03-09-2006, 07:03 PM
castille,Mar 9 2006, 12:14 PM Wrote:To add a real reply on my thoughts: healer burnout is going to happen most often when the healing is taken for granted. Just once, I would love to hear about some abusive MT that had everyone just .. not heal for a pull. It might mean a wipe for them if they get thrown in combat.. but..
I think on Stormrage, we have a singularly wonderful setup. In some ways, it has its irksome moments, but it's overall very nice. The number one thing I can say, is that people respect your abilities. Some people may have gripes now and then, but everyone recognizes what other classes, and specific people in those classes, bring to the table.
Without good feedback, as well as bad, you're just going to be continuously stressing on the negative. In raiding, as a healer, I actually enjoyed seeing if I could try different things to achieve the same result. Guessing how much damage the tank would take, or tossing renews on just about the entirety of the raid and letting the 5s rule kick in ..
I think it's one of the reasons we've had so few healers on the Alliance-side throw the towel in. We have a driving force to be as good as we can be, without any pressure that we only have to do something one way.
...and yes, I am probably the raiding shadow priest Keshi refers to ;) We have a few more coming out of the wood work, though. However, I think Lum, one of the others, is going Holy Nuke with 1.10. Traitorous bastard.
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And therein lies some of our success. People have fun raiding with us. They're not forced into some particular spec to do 1 thing all the time. Of course, class balance comes into play somewhat, but other than those requirements, people are allowed to play their spec. All priests/druids/pallies may be required to heal at times. All druids/priests/pallies will help buff. All tanks may be asked to help tank a boss's adds. (Feral druids may get tossed in the tank mix, too) These are all part of being X class. But you're not forced to do it all the time. Less burnout that way.
--Mav