Quote Originally Posted by Eye_Gore View Post
No, thats not my job, that is the role of the entire party, to win. My primary job and concern is to keep you guys from taking damage so you can do your primary job, DPS. Dealing damage from me is secondary. If the DPS can't mage to put out enough to defeat the encounter, then maybe they should check their gear. If I wanted to DPS, I wouldn't be playing PLD. If the encounter is won, did it really matter how much DPS I put out, or that it was only me taking all the damage? Is that much time saved that it didn't ruin everyones day?
So, essentially, you're just saying that you don't want to have to do anything more than the bare minimum required for your role.

That's fine. A lot of people play like that, and it's fine if you're just doing easy content like primals or normal Alex, which I suspect most people who regurgitate the "tanks having to dps is dumb" nonsense are. It's not fine if you intend to actually do anything that requires effort, though. You're needlessly hampering your team because of senseless stubbornness.