An arguement towards having Healing on DPS

[Acidblood]

And as this discussion begins to turn circular, I'll throw out your obviously baited trigger words, "I can do that just fine on my RDM" with one of the lowest potency heals in the game.
It's more to do with the fact that caster health is like 2/3 of a melee's than it is any particularly impressive ability to heal.

Not at all. I'm saying that, dodging aside, the act of preventing your death is more effective in the hands of a dedicated healer and rather their job, much as damage-dealing is BLM's. Whenever a RDM is casting Vercure, they're not casting an attack spell, so it's better for them to ignore it for 99% of raid content despite the "godlike" sustainability you're in awe of and just do their job as a damage-dealer.

On the other hand, RDM can resurrect better than a dedicated healer, making its Verraise access a substantial utility that it sacrifices large amounts of DPS for.

Have you considered that maybe it shouldn't be?
As I explained, RDM isn't sacrificing its peak damage just because of Vercure -- and even it was, the fact that Drain can't heal anyone else makes BLM safe. Unless you mean to imply that every melee would suddenly shoot up 10% by losing Second Wind and Blood Bath?

Just NO. The last thing FFXIV needs is to become more of a solo homogenised casual fest than it already is... also, you need to check your numbers again, casters have about 7/8ths of a melees HP in current gear, and SW and BB don't do nearly as much as you think so 10% would be a bit high. They should get something though, just as BLM should get something if it lost Manaward (due to increased risk of death). Oh and casters also have relatively better magical defence in the same proportion as melees have physical defence (expect DRG).

And I'll say it again (in caps in case you missed it): IF YOU VALUE SELF-SUSTAIN THAT HIGHLY THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER JOBS TO CHOOSE FROM (please try them).

[Archwizard]

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Aaaaand since you've officially hit "CAPS MEANS I'M SHOUTING" and have once again devolved into "go play something else if you disagree with me," I think our rational discourse has reached its conclusion. Good day.