Is it bad to only like DPS?

[UnaLihzeh]

It's not bad at all. I only like healing - I have no interest in tanking and DPS is hard for me to focus on so I get bored. IU also have chronic health problems that make focusing on the party much easier than running around going after adds, etc. My husband exclusively plays BLM (and is very good at it, gets coms every duty finder run, because it's ALL he does so he practices a lot). There will be those who have issues with it, but those are mainly a small amount of the hardcore community. At the end of the day it's a video game and you should play it the way you enjoy it.

[Ametrine]

I think most of us feel the same. We'd rather our fellow players stick to the jobs they enjoy.

If that's the most popular job, so be it. They're popular for a reason!

[The_Shang]

Oh yeah, I prefer DPS *way* more over tanking and healing. I main Bard, and it's what I use to clear the lvl60 content with.

That said, I'm not unwilling to try new things. Lately I've been playing White Mage often (recently got it to 60 as well) and find it really easy compared to the Scholar I was using. I also have a Dark Knight leveled, but I started to dislike it when I got back to the game because it feels clunky to me (I dunno how I even managed to clear Heavensward with that job).

I'll be leveling a Warrior next, to see if that's something I like. Personally, I like to keep all my options open so I can fill any spot (though I fill a DPS slot anyway with my regular party, with a set White Mage and 2 who switch tank roles now). Even if I'm not good in a particular role, there are always some that give me advice on how to develop in that role. It's what motivates me to try something outside my own comfort zone and it helps me grow as a player.

tl;dr
I vastly prefer DPS over other roles, but I'm open to playing healer or tank.




Just don't trust me with raids/trials, I hate doing those as healer/tank.

[Alisane]

Are you my sister from another mother!? I can't stand being a DPS myself either.

Sisters! I am TRYING to branch out by leveling Bard. I like playing songs to support the party! Pretty sure I still suck, though.

[loreleidiangelo]

I pretty much only play a healer or support character in MMOs. If a game has no healing (some KMMOs that have come out lately) or the healing role is unsatisfactory to me for some reason (FFXIV, Wildstar to some extent), my interest in the game dies pretty fast. BF, on the other hand, loves all three roles of the trinity and is proficient at all three. Whatever he "mains" in an MMO usually boils down to either a.) what his raid or core group "needs" when the group is first forming, or b.) whichever class has the playstyle that he enjoys the most. He was a SCH in XIV and is a Demon Hunter main in WoW (he's addicted to their double jump and glide, lol).

Meanwhile, my old raid DRG only plays Protection Paladin (a tank) in WoW, and our FC leader is a tank for life and will only play MMOs with adequate sword-n-board heavy mitigation-based tanks. He fell out of XIV when the adjustments to PLD were always on the DPS end, and not the mitigation end, because the content was so oriented around it that he "didn't feel like a paladin anymore while playing". This was when we raided Savage Gordias.

I don't ever assume that people who like DPS are responsibility-shirking mouth-breathers. There's a lot of tanks and healers who do, maybe, but I'm not one of them. Sometimes it just boils down to liking the big numbers exploding on the screen, or just liking the gameplay/spell effects/gear appearances of another class more. Don't let it worry you too much, OP.

[Gemina]

OP, why would that make you a horrible person? I get that DD classes are quite literally the bad boys of MMOs, but I find no difference in someone who chooses to main DPS over a healer or tank who chooses to main those roles. A skilled, experienced, and knowledgeable DD brings a lot to the table.

I main healer, but I enjoy playing DD classes as well. Especially DRG. I do enjoy seeing the big numbers, but it's not about that. I think it's more about showing the community that a DD can show they care as much about their group as they do getting a clear. I can't help but bring my healing mentality no matter what role I play.

Just be you. If that is a DD then be the best you can be.

[Anubis_Nephthys]

Not bad, many of my friends either only olay one job or only play one job proficiently (meaning, I quietly and subtly shut down talk of "oh, I can't tank!" *I'm sorry buddy, no you can'take, not relevant content* lmao).
That being said, being proficient at different will sometimes allow you to join extra parties.

[Chiramu]

DPS is important regardless of what commendations tell you. If you are stuck with two shitty DPS in dungeon as tank/healer you are in for a very long dungeon run.

[Laerune]

You pay your subscription, you can do whatever you want. If you like to only DPS go for it, there is nothing wrong with it. One thing I do recommend players is to atleast take advantage of the class system in this game and try out new things, but since you already played the other roles and still prefer DPS, I do not see why you should feel bad or think that you dislike responsability.

Have fun.

[Averax]

I often feel bad because i don't have any viable DPS at 60, other than smn, but i haven't worked on it at all. MY FC has as many healers as we do DPS.