08-31-2005, 02:19 PM
Tal,Aug 31 2005, 08:36 AM Wrote:Heh. I drive mages insane when I pull with Shalandrax. So long as the healer has a good amount of mana and there is no CC needed then I'm pulling. They'll call out "Drinking!" to which my reply is "No worries - pulling!" For some reason about half the time the mage stops drinking and starts casting. :blink:[right][snapback]87758[/snapback][/right]But...that's exactly what you're SUPPOSED to be doing! I'd expect no less when playing my mage in a party.
Mages/Warlocks tend to think the world revolves around them and that the whole party should stop to let them get back mana. That without their extra DPS, the group will wipe for sure. Hence the "oh noes, I better stop drinking and get in there, that tank is an idiot" mentality some of them have.
Reality is, of course, that they can sit out the first 20 seconds of a fight without having that big of an impact on the fight at all. If a sheep or seduce were needed, the tank wouldn't/shouldn't have started the pull in the first place. Otherwise, shut up, sit down, and drink (or Evocate). Hell, if you're a Warlock, just Life Tap a few times and the healer will throw you a Renew/Regrowth for the win.
When I'm tanking - if the healer's got mana, I'm moving. Try to keep up...all I have to do is get better at playing tank characters and I'll go even faster. Have to get stance switching down, I'm not good at it yet and rely more on shooting to pull.
Beating an instance in 2 hrs 15 minutes by pushing the envelope > beating an instance in 3 hours by playing super safely and cautiously. And you might learn more by being in pressure situations more often, too - nothing like wiping to make you think about what you could have done better for next time.
-Bolty
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