It is not possible to play without doing dps as healer? every day i find someone...

[ty_taurus]

Let me know when you get a savage group that takes a no DPS healer. Im just saying technically you can clear without a healer doing dps if all the dps are doing their rotations properly. Do you REALLY think someone like OP will be doing Savage content? I highly doubt it, they will prob do the required stuff for MSQ and maybe some normal raids/trials. Point is that people over react to healers doing no dmg in normal content, and its stupid when they themselves usually are having issues with their own rotation. As someone whos typically top DPS in parties, I would never complain a healer wasnt doing damage in my lvl 73 dungeon lol. I also disagree that its griefing to not DPS as a healer. Some people are just old, or have physical conditions or what ever that hinders their game play. Maybe its their first MMO. Who knows, who cares, but shouldn't be bashing them for "being bad" in normal content lol.

It shouldn't matter whether or not we're talking about savage content. Your dungeon may not have an enrage, but your healer DPS may end the fight before someone makes a major mistake. The logic applies throughout FFXIV. And so what if a party can clear without healer DPS? A party can clear without the DPS doing anything but auto attacking. Just because you can do the barest of minimums and still clear content does not mean it's in good online etiquette to do so. I would be very upset with anyone in my party who's too lazy to play the game. Note that I'm also referring to intentionally bad play and not lack of skill or ability. Those of us who fight lazy healers on the forums have spoken till we're blue in the face about how what matters is genuine effort and not optimal skill, but it tends to fall on deaf ears. In fact I covered this earlier in this thread:

Choosing to only heal as a healer and ignore your DPS kit is exactly the same as a BLM choosing only to use blizzard spells and ignore their fire spells. Both are examples of trying to roleplay as a playstyle that does not exist in FFXIV. It is incredibly rude and disrespectful to waste other players' time because you want to pretend you're playing a different game. That is not how FFXIV works. If you do not like that, either find an RP party or play a different game.

That said, there's nothing wrong with not performing optimally as long as you are genuinely trying your best. No one begins as a savage tier player and it's okay to not be perfect. Additionally, if you have certain physical or mental limitations that make it harder to play the game, it's important to find a group of players who are willing to help you get through different aspects of content. Unfortunately, an MMO just isn't the prime example of a game genre known for accessibility, but as long as you communicate with people and create a network of friends who will help you, you can still enjoy a lot of what FFXIV can offer you.