But...I...I don't wanna DPS, I'm a healer...

[Archaell]

To OP. Unless you do not mind slow runs, or wiping to soft enrages, you should definitevely dps (to the extent of your abilities of course). By not dpsing you are just make it harder for yourself, which is kinda funny, but in this game true.

[Risvertasashi]

I'll just share this really quick...

A DPSing healer can be worth as much as a extra DPS slot in parties like these. And, sadly, I've seen DF DPS do a lot worse than in the picture there.

[Zaj_Quilos]

15 pages of repeating the same thing over and over? ok.

[Greven]

If you took the time to read and assumed less, you'd have seen that I acknowledged both the intention of your post and the plight of the new and/or overwhelmed player in that same post that you are now calling out.

As for bad players, of course they have the right to play the game...just as the players upon whom they inflict themselves have the right to call it out. This players' rights spiel goes both ways.

I agree, sorry if I sounded harsh.

At this point I guess OP has his ideas in place anyway.

[NamoNanamo]

@Risvertasashi

A DPSing healer can be worth as much as a extra DPS slot in parties like these. And, sadly, I've seen DF DPS do a lot worse than in the picture there.

If everyone could, at least, do this, I would be happy.

And your dps is nice, it's almost the same as me when I play whm.

In a1s-a2s-dungeon, you don't really need to dps.

[Raminax]

I'll just share this really quick...

'tis pretty impressive, alright!

Pretty old too. I've gotten an Antiquated Seraph Cane since then!

I'm jealous at how much less damage your group took, though...

[PriestAlseid]

My DPS suffers enough when I'm running SMN because I usually end up having to help heal, so I'm worried about actually playing my SCH which I'm avoiding now because I'm intimidated completely by the whole healing thing here. I'm thinking I'll just stay SMN and not be a healer, just cause right now doing everything is a scary concept. I don't actually enjoy DPS, but oh well, it's either that or stop playing and I don't really wanna stop playing.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

My DPS suffers enough when I'm running SMN because I usually end up having to help heal, so I'm worried about actually playing my SCH which I'm avoiding now because I'm intimidated completely by the whole healing thing here. I'm thinking I'll just stay SMN and not be a healer, just cause right now doing everything is a scary concept. I don't actually enjoy DPS, but oh well, it's either that or stop playing and I don't really wanna stop playing.

Sounds like you have a typical case of Healer OCD*. Just keep in mind that "not healing" is also part of healing. There are a total of 3 healing classes. If Scholar "scares" you, give Astrologian or White Mage a whirl. If anything, don't level as a summoner to 60 and switch back to Scholar afterwards. You'll miss out on the learning curve if you do.

* When a HP bar falls below 99.9% the player feels extremely uncomfortable and demands it to be topped off, even if 99% of the healing spell is ineffective.

[bounddreamer]

If you're healing as Summoner to the point your dps is suffering, something is very wrong! Either the run is a total disaster, or you're not trusting the healer to do their job. It is normal and perfectly fine for a tank's health to go to 50% before a healer starts healing. If you're throwing your physicks on there too, you're backseat healing the actual healing role and wasting mp you could be using for dps.

If you want to be a pure healer I really recommend switching to WHM until you unlock Astrologian in Heavensward. AST is the job least expected to dps, imo.

[Greven]

My DPS suffers enough when I'm running SMN because I usually end up having to help heal, so I'm worried about actually playing my SCH which I'm avoiding now because I'm intimidated completely by the whole healing thing here. I'm thinking I'll just stay SMN and not be a healer, just cause right now doing everything is a scary concept. I don't actually enjoy DPS, but oh well, it's either that or stop playing and I don't really wanna stop playing.

Well, Healing as SCH during the levelling part is like the easiest thing as the fairies can do most of the job by theirselves XD healers even have faster queues!