The trinity, party responsibility, and how to try and improve the game from within

[Kaurie]

It is not the norm.

I guess by norm, I meant that normally healers DPS, in that most healers DPS. This is at least from my experience.

Healers job is to heal and keep people alive, since Alex Savage people have been expecting healers to DPS in every dungeon. Before AS came out it was not expected and there were no problems.

I've personally been DPSing as a healer, and seeing healers DPS normally, and expecting as such since at least 2.4.

If I want to DPS I would not be healing. My job is to keep everyone alive not kill. When I join a DF roulette it says Healer not DPS for my role.

You have accurately exemplified the entire point of the OP's post.