Where are all the healers?

[Cynfael]

Obviously just keeping the party alive isn't good enough.

Considering the minimum of actions required to keep most parties alive in most situations, simply doing so really isn't enough.

If you're running a dungeon with a tank who pulls way beyond their ability to handle, that's an issue. However, in the majority of other situations, having little or no room to DPS is the exception rather than the norm.

[Penthea]

However, in the majority of other situations, having little or no room to DPS is the exception rather than the norm.

I'm increasingly finding out that this is the norm for trash wherever chain pulling is possible. Usually only on bosses do I get to do more than token dps.

[HoodRat]

I'm increasingly finding out that this is the norm for trash wherever chain pulling is possible. Usually only on bosses do I get to do more than token dps.

From my perspective, even when I give healers as much time as possible, they rarely use it. I usually get those that will idle/jump around, or more commonly ones that spam heal when I get to 90% hp. And then on those pulls with 3+ groups I always tell them I'm using Living Dead, and yet they continue to spam heal me. I even had a whm that used benediction as soon as I got walking dead, as if he didn't even want the ~8 seconds of heal free time.