August News/Discussion

[Jester]

I don't know. A lot of healers use various levels of their heals. I know even on my alt priest, I use several different levels depending on how much needs to be healed. It may not be as big of a deal for damage dealers, but I have a feeling this'll hit a lot of healers where it hurts.

Don't most healers have some kind of smaller heal for dealing with precisely this situation? A druid can lifebloom, a paladin can flash of light, a priest can flash heal, and a shaman can use lesser healing wave. Sure, you lose a little bit of efficiency going with the smaller heals, but since this is already the efficient choice (avoiding overheal), you're losing a handful of mana at most.

And, of course, that's mana that Blizzard never really intended for you to have anyway. :D

For what it's worth, on my Druid, downranking has exactly one use: vs. dispels in arenas.

-Jester