Where are all the healers?

[Cynfael]

Completing (because sometimes only 1,000 chars is simply too few):

And I am also from those that thinks that a caster class must be always casting. But it appears that for the community that healers must DPS before everything, even healing.

One thing I would consider is that these forums don't even begin to represent the community at large.

For example, I have never witnessed healer shaming to the degree you describe. I have no doubt that it does happen to people somewhere, but the "must DPS before everything" stance is A) not what anyone here is recommending and B) not really a thing.

The big beef is with healer entitlement and lazy players, not that healers should DPS while healing is appropriate.