Quote Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor View Post
What I've noticed is FFXIV tends to have the most stalwart defenders for under-performance. You have people who still insist healer DPS isn't a big deal and only shaves "a couple seconds off a dungeon" or whatsoever nonsense. The tank not using CDs? They must be new! There always seems to be an excuse. Of course this isn't unique to FFXIV, but I've never seen people defend it so much.
I mean, as far as healers go...if it's between multitasking and failing to keep people alive and just straight healing I'd have to go with the latter instead of the former. Good healers can juggle, but I do think some people are simply better off healing only. I've seen more than a few healers who have tried to dps and couldn't keep their party members alive. Thankfully not a majority, or at least not in my experience. But still, I agree that healers should be able to do both. Tanks can do the same when it comes to threat generation and dps.