Are healers lazy or do some really live by "I only heal"?

[HyperiusUltima]

I'm one of those "healers that only heal" but I do so for a very good reason: I am piss poor at dodging, a problem exacerbated by lag. When I played SMN (taking a break from healing), I would die at least once a dungeon once I hit HW because I couldn't stop my rotation and get out of the way in time. SMN was fun, and I was even good at it, but to quote a tank I met in DF 'You do good damage, you just need to dodge more.' The latter simply wasn't happening, and I came to the conclusion that playing SMN simply wouldn't be viable for me in the endgame.

Do I have downtime where I stand around and do nothing when just healing? Yes. But that downtime often equals the precious second or two I need to get the hell out of the way of an incoming AoE.

Or you can just interrupt your casting and move out of the way so you don't get hit. ^^" But yeah, lag as a SMN sucks.