Are you my sister from another mother!? I can't stand being a DPS myself either. That's the great thing about it, everyone can do different things. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes. If you love DPS, more power to you.What makes this game fun is you can do whatever role you like! If it makes you feel any better, I am THE WORST at DPS. My numbers are terrible, I never move out of AoE, all I do is stare at my tool bar (and still suck).
I always prefer to heal or tank any content. Not sure why I can handle those roles and not DPS. But a good DPS supports the party in its own way, by ending fights quicker and utilizing their own support skills (mantra, litany, vulnerable rebuffs) so I don't think you should feel bad about it at all! Having good DPS makes all the roles have an easier time.
White Mage ~ Scholar ~ PaladinBoi if you got kicked for the same thing in over 20 duties I strongly suggest you think hard on whatever the hell it is you're doing
As I'm sure you are well aware, it takes more than one person to be able to kick a player from a duty, so in all those instances there were at least two people agreeing they'd be better off without you tanking.
People generally seem to think of healers as an unsatisfying class to play as (probably because it doesn't give them a sense of "empowerment" that some people look for in games) and tanks are sparse due to also being low damage and heavily demanding that you understand some mechanics.
In that regard, I think it's only natural to like DPS more because it's really the easiest class to play by comparison.
Tanking is actually the easiest role to play in FFXIV. DPS need to make sure their rotations are spot on to maximise their output. DPS is much more stressful(and rewarding) in FFXIV then healing and tanking. People rarely look at healing metres, but they constantly make sure you are min-maxing your DPS.
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