Quote Originally Posted by EusisLandale View Post
So a skill merely existing does not make it part of the primary healer gameplay loop? Good to know.
The key word here is "Primary". Even you yourself are not saying these are primary things. Where, precisely, does scraping someone off the floor fall into the primary loop? Where does moving someone fall into the primary loop?

The fact of the matter is these things are secondary details that the healer can make use of in the event that someone else screws up badly, they are not and should not be your primary gameplay. And neither of them are things unique to healers anyway. Summoner and Red Mage can scrape people off the floor, which contributes to the group's damage and therefore is part of their role. Anyone can pay attention and move themselves to where they need to be, fulfilling their own roles.
This is arguing semantics for semantics sake. A healer's primary role is to alleviate mistakes. This includes healing, rezzing, rescuing. It also includes decision making, triage, as to who to prioritise. It's all part of the role itself. Dps is secondary to healers.