Healers that don't want to DPS are like DPSes who refuse to move out of AoEs.

[Zigabar]

Actually, the most fun I've had as a healer was when the main healer died and I suddenly had to spend the rest of the fight juggling sub 2k MP while both keeping the tank alive and keeping the party alive through the AoEs, while keeping SoS and Assize both on CD. It was actually engaging, which surprised me!

Situational and doesn't really prove that strictly healing is less boring, less braindead, and requires more attention than weaving in DPS when a healer has downtime.

[aleph_null]

Actually, the most fun I've had as a healer was when the main healer died and I suddenly had to spend the rest of the fight juggling sub 2k MP while both keeping the tank alive and keeping the party alive through the AoEs, while keeping SoS and Assize both on CD. It was actually engaging, which surprised me!

Well maybe you should try dpsing as a healer in savage lol. Of course healing in dungeons would be less intense than in certain 8 man contents like ex trials or savage raids.

[Rubiss]

Situational and doesn't really prove that strictly healing is less boring, less braindead, and requires more attention than weaving in DPS when a healer has downtime.

By definition, by only healing, you are doing less and therefore is easier to do and less engaging. If someone else can heal the fight just as well as you but also put out DPS, they are, by definition, clearly doing more than you are and requires more of a brain to do so.

[SenorPatty]

Regardless, this topic is not really about whether or not healing is engaging. The topic at hand is, if you only heal, thee is plenty of downtime where you do not do anything and there are people who stand around doing literally nothing during this downtime. This isn't about snowflake playstyles or being casual, it's about being lazy and using 2/3s of your kit.

The topic has actually devolved into expressing annoyance at healers not dpsing, hidden behind the reasoning that healers have other skills and should use them, bordering on demanding it as if it should be game law.

Because let's be honest: if they weren't annoyed, this thread wouldn't exist.

[Kitfox]

Because let's be honest: if they weren't annoyed, this thread wouldn't exist.

Irrationality is a sickness that must be purged!

[Feidam]

By definition, by only healing, you are doing less and therefore is easier to do and less engaging. If someone else can heal the fight just as well as you but also put out DPS, they are, by definition, clearly doing more than you are and requires more of a brain to do so.

Completely unfair statement in some respects. Gear has a lot to do with be it yours or the tanks and to a certain extent the dps. Not to mention everyone playing at the same skill level. It kills that people like to jump to statements like these. I like to throw dps skills when I can because I find doing both a good experience and I like the hybrid feel it can bring. However, I do not hold myself higher above some else that chooses not to do that. They signed up to player a healer so let them heal.

[Greedalox]

The last few pages of the thread can be boiled down to "Healers have percentage wise, more healing skills than DPS therefore I won't use my DPS skills". Du fuq?

[Ghishlain]

I'm more amazed Yoshi-P's comment managed to spawn approximately 90 pages worth of pointless bickering within a four days. Good job ENOF *Slow clap*

[NaesakiAshwell]

I'm more amazed Yoshi-P's comment managed to spawn approximately 90 pages worth of pointless bickering within a four days. Good job ENOF *Slow clap*

I think people would be more surprised and shocked if this didn't happen at all. xP

[Rubiss]

Completely unfair statement in some respects. Gear has a lot to do with be it yours or the tanks and to a certain extent the dps. Not to mention everyone playing at the same skill level. It kills that people like to jump to statements like these. I like to throw dps skills when I can because I find doing both a good experience and I like the hybrid feel it can bring. However, I do not hold myself higher above some else that chooses not to do that. They signed up to player a healer so let them heal.

So by definition, a DPS signed up to do damage, so they should not use any supportive or mitigation skills ever? Similarly, tanks signed up to tank enemies, so they are not expected to use any other damaging combos.