Thread: do I hafta..

DPs when I heal? I'm no where near max level on my whm, but I don't remember dpsing on my sch either when prae first came out. Is that fail?

Originally Posted by ClaireAbigail

Before anyone starts throwing their opinion and starts a flame war about what you should or shouldn't do, lemme tell you this: keep the party alive no matter what. That's your duty as the healer. Do what you must in order the party lives. If you have to help the dps a little bit to make whatever dos check, do it. If you feel like you're gonna have to focus on healing then do so. Trust your judgement and you're a team. Everyone in your party had one goal: down the dungeon. It's not you against your teammates. Help each other out.

Pretty much this, your first priority is learning how to heal your party. Added DPS means mobs die faster means less healing, but you can't DPS at the expense of your team dying. Find the balance of the two facets and you'll be a much better healer than most healers out there. Every situation will be different, and it's up to you to learn how to make the correct calls.

Good luck~

Originally Posted by ClaireAbigail

...you're a team.

Actually true. Not a fat joke.

Newer content isn't being made with the same difficulty curves as content was back in the day. The days of sub-i90 gear (assuming Darklight-ish) trying to kill Titan just to START your relic were more difficult at the time compared to today's Soldiery-based i110 parties trying to go through things like Final Coil.
Back then you almost had no room to do anything but heal. Nowadays people are finding the gaps when everyone can squeeze out more damage to speed up the content, so it's turning into an unwritten expectation for many people.

First priority is always heal. A living DPS damage and pure heals > dead DPS and healer damage any day. Just don't be afraid to try to sneak in a few Aero's here and there.

There are more than enough posts in other threads.

Short answer: Healing remains your #1 priority. When you don't need to heal, use your best judgment and be useful. When you get comfortable and have a decently functioning party that doesn't take damage that it shouldn't, you can start being proactive about setting up your own DPS windows if you would like to contribute further.

Here. Have a flowchart. I think it will help.

Not dpsing as a scholar is pretty bad, and there's no reason you should ever just be standing around or waiting as either healer if there's nothing to heal. But if stuff gets cleared it's not a huge issue.

Originally Posted by FoxyAreku

Not dpsing as a scholar is pretty bad, and there's no reason you should ever just be standing around or waiting as either healer if there's nothing to heal. But if stuff gets cleared it's not a huge issue.

As a SCH, I find DPSing feels like a waste of time. By the time I'm done applying dots, most of the stuff is half dead anyway. When I'm on WHM, spamming Holy seems infinitely more useful - but on SCH, I tend to not bother with DPS and just keep people alive, for the most part. I may DPS on bosses, but not on normal mobs.