05-06-2005, 08:08 AM
Icebird,May 5 2005, 07:08 PM Wrote:The priest is a very focused class. They're singular objective is keeping people alive
The warlock is more of a big picture character.
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Very correct on both points. Although sometimes it isn't the pet attack. You must trust your fellow players ability to crowd control. Tanks too. I hate when tanks charge just as an enemy is charmed or sheeped. Its a judgement call. You must understand your CC options and trust them beforehand.
Quote:In comparison priests are much less in control during battles: which healing spells I use, and how fast I use them is determined more by how the group is playing.
The main foci priests have are positioning, mana & aggro management in healing, and the occasional shackle or mind flay rank 1. However a lot of healers don't have a lot of attention for positioning. I have to remind priests to move sometimes, especially if they're too close to a crowd controlled enemy, or banished elemental that still has aoe.
I've seen good priests heal consistently past the oom point. I've seen bad priests waste mana. I've seen great shadow priests be great healers. I've seen a warlock 60 main turned high level priest totally kick ass in and out of instances.