Quote Originally Posted by ForsakenRoe View Post
But maybe it doesn't matter, because FFlogs excludes Add damage in some fights, and doesn't exclude it in others, seemingly without reason (or if there is some logic, I don't understand how they come to the conclusion they do).
To paraphrase Semirhage and maybe others (I don't know where this idea ultimately originated), the act of healing delays failure. Which is to say, the act of healing creates additional time during which the party can deal damage. And when the goal is "get the boss's HP down to zero," all that matters is damage, so creating more time in which to deal damage is surely a good thing, yes yes?

And yet, FFLogs and XIVAnalysis make no attempt to engage with this observation. There is no attempt to credit a healer whose actions extended a fight's duration with rDPS.

And so, everytime I see evidence that players are playing to FFLogs and not the actual game, I kinda cry inside.