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(02-06-2015, 12:05 AM)Dimona Wrote: As a lowly DPS I've learned to just keep my mouth shut about it because I am obviously far less important and more expendable.

Pft, maybe from a "replace in DF" standpoint, but the DPS are critical members of the team. Slow/poor DPS wipes groups and raids (hi, first boss of WoD, every DPS check in Coil or, well, ever), and good DPS can:

• Solo some bosses (the Chimera in Cutter's Cry comes to mind) if everyone else bites it.
  
• Heal the tank through the entire fight if the healer bites it (Fenrir in Snowcloak, Chimera, several other "dodgy" bosses)
  
• Tank mobs or a boss if necessary while the tank is getting back up.
  
• Not die to mechanics, keeping the fight fast and clean with finesse.
  

Every role is valuable, and people who don't value one because it's common can get bent.

(Frankly, I think the "DPS are a dime a dozen" comes in many ways from the laziness created by overgearing; really good DPS end up being hard to distinguish. But I've already said my piece on that topic. )