05-05-2005, 10:27 PM
This is the third thread (one of them not here) I've read today which has brought up the question of secondary healers healing in a group.
So for all you primary healers out there, I keep hearing two different conflicting things with respect to secondary healers:
1. "I hate it when just before my big heal goes off, the shaman/paladin heals him/herself, or heals my target"
2. "I laugh at stupid paladins who die with full mana bars--I'm sure not going to heal them"
With respect to number one, why is it such a huge deal? If the secondary healer hadn't healed, you'd still have the same amount of mana you do now, and more aggro. The secondary's mana pool is the worse for it, but I still don't see why it is such a huge deal to the primary healer. Just because I healed someone else, or myself, does not mean I think you aren't doing your job. I'm trying to make your job easier.
If it's a paladin who isn't main tank, he doesn't have a better use for his mana anyway (shamans do).
With respect to #2, how is this reconcilable with #1? How is a secondary healer supposed to know which healer philosophy is followed?
To get back on thread topic directly:
Brista, just let them know. I wouldn't care if primary healer wants me to heal myself (unless I'm main tank where doing so decreases my tanking effectiveness such as it is) -- but I do need to know. I don't want to risk ticking off the majority of healers that feel strongly about #1 (even though I don't fully understand why).
Splitting healing duties, ensuring a secondary never heals anyone EVER, I guess I don't care. But I do need to know what expectations are.
So for all you primary healers out there, I keep hearing two different conflicting things with respect to secondary healers:
1. "I hate it when just before my big heal goes off, the shaman/paladin heals him/herself, or heals my target"
2. "I laugh at stupid paladins who die with full mana bars--I'm sure not going to heal them"
With respect to number one, why is it such a huge deal? If the secondary healer hadn't healed, you'd still have the same amount of mana you do now, and more aggro. The secondary's mana pool is the worse for it, but I still don't see why it is such a huge deal to the primary healer. Just because I healed someone else, or myself, does not mean I think you aren't doing your job. I'm trying to make your job easier.
If it's a paladin who isn't main tank, he doesn't have a better use for his mana anyway (shamans do).
With respect to #2, how is this reconcilable with #1? How is a secondary healer supposed to know which healer philosophy is followed?
To get back on thread topic directly:
Brista, just let them know. I wouldn't care if primary healer wants me to heal myself (unless I'm main tank where doing so decreases my tanking effectiveness such as it is) -- but I do need to know. I don't want to risk ticking off the majority of healers that feel strongly about #1 (even though I don't fully understand why).
Splitting healing duties, ensuring a secondary never heals anyone EVER, I guess I don't care. But I do need to know what expectations are.