Hello, first timer here.
I've been playing for 7 months now, bouncing between WHM and PLD. I'm a dps kind of healer, I love spamming holy, or anything that keeps me busy during downtimes.
But since I don't have friends in game, I mostly use DF, or PF for ex primals. And I understand why many healers don't want to DPS. Tanks are squishy, DPS tend to stand in aoes, a lot of players are (severly) undergeared, or lack experience. Doing any 60 or 70 alliance raids ( even WoD) with first timers or inexperienced players and you'll have to heal/rez a lot. And I love it, as much as spamming Holy in dungeons.
I think that healers who complain about pure healing being boring need to step up outside of their static/FC group and start spamming DF. I might be wrong tho. But when I read comments about clearing dungeons in 10 minutes without having to heal your tank ( of course), I'm pretty sure you don't talk about DF groups here.
Not saying that you have to heal only, or DPS only. To each their own. I'm not the kind of player to tell others how they should or shouldn't play. I understand healers who want to DPS, I understand healers who want to heal only. And I understand why SCH are concerned about 5.0. WHM and AST tho...