say that "If you think you can squeeze every last bit from your job, go ahead and kill it early.". If you don't want to take it, then wait till better gear is available.

As for the discussion, there's one simple addition I would add to the high-DPS healers.

Since their main job is healing, the DPS on healers is somewhat simple, as in, you will deal large part of your potential DPS even if you push one button over and over. For DPS jobs, you may very well stay behind if you are not particularly skilled. A bad player DPS'ing as a healer is likely to deal more damage than a bad player DPS'ing as a DPS class, as illogical as that sounds. So yes, people want the healers to attack if they have downtime from healing.