Quote Originally Posted by Aravell View Post
But that's a problem of design, my point is that playing that way isn't required. You say it loses dps, yes, it loses some dps, but why do people care unless they're chasing logs? That's my main point, "Why do people complain about optimised play when they also claim that they don't care about logs?".
"Loses DPS." Loses. The connotation is negative. This is a bad thing, and the implication is you're a bad player. Same thing with, "GCD heals are bad." Again, the connotation is negative, and you're a bad player if you have to touch them. The framing is such that optimized play and optimized parties are the baseline expectation.

Consider instead: "Prefer oGCD heals and lilies to GCD heals." And maybe for SCH, "Unused aetherflow charges can be used on Energy Drain for a bit of extra damage, for example, when Aetherflow is about to come off cooldown." The framing here explains how a good healer approaches things. It applies to a wide variety of content and parties. Optimization becomes something to aspire to.