Quote Originally Posted by Kraniel View Post
But no one is saying "Healers who only DPS and let their team die are so much better than those who never DPS and are obsessed with their HP being full". You're misinterpreting the message here, and based on your misinterpretation you're putting everyone in the same bag and saying healers are toxic ...

A healer who is so obsessed with their DPS that they let their team wipe = Bad
A healer that is so obsessed with healing that they never DPS = Inefficient (= Bad for some)

Whether you like it or not, this is the reality of the healer role right now. I feel like a broken record saying this almost on every post, but encounter design in FFXIV is made in such a way that only the team's DPS output matters. Even in hardcore content, once you know how to "dance" around the room with the boss, the amount of healing you'll need to do is so trivial that you'll be pressing your one DPS button for 90% of the fight duration. And you HAVE to, because the most difficult fights of the game nowadays all have a DPS check.
I'm all for healers being more focused on healing, but this is how SE have designed their game, and there's nothing we can do about it.
My friend, you can't argue with this player. We've seen it time and time again and no amount of rational discussion makes a difference. My best advice is to just not feed the troll and starve them of attention.