Healer & Tank DPS (WoW vs FFXIV)

[zipzo]

Anyways, so hi.

One thing I wanted to talk about in terms of really interesting differences between FFXIV and WoW is what the community focuses on in terms of performance in a raid or party.

For some reason there is a HUGE emphasis on tank and healer DPS. I get it, tanks and healers DPSing = faster kills, even if their DPS isn't par to that of a legit DPS class. It's not that it doesn't make sense, but why is it such a huge focus here? Are the fights specifically tuned for needing the tanks and healers to DPS in order to meet DPS checks? Why is this sentiment not in WoW? Tanks and heals maybe might compare damage for shiggles or fun but nobody expects it there. Nobody points out your damage as a healer or tank, like ever.

What is the combat/boss design/combat environment/whatever you wanna call it, that somehow makes tank and healer DPS a bigger topic of conversation here than in WoW?