Thread: 3.2 Patch Notes

Originally Posted by Warlyx

u cant force them to dps if they just refuse to do so....but asking doesnt hurt !

<foe requiem> + <battle voice> <you can have this!> , <cleric stance> <yes, please!> :3 , and more than half go dps mode , sometimes it works ^^

what i tried to say is that, if a healer goes out of mp because dpsing ...that isnt your fault , u arent there to be a mp battery for a overzealous healer that goes all out dpsing and forgets to heal...ballad wont save u in that scenario :P nothing will to be fair outside the party wiping and healer gasp...healing

It isn't a fact of whether it's working or not - it's the fact that I am not going to ask something of a healer that they are by no means required to do. It'd be like someone coming to me on my summoner and demanding I heal and res people just so the healer doesn't have to - just because I still have access to those skills does not mean I should be asked or forced to use them. And it'd be the same as people demanding I play healer on a class that is not a healer - just as people keep wanting to demand healers play dps on a class that is not a dps. It's ridiculous and pointless in non-hardcore content, and I'm not going to be a part of it.

And I know it isn't my fault if a healer runs low on MP because they focus more on dpsing than healing - but I still do not like wiping, and I have been able to allow a healer to keep the tank alive after they ran dry on MP just by way of playing Ballad for a few seconds so they could throw out a heal. Usually if a healer keeps doing that sort of behavior, however, I just refuse to give them MP song. At that point they're just being counterproductive to everyone.

Originally Posted by DGladius

It's the whole party/raid job to output the most party/raid wide dps as possible. While it's not needed especially for healers to dps in dungeons and other easy content, they are absolutely able dish out loads of damage particularly in trash pulls meaning things die faster and less healing is needed if done properly. I don't think anyone said for a healer to prioritize dpsing over healing. But healers are able to do both effectively with no problems. Again, if tp/mp is not needed than it's not needed clear as that.

Please stop dictating what is and isn't everyone's job - the party's job is just to get through the dungeon. That's it. There is nothing more to it. How fast/slow they do so just depends on the people in the group and what they feel comfortable doing or are able to do.