Healer etiquette 8 man parties

Speaking as a WHM, on PS3, I just use a USB Keyboard, and at the start of the encounter I ask the other healer "You want to focus MT or OT?" if they don't respond I assume they don't have a keyboard and are using a controller; in which case I examine the other healer and tell them which tank I'll focus. For Raise I just made a macro that says I'm raising someone. People say it's not important to assign healers for the start of the end game content...when you get to primals, and T4, I even found it helpful on T1; if you don't work it out, you have a potential problem about to happen when both heals cast on the MT and the OT goes down...communication is always key; if anyone argues that point...see how many times you wipe before you clear.

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Originally Posted by Velo_Vandore

The killer is when both WHM blow their benediction all over one guy >_< I think without teamspeak on that's really hard to avoid.

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What's worse is when both ppl benedict the about to be dead MT, but it's usally too late as it takes a few secs for it to land. Usually ending it up as a miss and what's even worse is that it'll go on CD after casting it on a freshly killed party member.

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Originally Posted by Muhp

Speaking as a WHM, on PS3, I just use a USB Keyboard, and at the start of the encounter I ask the other healer "You want to focus MT or OT?" if they don't respond I assume they don't have a keyboard and are using a controller; in which case I examine the other healer and tell them which tank I'll focus. For Raise I just made a macro that says I'm raising someone. People say it's not important to assign healers for the start of the end game content...when you get to primals, and T4, I even found it helpful on T1; if you don't work it out, you have a potential problem about to happen when both heals cast on the MT and the OT goes down...communication is always key; if anyone argues that point...see how many times you wipe before you clear.

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USB keyboard definitely helps as well as having a macro.

=Dibs on t tank=
/p I will heal <t> if nobody has any objections.

Thank you for all your replies. :)

For some fights I will ask the other healer which tank he would like to focus but most fights I am on the pld/group and the scholar takes the warrior/group.

There's no easy copy/paste answer, it really depends on your group and the fight. Here are things that I find most consistent:

• WHM + SCH fairy prioritize group healing -- with Medica I and II it's a no brainer. SCH should also use Sacred Soil and pre-cast Succor. for the big primal moves and Titan's stomps.
• The better equipped healer takes the less equipped tank e.g. a party with i90 WHM, i90PLD, i80 WAR, i80 SCH should be paired i90 WHM + i80 WAR / i90 PLD + i80 SCH.
• All things being equal, SCH takes WAR, WHM takes PLD. Some WARs will even say they prefer SCH.
• Designate who will heal which tank for fights that require it like T1/T4, even with Echo!!! There are a lot of i70-80 healers entering Coil now, and they may not have the raw power to split heals like two i90+ healers. Also you don't want overlap and waste e.g. using Lustrate and Benediction on the same tank.

Is there any reasons to pair SCH to WAR and WHM to PLD? why shouldn't it be another way around? Both are subjected to be beaten down by mobs or bosses anyway.

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Originally Posted by Puwarh

Is there any reasons to pair SCH to WAR and WHM to PLD? why shouldn't it be another way around? Both are subjected to be beaten down by mobs or bosses anyway.

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In SCH quest stories it is indicated WAR and SCH have synergie.. :)

But to be more precise, lustrate is 25% health restored, with WAR biggest pool of HP and variation it is very effective
PLD has "more" tools to mitigate damage (i mean reduction % based), SCH gives them to war with virus, sacred soil eye for an eye
PLD can blind with flash, SCH can RUIN II for WAR to add the blind effect
SCH can easily throw Stoneskin to upgrade even more after an adloquium without worrying too much about MP

But both heals work very well with both tanks

As SCH I usually focus on main tank while other healer do most of raid heal
During fights like T8 I usually do all the Leech job while WHM focus on pure healing

SCH + WHM = SCH focus on the single target healing and succors when AOE is coming / WHM focus on assisting single target but will generally be the AOE healer. SCHs will do most of the rezzing
WHM + WHM = Both keep regen up and heal, if needed decide who will focus OT or MT.
SCH + SCH = One of each Fey, keep Succor up for ongoing AOE, one huge AOE blast each Adlo a person, we usually have one SCH focus ranged other focus melee.