Protect? Really important? Low level content

By the time you get three cross class skills, I'd say you're at the point to be running Protect. While it may not be necessary, it's mitigative effects do become more relevant starting around Haukke. Players aren't in the wrong to ask for it, and as a healer, you should at the least consider their request. In my opinion, as long as you keep the party safe, it doesn't matter so much how you get it done, buffs or no buffs, DPS or no DPS. The tank shouldn't have bailed on that single detail. Next time it comes up, consider responding like this, "I'm cross-classed for DPS and I feel pretty confident without it, if you'd really like it I'll need 20 seconds to swap my skills around and wait for the cooldown." After saying this, most tanks I party with set off, and some say they'll wait. Sometimes the right communication is all you need. Also, consider swapping Blizz II for Aero, Aero is 200 potency and is easy to DoT up after Bane'ing your main DoT's. As an added bonus, you don't have to move close to deal damage.

That tank was me prob..
I left ID cuz someone left already.
That protect was not cuz of actually.

And you can set protect on first slot as cross skill to use at lower lv dungeon.

I know it cuz I lved 60 on my AST and rest healer class are 50 which is maxed out at 2.x .

Healer's duty is protect party not dpsing unless rest of party was agreed with that.

And you can set protect on first slot as cross skill to use at lower lv dungeon.

I know it cuz I lved 60 on my AST and rest healer class are 50 which is maxed out at 2.x .

Healer's duty is protect party not dpsing unless rest of party was agreed with that.

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Originally Posted by Gaston

And you can set protect on first slot as cross skill to use at lower lv dungeon.

I know it cuz I lved 60 on my AST and rest healer class are 50 which is maxed out at 2.x .

Healer's duty is protect party not dpsing unless rest of party was agreed with that.

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Healer's job is to make sure no one dies, Protect isn't mandatory to do that. Protect may make that job slightly easier to accomplish, but no one should complain about not using Protect until someone dies.

Lol double posted. Delaying so op

Agreed with that. But tank is deserve to ask cast protect on him to make it slightly easier run.

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Originally Posted by Gaston

Agreed with that. But tank is deserve to ask cast protect on him to make it slightly easier run.

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As long as the healer is healing, the tank has no justifiable right or reason to ask another player to change their skill load out or change their play style. Period. Tanks aren't the ones paying people's subscription fees.

Queuing for leveling roulette? Put Protect in slot one before you do.

Enter dungeon, cast Protect. Swap protect back for whatever was there before. Done. Seriously? None of your additional actions are set in stone...

You would have a thirty second wait, if someone can't wait 30 seconds that's their problem.

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Originally Posted by Gaston

Agreed with that. But tank is deserve to ask cast protect on him to make it slightly easier run.

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Sure, the tank can ask, but it's up to the healer to decide their cross class skills. It's pretty easy to just swap your skills around and wait for the brief cooldown, but in the minute that it takes to swap Protect in and swap it back out, the group could have downed the first pack of trash and be on their way in the dungeon. Protect makes a small difference at lower levels, especially on SCH where they can micro-manage the fairy and play almost exclusively in Cleric Stance. It just comes down to playing nice with others. If it's going to start an argument, I might as well back off and swap out for Protect, since the argument will take longer than the 20 second cooldown anyways, but I encourage the group to get started without it, and assure them that they will stay quite healthy. If the healer decides to be a picklehead and stand firm against a tank demanding Protect, they should be ready to accept the consequences.