Healing - the worst imbalance in PVP history, in it's current form

A healer in the hands of a truely good player cannot be killed 1v1 by anything except maybe ops/scoundrels for their sheer burst.

I am not saying all those can't do this are bad, im sure above average players can still lose the fight against a good pvp, but on a field of equal skill, the healer has the advantage.

Healing is out of control in pvp in this game. If they don't fix it soon their sinking ship of a game will sink even faster. I predict half of the people still paying their sub this month WON'T be renewing.

Hes not trying to say the healer can or cant overcome the dps via cc and tactical choices by both players. So he is not assuming anything.

He is delivering a concept on the fundamental mechanics of healing by measuring potential resources.

Big wall of text......bottom line is that all healing classes are good for certain roles. For example bh/commando healing classes were meant to complement sage/sorc healing, not exceed it. There are certain things a sage/sorc cannot do, and that is to take on more than 2 players. They can't take the spike damage because their heals believe it or not don't heal for a lot.(3-4k heals versus 5-10k incoming dps) However give them an accompanying bh/commando, and even a smuggler they can actually tank quite a bit. This is important for some cases like holding down the fort guarding turrets, and doors. I think smugglers and bh/commandos can heal for the big spike damage for a short time while sage is heal over time, and area of effect with more time to heal. So really if you are complaining about not healing as well as a sage/sorc then you are playing the wrong class, or you simply do not understand your role....

Not really. With biowares stupid though out surge nerf they can't be killed by ANYTHING now.

The goal of PvP balance is to always want the better PLAYER.

Not healer/dps/class/spec.

I've heard this one before, maybe it was on one of those other 1000 QQ posts.

This is a straight up lie. It may come down to the healer running out of energy before death, but that depends on your class and LoS/snare issues.

Source: personal experience against many battlemaster Imps on my server I beat 1v1.

Seems you're the only one whining here.
Constructive posts, look it up.

I'll stick with your "track" comparison to keep things relatively simple for you. Your problem is, you are comparing 2 different types of runners. You are viewing a relatively diverse world consisting of different races, classes, goals and passions as something it is not. Simply put, you are saying that there should only be one type of "runner" in this race, when in all reality the MMORPG is actually a track competition and not a race itself in a sense. Because of the MMORPG's diversity, you end up with 3 basic types of runners.

DPS: This type of runner is a 100 meter dash runner, his goal is to get to the finish line as fast as possible by burning as much energy (damage) in as short a time as possible to beat their opponent.

Tank: This type of runner is a 5 - 10 kilometer runner. They maintain a decent pace over a longer distance, but can not run as fast as the 100 meter dash runner. Their goal is to have the stamina and endurance to run 5 - 10 kilometers at a moderate pace, hence outlasting their opponent.

Healer: This type of runner is your full 26.2 mile runner. They maintain a slightly slower pace then the 5 - 10 kilometer runner, and vastly slower pace then the 100 meter dash runner. Their goal is to complete a full 26.2 miles without pause.

Now to your other topic of reseting, the race. Your logic is severely flawed in this due to the poor comparison of healing output vs damage output. The real comparison to be used, since this is a track competition and not a single minded race as you would have it, would be WARZONE or ILUM player vs player combat since they are both focused on GROUP/TEAM combat.

Lets assume group make-up is not balanced in role assignments, since it rarely is, but since skill is something that will at times play in your favor, and at times play against your favor depending on your team; we must assume that it will balance the ups and downs out.

Group 1 Group 2
Tank Tank
Healer Healer
Healer DPS
DPS DPS
DPS DPS
DPS DPS
DPS DPS
DPS DPS

60 Second Combat Scenario

DPS Deal 10 damage over 60 seconds
Tanks Deal 6 damage over 60 seconds
Healers Recover 10 damage over 60 seconds
(Since as you say, healers completely eliminate a DPS's damage)

Group 1 Does 56 Damage While Recovering 20
Group 2 Does 66 Damage While Recovering 10

Group 1 and group 2 both have 100 health at start, lets see where they fall at the end of the 60 seconds.

Group 1 (100-66)+20= 54 Health Remaining
Group 2 (100-56)+10= 54 Health Remaining

So, in the end, essentially what happens is they both end on equal footing because the team with more DPS balances out the additional healer. Now we can through in taunts/guards etc, but that's all irrelevant to your original logic that Healers change the race.

Your problem is NOT that healers create an un-balanced playing field, it's that a lack of skill creates a challenge for you and/or your team and you do not like to adjust tactics.