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

[Rubiss]

DPS is only there for damage. Why should they be burdened with having to dodge and lower their own DPS?

Tanks are only there to hold aggro and mitigate damage. Why should they be able to swap stances and do damage?

To the healers that only heal:

Go play SCH with auto Eos and run any dungeon. Tell me how much fun you're having.

[SokiYagami]

Then what about the healers that want to DPS but can't because the DD are eating aoes like an all-you-can-eat-buffet?

[Rubiss]

Then what about the healers that want to DPS but can't because the DD are eating aoes like an all-you-can-eat-buffet?

They are cool because they at least admit that DPSing is something a healer should do. Obviously you have to heal a lot in certain fights and adjust based on the party's needs.

But even in Savage, you find time to DPS.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Funny you say that, because just moments ago, as my static and I finally downed A11S, aside from a Combust I managed to cast perhaps 3 times in that entire fight, and not even with Cleric Stance on, I spent the entirety of it performing my primary function as the main healer. I'd rather keep my party alive to DPS than possibly overdo it trying to prove a point or shoot for what's effectively "extra" damage. Granted, if you can heal do with with minimal impact to actually being a healer, go for it. Personally speaking, survival went up, and progression went further when I decided to focus on my core role.

[Rubiss]

Funny you say that, because just moments ago, as my static and I finally downed A11S, aside from a Combust I managed to cast perhaps 3 times in that entire fight, and not even with Cleric Stance on, I spent the entirety of it performing my primary function as the main healer. I'd rather keep my party alive to DPS than possibly overdo it trying to prove a point or shoot for what's effectively "extra" damage. Granted, if you can heal do with with minimal impact to actually being a healer, go for it. Personally speaking, survival went up, and progression went further when I decided to focus on my core role.

Then you likely were not playing optimally at all.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Then you likely were not playing optimally at all.

Probably not. But we finally downed it. Spare me the "optimal play" circle jerk. I want my team to win, and if that means DPSing harder, or not at all to ensure that they stay alive, I'll do what it takes. And I did. And we won.

[Rubiss]

Probably not. But we finally downed it. Spare me the "optimal play" circle jerk. I want my team to win, and if that means DPSing harder, or not at all to ensure that they stay alive, I'll do what it takes. And I did. And we won.

And that's fine but healers who refuse to DPS at all are a plague on this game.

[Hyperia]

And that's fine but healers who refuse to DPS at all are a plague on this game.

And people who demand that healers DPS or else are equally a plague.

I'm with ThirdChild on this one, dead DPS does no DPS so if I have to go all out on healing and overheal like crazy so they live, so be it. As long as the boss is dead and were not, I don't care about my DPS as a healer.

[AsukaHamano]

And that's fine but healers who refuse to DPS at all are a plague on this game.

WHM main and i refuse to DPS in raids simply because my job is HEALER and not DPS

[SuperZay]

And that's fine but healers who refuse to DPS at all are a plague on this game.

So are aggressive meta healers who wipe their parties just to stand out in easier dps rankings while being complete team liabilities.