Priests. Why we are so ..umm.. difficult.

[LochnarITB]

So what is the reason behind the "priest hate"?
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My first reaction was "Huh???". I didn't even conceive of it existing. I love priests. Their shield is better than my ice barrier when I go into AoE mode for trash mobs (ooh I actually thought mob for an individual, instead of monster or baddie - scary, very scary). If I screw up or string crits on my snowballs and the mob aggros on me, they usually choose to keep me alive anyway while I bring the mob to the tank for removal. They also bring great entertainment value when they MC one mob (man, I'm doing good!) against the others. Always good for grins and giggles when they do our work for us.

Just as in real life, they can probably get a bit arrogant at times. That is as much the fault of the other players, and the game itself, as it is their own. They are constantly in demand and others that rebel against their power over life and death are easily put in their place either by showing them how easy it is for them to die or by eliciting the support of the other players to convince them.

This thread has made me reconsider something though. I have been playing a druid lately. He has been so easy to solo that it never dawned on me that druids are lumped in with priests and that I am, in fact, building a healer class. I may have to abandon him. I have always seen the healer (used to be synonymous with priest) as the highest stress member of the party with the rest of the group relying on you to "not suck" or even have a bad night. I just don't do stress well and have never wanted anyone to be so dependent on me, a carry over from real life I guess. I'll have to keep going with him and see how things pan out.