Quote Originally Posted by Taika View Post
It doesn't matter if the fights are designed to require healer DPS or not. Healers, as all other party members, should do their best to be effective team members and help their group, no matter if it's absolutely required for the win or not. And healer roles in this game are designed to include strong DPS abilities, and the content is designed in a way that healers will only need to use limited time on healing and have a lot of free time to DPS.
I realize this, there was just a side conversation arising about a quote Yoshida made discussing whether or not healer DPS was required in the game's design, and the answer is that it wasn't. We seem to all be in agreement on this point.