Quote Originally Posted by DGladius View Post
If the healer asked to turn it off than that means the healer doesn't need it. Therefore it would be better to turn it off to deal more damage and kills things faster. If the healer messes up that's on the healer. It has nothing to do with other bards refusing to sing when it is actually needed. There are no hybrids, every other dps has support skills that they can utilize when its necessary. As DPS you're there to have the mindset of finding out what is the most effective way to put out the most damage you can do.
Or it means the healer is too focused on dpsing to worry about wiping (seen this more times than I care for). As a DPS who has to wait in queue for over 30 minutes sometimes, I care whether we wipe or not. If playing a song for what amounts to a single minute most of the time, can prevent a wipe, then I will do so and cover the hit to my damage as best I can until I can turn it off.

I know how best to play my own class, and I will worry about how best to contribute with my own class's skills, whether that be maximizing my dps or using my supportive skills that were put on my class by the developers.