Quote Originally Posted by Loggos View Post
Could you elaborate on that point? What are the mechanics in other games that lead to DPS being a threat to healers' safety? (It sounds interesting, I can't reallly picture/know any concrete mechanics like that.)
It's usually not a "concrete mechanic," but an event that can happen in encounters. Some that come off the top of my head:
  • Abandoning DPS on the boss to CC/kill/otherwise deal with add(s) troubling the healer, separately from a designed mechanic to do so (i.e., boss goes invuln and adds spawn)
  • Using a protective ability on a healer as they're too squishy to survive a mechanic
  • Assisting a healer in escaping a positional threat
  • Having a situation where you can eat a mechanic to keep it from hitting the healer, sacrificing yourself to keep them alive