06-02-2005, 04:50 PM
Treesh,Jun 2 2005, 12:30 PM Wrote:The pallies. After I ran out of mana from healing GG, they picked up the slack. While my mana was regenerating, it was just a case of bandage the ranged folks right after an AoE pulse went off. But the pallies healing GG when I was out is really what made it run smoothly.
For raiding, I'm either going to have to respec Aleri to boost my mana pool and efficiency (which I really would rather avoid since then I wouldn't actually be playing Aleri, I'd just be playing a straight up heal bot) or get more gear to increase my mana pool. My mana lasts fine as long as I'm not constantly casting, but in the raids and even 5 man groups, I have to heal too frequently if there is any elemental/magic damage floating around and I just run through my mana and can't regen.
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Okay, here's where I go on my priestly rant.
I LOVE MY SPIRIT GEAR!
I know Skan thinks it's a waste of a stat and he makes some good arguments that lend credence to his opinion, but from my experience (going from int gear to spirit gear) mana regen trumps actual larger mana pool every time for a healer. Griz wears a combination of devout and mana regen gear, which (especially if you're stuck in a situation where you're healing for 9 people. My goodness) keeps her mana way up. Darian will back me up here when I say that Griz rarely runs out of mana. True, she's a Holy/Dis priest and basically made that way, but the gear is the real winner here.
A few suggestions (of some gear I either have or want to go back and get):
Do a tribute run and try and get that robe that regens 10 mana per tic.
The baroness in Strath drops gloves that do 6 mana per tic.
I have a 20 int headpiece that regens 5 mana per tic.
Plus a whole *load of high spirit devout pieces, and I'm good to go. I don't believe any of these items (devout not included, substitute mooncloth items until the devout comes) are incredibly rare, so you should have a fairly easy time getting them.
That's my 2 cents. I'm going to go eat a taco now.