tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post1839438432023749335..comments2023-09-11T05:48:21.914-06:00Comments on Aspect of the Hare: Pike's World of WarCraft Blog: Huntards on HealsPikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-23010527256979816102008-06-09T08:44:00.000-06:002008-06-09T08:44:00.000-06:00yeah it's hard to remember to heal yourself I stil...yeah it's hard to remember to heal yourself I still did that even up to Kara!<BR/>I don't usually have the problem where people ignore me while I heal :) At 70 my priest was always target numero uno.<BR/><BR/>But at lower levels, yeah if I'm on a non healing class I'd shout "kill the healer" and people just wouldn't do it! Or one guy said "I'm tanking the flag carrier you kill the healer" I didn't even know what to say to that. <BR/><BR/>The only benefit of getting targetted in wsg and if no one's helping you is you could then run the opposite way and keep healing yourself thus drawing several people away from the flag carrier. On a priest that's harder since I tend to live only a few seconds with my raid heal spec. Though when disc or even blessed resilience spec I could last until I was oom.<BR/><BR/>Yeah the people that do nothing but go after healers are annoying, but I do it too when not on my priest :)plutosdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236419805800673064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-23659355015655154722008-06-07T14:59:00.000-06:002008-06-07T14:59:00.000-06:00Every nameplate is incredibly easy to keep your ey...Every nameplate is incredibly easy to keep your eye on except for one. YOURS. Having a level 70 priest who has always been holy, I know that when we wipe its because (mainly) the healer forgot to heal himself. *doh*<BR/><BR/>As for PVP, its usually not too hard to hide "around a corner" from the action and still maintain LOS on your heal target. And I've often encountered the rare warrior or such that just can't seem to deal with me doing nothing but healing myself (until help arrives) that we have a long long long dance of "you hit me, I heal me." It's fun to tie up a warrior for a good 3 minutes by keeping myself alive.Brehmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00247066551770375500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-91365857857299078442008-06-06T19:46:00.000-06:002008-06-06T19:46:00.000-06:00What mages are awesome in PvP one of the best clas...What mages are awesome in PvP one of the best classes l2taptheinfintemysteriesofthearcaneimhoMister Adequatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712289785901392282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-86380306815114327322008-06-06T14:00:00.000-06:002008-06-06T14:00:00.000-06:00In the Battlegrounds, the best way to survive as a...In the Battlegrounds, the best way to survive as a healer is to let <B>everyone</B> know that you're a healer and that, dammit, you're going to heal people! Be vocal! Be loud! Be annoying! The relative lack of healers on Battlegrounds often means that fellow fights don't expect to have to defend a healer -- and you'd be surprised how quickly people will gather around you once you let it be known that you are planning on healing their sorry butts. My perky priestess usually what seems like an entire battalion following her when she's in the Battlegrounds.<BR/><BR/>And healing yourself? Priests have it easy once we learn <A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=32546" REL="nofollow">Binding Heal</A> at 64. There are days on the Battlegrounds where all I seem to do is spam that and <A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=10890" REL="nofollow">Psychic Scream</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-48040337372331955592008-06-06T13:59:00.000-06:002008-06-06T13:59:00.000-06:00Also I should clarify, I was planning on going Moo...Also I should clarify, I was planning on going Moonkin around 40. I'm not entirely crazy. =PPikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-58518715104282921882008-06-06T13:58:00.000-06:002008-06-06T13:58:00.000-06:00@ Sade and Stupid Mage -Indeed, I'm well aware of ...@ Sade and Stupid Mage -<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I'm well aware of this, but Resto is a blast right now and I'm spending 80% of my time in instances anyway.<BR/><BR/>And I want to be a tree, but that's beside the point.<BR/><BR/>I'm prepared to re-spec if necessary but for the time being I don't want to, I like my healy talents an they're getting more and more interesting. Fun > fast leveling.Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-55881499694103801422008-06-06T13:41:00.000-06:002008-06-06T13:41:00.000-06:00Yeah, there really isn't much reason to level Rest...Yeah, there really isn't much reason to level Resto unless healing is ALL you're doing, and from the sounds of things, it is not. You don't even have to gear swap if you level Balance, at least not until Outlands, where a line starts to be drawn between regular caster gear and Healer Gear. I strongly recommend that you just stick with Balance, or maybe a Balance/Resto hybrid, at least for now, as soloing as Resto is going to cease to be fun at around your late thirties or early forties. You'll be a perfectly capable healer despite not being specced that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-43116096427153368852008-06-06T12:34:00.000-06:002008-06-06T12:34:00.000-06:00You can do perfectly fine healing with no points i...You can do perfectly fine healing with no points in the Resto Tree. The ohshit buttons don't even show up until 21+ points in.<BR/><BR/>For flexibility, you can concentrate on either the Balance or Feral Tree to get nice talents for solo work and still be a great Healer - just a simple gear swap and you're good to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-37458934236134808992008-06-06T11:04:00.000-06:002008-06-06T11:04:00.000-06:00When healing make sure you have a rejuv on the tan...When healing make sure you have a rejuv on the tank whenever they are taking damage. Rejuv is very mana efficient and is a great cushion when they are taking a lot of damage. Heck, when they aren't taking much damage it's pretty much all the healing you need to do.<BR/><BR/>If someone else is taking damage in the group as well, just toss a rejuv on them and forget it. Only regrowth if they are about to die. Hunters in particular shouldn't need heaing, as a hunter who pulls agro is a terrible hunter. (Unless your tank sucks ass, which tends to happen a lot while pugging.) Also, even though you're a lower level, keep some different ranks of healing touch on your bar, and try not to use the max ranks if you can help it. As you get more +healing gear the lower ranks get more and more mana efficient as compaired to the max rank. Using the smaller heals will be nicer for your mana pool if you have to chain cast, and will overheal less if you're careful.<BR/><BR/>Also, don't aim to keep the tank at 100%, try to keep him at around 90% depending on how much life he has, or about 80-90%. This gives you plenty of wiggle room to prevent overhealing, while making sure that he can survive a spike of damage before you can heal him.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame that the best healing spell the druid has, Lifebloom, isn't available untell well into Outlands. =( But that's a different ball of wax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-78989220796996113042008-06-06T10:14:00.000-06:002008-06-06T10:14:00.000-06:00From what I've gathered from my healing friends, f...From what I've gathered from my healing friends, failing to heal oneself is a common problem. Almost all of them have complained about it at some point or another.<BR/><BR/>As for PvP, I'm definitely a "Kill the Healer" person. I am obsessive about it.<BR/><BR/>And it frustrates me no end that I'm often the only person in a BG who seems capable of breaking off my current engagement to deal with this issue.<BR/><BR/>The other thing I'm a little obsessive about is "Protect the Healer". Thankfully it seems the Horde in my battlegroup are only slightly better at breaking focus to deal with healers than my fellow Alliance buddies...<BR/><BR/>This often results in an interesting game of ping-pong style behaviour, as I rocket back an forth between their healers and ours.<BR/><BR/>Just one thing though. If someone in a BG does attack you, and a teammate does go out of his way to attack them (like he should), please run once they've engaged.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing more frustrating than intercepting a rogue trying to kill my friendly priest/druid, delivering a Hamstring/Piercing Howl to slow them down, and then have the healer simply stand there and get beat down anyhow.<BR/><BR/>So many times I just want to scream at them, "I just disengaged a target just to blow 17-20 rage and a short cooldown specifically so you could run away. <B>RUN AWAY!</B>"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com