Quote Originally Posted by Fluffernuff View Post
i pretty much said my peace on this matter a couple pages back, but this line has me kinda... split. I much prefer a healer using their kit, and is comfortable enough to let me drop and speed up the dungeon as a whole and whatnot; i generally advocate for it... so dont take this as disagreeing, but...

given the statements yoshi-p has given in the past, and this general mentality being mostly localized to NA... well i dont think how we push healers in this way is intended in the slightest. THAT said... it's clear that the intention is very much at odds with the current design we have.
It's hard to say, honestly, but I definitely lean towards feeling like it's absolutely intentional. Given that a lot of things have been lost in translation (the infamous "pure healer" line, for one) I've been unable to actually find direct evidence of Yoshi-P outright saying healers are mostly meant to heal. More than that though, I think the fact that you outright cannot complete Savage or Ultimate in the first weeks without copious healer DPS and the re-addition of Energy Drain in 5.05 - alongside just how many healing skills are oGCD - seems like it definitely implies that maximising damage output is intended.