09-07-2005, 11:23 AM
WoW's "dirty little secret" when it comes to healing is that Druids are the superior single-target healers. Many Priest players get annoyed by this and want to be the end-all, be-all healing class, but Blizzard smartly did not let this happen.
Priests are the superior group healers and are better at keeping many players alive at once, but the superior single-target raid healer will be the Druid. Druids heal proactively while Priests are more reactive healers. I like both styles; I just need to find more time to play my Druid. :)
The reality of course is that it's best to have both Priests and Druids on a main tank, much better than having three Druids or three Priests. I don't know how the Avarice group is utilizing its healers, but I know that it would be more efficient to have Druids healing the main tank than Priests, assuming appropriate talent specs (restoration, disc/holy). Let the Priests, with their group heals, "oh crap" shields, and aggro reducers take care of secondary tanks and party members handling adds, since that's where a Priest shines.
If you have a Priest who is spec'ed out to maximize the power of Greater Heal, then they should obviously be healing the main tank with that - it's mega-efficient and will lengthen the ol' mana pool.
-Bolty
Priests are the superior group healers and are better at keeping many players alive at once, but the superior single-target raid healer will be the Druid. Druids heal proactively while Priests are more reactive healers. I like both styles; I just need to find more time to play my Druid. :)
The reality of course is that it's best to have both Priests and Druids on a main tank, much better than having three Druids or three Priests. I don't know how the Avarice group is utilizing its healers, but I know that it would be more efficient to have Druids healing the main tank than Priests, assuming appropriate talent specs (restoration, disc/holy). Let the Priests, with their group heals, "oh crap" shields, and aggro reducers take care of secondary tanks and party members handling adds, since that's where a Priest shines.
If you have a Priest who is spec'ed out to maximize the power of Greater Heal, then they should obviously be healing the main tank with that - it's mega-efficient and will lengthen the ol' mana pool.
-Bolty
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