Isn't playing WHM optimally going completely against what SE wants healers to be?

[Finkledoodoo]

Isn't whm supposed to be the solo healer so we can have different group makeups? I don't think there is time to dps during solo healing... I like the old cleric stance, I became an Astro just because I liked how hectic it was trying to do everything. Now healing seems boring to me. I'll try tanking I guess... There seems to be a lot of talk about the game being wrong in itself for healers. What could be done to make the game more healing active/entertaining? What is it I'm missing? Because I'm an alt healer, I don't know the nuances or veteran healing...

[Silver-Strider]

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This would be fine, if WHM was the only healer that could solo heal endgame. Since they aren't, however, that just leaves their higher Healer DPS as their only real contributing factor to a group composition as SCH and AST both bring much more utility than DPS numbers alone.

Honestly speaking, I'll keep my DoTs up on WHM as much as I can during any encounter, throw in some Stone 4s as well but my main priority is to heal and unless I see an Excogitation on the Tank or I know there isn't going to be a lot of damage going out any time soon, I usually stop DPSing and just focus on making sure everyone is in a good spot health wise before I even try to DPS, which is what I've noticed a lot of healers NOT doing because they focus too much on DPSing and forget to look out for oncoming mechanics until it's too late and people start dropping.

[Finkledoodoo]

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Really!? I wasn't sure if astro could solo heal. I'll have to give that a try; sounds fun...