DPS is the job of DPS.

[Sylvina]

it is not the healers job. it is not the tanks job.

Should the healer and tank strive to do as much dps as possible? SURE! as long as they are also performing their actual job first and foremost. and their ACTUAL job should be the first thing people look at when looking for a tank or healer.

[Oscura]

Did we really need another thread about this? There is already TWO other threads full of DPS debate on the front page of General Discussion.

[Sylvina]

Did we really need another thread about this?

Why not? MUWAHAHAHAHA!

[Zarabeth]

Because it's pointless and annoying?

[Squintina]

I think DPSing is the mobs's job

[Dualgunner]

Then why do people whine at me to verraise people?

[MoroMurasaki]

I'm just going to start copy/pasting my responses into these (pointless) threads. The 'argument' of the opposition is literally always a combination of 'muh immersion', 'elitist expectations', and my personal favorite 'you don't pay my sub'....

How about we skip the next 100+ pages of arguing and agree no one is changing anyone's mind here?

Then why do people whine at me to verraise people?

I don't know. Maybe whenever you find yourself with healers and tanks who don't dps then you shouldn't?

[Hruodig]

Tank 1 can hold aggro and mitigate content perfectly well, while doing 3500ish dps.

Tank 2 also holds aggro and mitigates, while doing 2500 dps.

Which tank is preferable to have in your party?

[Lodinn]

Yeah instead of commenting in those other threads let's make a comment-worthy (and TS-unworthy) post more visible. GG.
/thread

[Awful]

Tank 1 can hold aggro and mitigate content perfectly well, while doing 3500ish dps.

Tank 2 also holds aggro and mitigates, while doing 2500 dps.

Which tank is preferable to have in your party?

Neither tank because the Drg was dead at the start of the pull, the healers are admiring their glamours, and the Smn is RPing Yuna with the Rdm who is healing with Vercure and the Blm doesn't have the Umbral Heart to leave the group.