DPSing as a healer

[Gemina]

I was just using a recent example that players who don't use Cleric Stance are just worse healers, as they never learn to be good, and as such, let people die.
I never said anyone was advocating that, but I am giving an example of the ACTUAL outcome of those arguments stating no DPS is fine. You just make bad healers who can't keep up in what some would consider moderate content.

Understood. But in the example you provided I am still at a loss at what the healers were doing if they were not DPSing and people were dying. From the outside looking in, it sounds like the healers weren't the only ones not doing their job. Anyone unwilling to improve, and can't even do the bare minimum to complete an instance doesn't belong there, but those willing to improve are always doing more than the bare minimum. They're synonymous.

I feel that stating 'no DPS is fine' is right on par with stating 'no DPS = bad healer'. Neither of them are true, nor do what needs to be done and that is encourage healer DPS. Not demand. Not require, but encourage. I have no idea how many players also browse the forums, but I do know that bad players don't level up on this site.