Quote Originally Posted by seekified View Post
That's not the point, the point is that arcanists (and, by extension) scholars are very DPS-y by nature and thus it's stranger to hear an arcanist-based healer be so averse to DPSing.

As a scholar, you have 28 base skills. 9 of these are directly DPS-related. Why anyone would choose to ignore a third of their job's skillset is beyond me.
This right here is pretty much why the healer DPS meta is always going to remain (barring an overhaul of fight design and/or itemisation). While the other healers got a few DPS skills, none of them got the luxury of having a DPS base class, plus a partner (fairy) that's always healing even when you're not. No reason not to take advantage really when you consider those points.