Quote Originally Posted by T-Owl View Post
Healer DPSing being a thing is pretty much the most unique and stand out thing in this game, because it was already an established norm and common courtesy when I started the game, arround the end of heavensward. It is kind of the games special shtick for healers and the only thing that makes them stand out, especially since both the job stories and their quest heavily lean into the combat abilities of healers.
I mentioned this in the other thread, but back during ARR and HW, healing was praised for being such a breath of fresh air in contrast to old WoW healers. I distinctly remember an article stating that SCH took the idea of what a healer is meant to be and revolutionized it, and being so proud that that was my main job. People regularly praised the healers back then for being everything that healing currently isn't. It wasn't perfect, of course. Nothing is nor will ever be perfect, but it had a truly unique feel to it and felt great to play in most ways. Stormblood had its ups and downs, but SCH and AST at least were in great places, and the issues with WHM would've been easy to rectify if the game continued in that direction rather than trying to sterilize the role.