Quote Originally Posted by EtherRose View Post
"Standing there doing nothing". Hmm, so they're not even healing either? And a healer necessarily doesn't have to DPS. They're more focused on keeping everyone alive rather than DPS'ing. The only time a healer should DPS is if the healer is confident in the tank and party members not dying. There was a thread on this concerning healers dps'ing.

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...-Healer-Damage

My reply was - "I don't mind it when healers do damage. The main point of this all is when these "Healer's" think they are a DPS. They spend more time trying to DPS than healing which results in people dying which then causes a wipe. Iv'e seen it happen, healer's get into DPS'ing to much and don't heal and people die. Which causes of course, longer runs."

As for Healers intentionally not DPS'ing = rudeness? To me, no. They are healer's. The time that you will save from running the dungeon is very miniscule if a healer DPS's. So no, no one has to "Pick up the slack" for the healer.
Healers are intended to do DPS in this game; period, point blank. Even in savage the actual amount of healing required isn't huge. This all just means that healers have ample amount of time to put out DPS, and healer DPS isn't nearly as insignificant as you seem to think. Moreover, the only healers who cause wipes because they DPS too much are, frankly, bad. Healers have such a massive array of oGCD heals with which to keep the entire party alive, all while pumping out DPS at the same time. It's really a very simple matter.