Post Your Healing Horror Stories.

[MeiUshu]

a SCH told me that in cleric stance he has more healing power, me MRD undergeared and new to lvl 28 dungeon he was a ilvl 80+....I kept dieying (4-5 mobs always on me)..he never healed eos couldnt keep up with damage output and so was a nightmare for me...LOL...I am still wondering if the guy was just trolling if so...should deserve to be kicked and never let to play again.

Mei

[EricCartmenez]

Was in Cutters Cry, and the DPS didn't know how to avoid AOE, so I couldn't possibly keep up. The same DPS got killed around the same time each time, even though I would heal him to 100% and then they booted ME!?!?! Whiskey tango foxtrot, over. Was made because I didn't raise him. Um... Hello, still takes about 2 seconds to raise, even with Swiftcast, and there are 3 other people in the party as well as myself taking damage. Doesn't do much good to raise one and lose the tank on the final boss, and now that's a 28 second process. Felt sorry for the next healer.

Ran Titan for the first time as a healer (had done it as a BRD several times), and though we beat him (after 3 wipes!!!), one of the DPS kept going over the edge at about the same time every run. You might think, "That happens", but it wasn't when you expect. It was as if he was jumping off. There was no stomp, no red rings, nothing. He would just disappear, and he'd be on the bottom. Can't heal that.

[Niamh_Rillemaugh]

Not really a horror story, just funny.

FC mates were bringing me through Wanderer's palace for the first time, and the Summoner who joined us hadn't done it either. So, it was pretty enjoyable, lots of room for things to go wrong. My FC mates have been introducing me to bigger pulls lately, so I'm ready for later content, but we're cutting it close with the Tonberry Stalkers.

Anyway, we're in the last room before the King, and we're having a bit of trouble with the trash. The Summoner's been hanging back a bit and doesn't realize that the Stalker's on top of him until it's too late; he goes down. Bard and I run into the safe corner while our Warrior tries to finish up the trash, running to the corner once they're done for.

(the exciting conclusion below!)

[Niamh_Rillemaugh]

...But it's too late: she's already grabbed aggro and the Stalker follows her into the corner. While our Bard finishes up the last door, my swiftcast comes back and I raise the Summoner. By this time, the Warrior and Bard have made it through the door, so the Summoner decides to try and slip around the Stalker and through the door.

Wrong move. The Stalker throatstabs him and he goes down a second time. Fortunately, I decide to kite the Stalker away from the door and sprint past. I get the Summoner back up (who had actually made it over the threshold into the room, just bad timing I guess), and we finish up, no problem.

Again, not really a horror story, just a fun mishap. Made that first run a bit more memorable.

[RickmanUK]

...But it's too late: she's already grabbed aggro and the Stalker follows her into the corner. While our Bard finishes up the last door, my swiftcast comes back and I raise the Summoner. By this time, the Warrior and Bard have made it through the door, so the Summoner decides to try and slip around the Stalker and through the door.

Wrong move. The Stalker throatstabs him and he goes down a second time. Fortunately, I decide to kite the Stalker away from the door and sprint past. I get the Summoner back up (who had actually made it over the threshold into the room, just bad timing I guess), and we finish up, no problem.

Again, not really a horror story, just a fun mishap. Made that first run a bit more memorable.

Now you Know why My FC Call the Stalker's "Slenderberry" They Sneak up So Quietly and then Bang... Managed too Terrify one of our Member's when it Came for her about 4-5 Times in the Same instance....

"FoUNd yoU"

[Wobble]

Just in copperbell HM and on Gogmagolem. The tank decides to not tank and do the bombs instead telling me that it can't be tanked and it's hate is all random. Funny that I have never been always first on its threat meter ever until today...

[Eggnook24]

Just unlocked scholar, added Swiftcast, Protect and Cleric Stance as my 3 cross skills. DF and got low level party. Halfway through the dungeon, bomb blows DPS up, and after the fight he wants raise. Ok, np. Cast Swiftcast Rezz macro.... and nothing. My level is too low. I apologize, said he'd have to return and shortcut, as saying this, ACN walks over and casts raise. Dammit, Ressurect is higher level....

[Ghishlain]

Titan HM for Duty Roulette as a SCH. Everyone is over 4K HP so I'm thinking "well, it can't be that bad".

One SMN doesn't know how to dodge.
Other SCH keeps dying due to lag.
One DRG keeps dying due to lag.

We wipe on first attempt because half the people die immediately after post heart due to plumes. The PLD with 8K HP calls a wipe then jumps off the cliff. Wipe ensues (though I do my hardest to keep everyone alive anyway, much to the chagrin of two individuals, claiming that it would take longer just to kill Titan if we kept going this route)

2nd attempt, same thing happens. Other SCH complains plumes aren't stacked enough and kept dying to plumes (I didn't know this was Titan EX). I managed to keep people up through the third rotation of stomps on P5 but no one is accepting raises as they just want to wipe again. -.-

Third attempt goes by mostly without a hitch. Somehow the DRG gets landslided off, SMN only died twice (didn't raise on the 2nd time) and the SCH only died once. No issues, keep everyone alive, away we go.

Silver lining - five commendations.

[IceSpear]

Titan HM for Duty Roulette as a SCH. Everyone is over 4K HP so I'm thinking "well, it can't be that bad".

One SMN doesn't know how to dodge.
Other SCH keeps dying due to lag.
One DRG keeps dying due to lag.

We wipe on first attempt because half the people die immediately after post heart due to plumes. The PLD with 8K HP calls a wipe then jumps off the cliff. Wipe ensues (though I do my hardest to keep everyone alive anyway, much to the chagrin of two individuals, claiming that it would take longer just to kill Titan if we kept going this route)

2nd attempt, same thing happens. Other SCH complains plumes aren't stacked enough and kept dying to plumes (I didn't know this was Titan EX). I managed to keep people up through the third rotation of stomps on P5 but no one is accepting raises as they just want to wipe again. -.-

Third attempt goes by mostly without a hitch. Somehow the DRG gets landslided off, SMN only died twice (didn't raise on the 2nd time) and the SCH only died once. No issues, keep everyone alive, away we go.

Silver lining - five commendations.

We all hate "lag" now don't we...

[Ashkendor]

We wipe on first attempt because half the people die immediately after post heart due to plumes. The PLD with 8K HP calls a wipe then jumps off the cliff. Wipe ensues (though I do my hardest to keep everyone alive anyway, much to the chagrin of two individuals, claiming that it would take longer just to kill Titan if we kept going this route)

Eh yeah. If most of your DPS dies, that means they're all afflicted by the weakness debuff for a bit. With echo, a lot of people would rather just reset, get the extra 5% or whatever that you get out of echo, and go again.

I know that's most of the problem I run into with PUG Ultima HM's is DPS not being able to survive certain phases. Titan doesn't have the hard DPS check that Ultima does, but the debuff still makes it take forever to kill him.