01-18-2006, 06:55 PM
Thanks for the post, Treesh! I have learned a lot about tanking/healing dynamics from my tanking for a priest vs. tanking for a shaman. I also must put my stamp of approval on this post/declaration stating that main healing any 4-10 man party is within a shaman's abilities. It is not as simple as with a priest, who can throw mana at any situation with little thought, but it's much less of a 'healbot' healer. Through my experience tanking for Treesh's shaman, Mogoraindyn (I can even spell that without looking that up), I've learned a lot more about incoming damage, and ways to mitigate it. It's made me a much smarter player.
Points from Treesh's post that I would like to stress:
It doesn't take great gear on the tank or the shaman! Mogo and Durambar had 'meh' gear while doing some challenging instances. We're talking greens and level 40-50 blues, which is typical for recently capped toons. With several runs into the high level 5 man instances and UBRS (one half run only), my gear is MUCH better than before, and Mogo's is better too. It should be much easier for her to solo/main heal for me now.
It is a very involved healing role. There is much more to keep track of than just your mana and the tank's health. Understanding the mobs, their damage, their skills, and how best to mitigate it is crucial to being successful. If you're lazy or lack in your abilities to keep track of details, don't apply.
The tank needs to know how things are different with a shaman. The timing is different than with a priest, with heals usually having to come faster, so the tank might have to adjust their rythmn to get lockdown on all mobs for healer aggro.
My two cents:
It's ironic that now that our gear is getting better and the job gets easier, Mogo will probably not do much main healing anymore. With a newly capped druid and a fast approaching second priest, we no longer have to have Mogo main heal alone. However, you can't ask for a better support player/backup healer, which I think is Treesh's preferred role. Having been pushed very hard to master a difficult role has honed Mogo to a superb support player. She is still on top of mitigating as much damage as possible (why she is always in my party in any raid I organize), helps with healing, shuts down casters, offtanks if needed, and puts out respectable DPS, all in one fight. I can't think of a better training ground for a shaman than having to main heal, and it's evident in Mogo's play, even when not healing, as it makes you pay attention to every detail of a fight.
Points from Treesh's post that I would like to stress:
It doesn't take great gear on the tank or the shaman! Mogo and Durambar had 'meh' gear while doing some challenging instances. We're talking greens and level 40-50 blues, which is typical for recently capped toons. With several runs into the high level 5 man instances and UBRS (one half run only), my gear is MUCH better than before, and Mogo's is better too. It should be much easier for her to solo/main heal for me now.
It is a very involved healing role. There is much more to keep track of than just your mana and the tank's health. Understanding the mobs, their damage, their skills, and how best to mitigate it is crucial to being successful. If you're lazy or lack in your abilities to keep track of details, don't apply.
The tank needs to know how things are different with a shaman. The timing is different than with a priest, with heals usually having to come faster, so the tank might have to adjust their rythmn to get lockdown on all mobs for healer aggro.
My two cents:
It's ironic that now that our gear is getting better and the job gets easier, Mogo will probably not do much main healing anymore. With a newly capped druid and a fast approaching second priest, we no longer have to have Mogo main heal alone. However, you can't ask for a better support player/backup healer, which I think is Treesh's preferred role. Having been pushed very hard to master a difficult role has honed Mogo to a superb support player. She is still on top of mitigating as much damage as possible (why she is always in my party in any raid I organize), helps with healing, shuts down casters, offtanks if needed, and puts out respectable DPS, all in one fight. I can't think of a better training ground for a shaman than having to main heal, and it's evident in Mogo's play, even when not healing, as it makes you pay attention to every detail of a fight.
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Dagorthan – Level 85 Blood Knight
Turothan – Level 83 Blood Knight
Sarothan – Level 62 Blood Knight
Durambar – Level 82 Warrior
Strifemourne – Level 80 Death Knight
Dagorthan – Level 85 Blood Knight
Turothan – Level 83 Blood Knight
Sarothan – Level 62 Blood Knight
Durambar – Level 82 Warrior
Strifemourne – Level 80 Death Knight