Quote Originally Posted by T0rin View Post
30 int. DPS always needs more DPS, but SCH/WHM don't always need more healing. You can work around 30 less MND by healing more often, you can't work around having 30 less int, you simply can't make up for the lost potential. Either that, or find a different DPS class to play.
That's my rationale as well. Healing is limited by the amount of damage being taken, and there are ways of mitigating/healing damage that aren't tied to your primary stat. DPS is just that, damage per second.