Pros and Cons of each Healer Role

[Kaurie]

No. I was pointing out that by your definition, factoring MP into the equation would not be considered 'sustained dps', as 0MP is an interruption.

The definition of sustained was not my own, I used google definitions which takes it from common dictionary websites.

That said, you are not understanding the definition. Sustained means lasting for a long time or with 0 interruption,

For lasting a long time: means if a WHM does 1100 DPS In 3 minutes, but then in a 10 min fight it drops to 300 - meanwhile in the same time a SCH goes from 900 to 800, then the SCH has a higher sustained damage output.
For 0 interruption: that means if you reach an interruption then it is no longer sustained. Therefore, hitting 0 MP halts the sustained status.

I am not really sure why this is a hard concept to grasp.