01-09-2006, 09:04 PM
I'm not sure how the Paladin-Shaman difference somes into play here, but in the way we do VtC, the only priests that end up healing the tanks are the ones in their groups - the 2 tank groups look like: Tank, Tank, Warlock/Imp, Priest, Shaman(FR,STR,WF totems). the ~4 other Priests we bring go into each group, with our two best-geared/specced druids taking the last 2 groups.
All the other shamans/druids not healing their group have two jobs: keep FR totem down and heal the current tank. The 5-6 shamans and spare druids spamming lesser healing wave on the tank is more than enough to keep him alive.
The two real keys to the fight are:
1. Practice for the melee classes(rogues need to be able to FEEL the zone where they maximise DPS and stay off the top of the aggro list, and warriors need to KNOW exactly where they are on the aggro list, and time the transitions perfectly)
2. Luck with BA. If we get three priests BA'd in a row, it's a wipe, even now. A fight with 3 mages and a couple warlocks, however, gives you a huge advantage (One thing to not underestimate is the sheer amount of damage everyone can do while BA'd - get to your safe spot and blast away. This significant damage will turn the tide if your DPS is marginal to do the fight in < 3 minutes.)
Hope that helps a little bit =]
All the other shamans/druids not healing their group have two jobs: keep FR totem down and heal the current tank. The 5-6 shamans and spare druids spamming lesser healing wave on the tank is more than enough to keep him alive.
The two real keys to the fight are:
1. Practice for the melee classes(rogues need to be able to FEEL the zone where they maximise DPS and stay off the top of the aggro list, and warriors need to KNOW exactly where they are on the aggro list, and time the transitions perfectly)
2. Luck with BA. If we get three priests BA'd in a row, it's a wipe, even now. A fight with 3 mages and a couple warlocks, however, gives you a huge advantage (One thing to not underestimate is the sheer amount of damage everyone can do while BA'd - get to your safe spot and blast away. This significant damage will turn the tide if your DPS is marginal to do the fight in < 3 minutes.)
Hope that helps a little bit =]
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