The reason we healers DPS

[Skivvy]

Then a Healer playing as Healer is more beneficial to the group. You just exposed the double standard in this entire discussion.

Are you being intentionally insulting?

There is no double-standard. A healer has A LOT of downtime. Yes, a healer's top priority should be keeping the party alive and healthy, but when that is done you move onto your secondary skills (DPS).

And if you find me insulting, that is your own problem. You're either being incredibly obtuse on purpose, or perhaps there is just no point in continuing this conversation with you.

[CazzT]

There is no double-standard. A healer has A LOT of downtime. Yes, a healer's top priority should be keeping the party alive and healthy, but when that is done you move onto your secondary skills (DPS).

And if you find me insulting, that is your own problem. You're either being incredibly obtuse on purpose, or perhaps there is just no point in continuing this conversation with you.

It is a double standard to expect one role to do non-role actions but not expecting any other role to do the same. That is the very definition of double standard.

Double standard: a rule or principle which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups.

You're being insulting by throwing insults. It's not my problem when you're the problem.

[WaterShield]

It is a double standard to expect one role to do non-role actions but not expecting any other role to do the same. That is the very definition of double standard.

Double standard: a rule or principle which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups.

You're being insulting by throwing insults. It's not my problem when you're the problem.

Let's make this as simple as it can possibly be. You have a healer only pressing buttons to heal and nothing else. They then sit idle for 70% of the time as no heals are needed during that time. According to you that's A-OK.

You have a DPS player. They only use attack skills 30% of the time and then sit idle touching nothing 70% of the time. But that's not ok because they aren't doing their job? Why not? The boss will eventually die. They are still dodging the bad stuff and everything plus they do occasionally hit buttons.

You have a Tank player. They only use enmity generating skills and then stand still doing nothing. They only ever use enmity skills as needed from that point to prevent monster / boss from eating the healers face. They are performing their role of Tanking but making sure that the dungeon takes as long as possible. Why is this not ok too?

All three scenarios show people in different roles putting out Abysmal performances. They are all putting in equal effort to one another. But why do you insist that only the Healer should be excused? It's ludicrous that people defend laziness because of worshiping a green icon.