Getting started in PvP, a couple questions

[swordrain]

I've got two major questions right now that I could really use help on:

1. What kind of stat allocations should I use? In PvE I just powered up my heals, but I really have no idea what's most important in PvP.

2. How many bars are there that are tied to the specific class I'm playing? I'm asking this because on my Paladin I moved three bars to the center of the screen to watch my cooldowns on, but those same bars with the same abilities stay there on my White Mage. Is there a different bar I could use aside from the first two bars (which are full of important abilities) that I could put at the center of my screen to watch my cooldowns on?

Thanks a ton, I really am coming up empty finding these answers.

[Copestetic]

I'm a WHM, and I put my stat points in Vitality over Mind specifically for PvP. I also use two ilvl 100 tank pieces on my right side. As a healer, you're at the top of the priority list in most PvP formats so being able to take that random bit of burst damage is important, and not having to worry about constantly healing yourself because you only have 3.5k HP is nice as well. Damage packets in PvP are much smaller than they are in PvE ( not including Limit Breaks ). A Cure1 that heals for 900-1k is generally enough to keep people alive fairly easily unless they're getting focused heavily by a group of people in which case a Benediction may be in order or, Cure2 provided you have time and in some cases, it may be best to just let them die and rez them safely at your location while dispersing that concentrated DPS. < Huge run-on sentence, I know.

For your second question, you can turn those Paladin Hotbars off, and move a few more Hotbars to the same location as your Paladin ones. Then, when you need to switch to the Paladin bars, just turn your healing bars off. This can be done under Character Configuration ( Hotbars ), and HUD layout. It's what I do at least.

Good luck.

[ish007xx]

this is all u need to know when playing healer in pvp

[NorthernLadMSP]

Honestly, be prepared to be frustrated, especially while you're learning to play a healer in PVP. Not always. Some runs are fine. But, some make you want to scream. I say this because you will always be the number one target. You will also be the one who will have 6 enemies attacking you at once. You will get stunned constantly. You will be put to sleep constantly. You will get chained to an opposing tank constantly, unable to get away.

[JerseyPvP]

I've got two major questions right now that I could really use help on......

Whm/Mrd/War/Mnk here, I've grinded over 70+ pvp ranks across all three grand companies. Wanted to give you my opinion on your questions.

1. I've tried mnd/pie/vit and I prefer vitality since I use full fending trinkets.

2. There are many customizable settings for hotbars. You can remove shared hotbars under its respective menu. I personally have 2 hotkey horizontal bars and 1 vertical bar near the center of the screen for clicking (situational/consumable items...potion,icarus,regain etc)

[NorthernLadMSP]

After reading this, I'm totally getting a set of tank accessories to use. I played last night as white mage, and the other healer in the group probably had close to 800 HP more than me because of tank accessories.

[Gor]

After reading this, I'm totally getting a set of tank accessories to use. I played last night as white mage, and the other healer in the group probably had close to 800 HP more than me because of tank accessories.

yea i equip all tank acc/vit pvp skill fully powered up and have 5004 hp unbuffed. with hq food 5300ish and with warr thrill of battle, over 6kish hp