The idea that we need to DPS must go.

[Drkdays]

Exactly. I feel like that was definitely the Scooby-doo moment where we unveiled the mask only to find a troll.

In any job anywhere, organization and cleanliness is actually a part of your job description. Even if you've got an office job, you think your boss is going to keep you around if you keep leaving food out and not cleaning up after yourself in the breakroom? It's an expectation that you're not going to be a lazy asshole, making it a part of your job description. And in FFXIV, healer DPS actually is stated as being a part of your job description multiple times in various parts of the game: The Hall of the Novice, Solo Instances where I'd love to see someone exclusively heal through any of those and let the NPCs kill everything, not to mention the entirety of the CNJ class quests which have outlined the structure for healing day 1 of ARR.

Please refer to my original post where I said, very clearly, that I believe doing dps as a healer is good and right (you'll find I've maintained that sentiment is all my posts on the subject) but that no one should feel punished for deciding, for whatever given reason, to narrow their focus to just healing.

There are plenty of reasons for not doing dps: RP, bad nerves, unreliable party members trying to kill themselves constantly. In the end, the reason doesn't matter except to say that is their reason and they can play how they like. It's rarely the healer's fault if the dungeon fails due to not having enough dps. Can they help if they want? Sure! But it's also pretty w/e to most players.

Personally, I do dps as a healer (wut?! Shocking, right?) But I would never be so conceited as the badger other healers to do the same. Reeks of toxicity.

That's the honest truth that many of those on the forums fail to realize as they make note of how the forum veterans are always speaking the truth about dps vs no dps healers.

I can't help but laugh at these replies that constantly misinterpret what I say, taking a small part of what I write and running with it like a kid with scissors along the edge of a swimming pool. "Drkdays say healer dps bad!" *Raises pitchfork and torch."