The Abonimation Known as WTFWHM

[Ryfee]

I personally like Fluid Aura. But I hate it when it's misused. I use FA when I need to push annoying mobs like Sipaka (Sitaka? the monkey) in Hullbreaker Isle. When we do big pulls, the monkey always lingers behind because it's ranged. I usually wait till tank stops running and push it into the group of mobs, then run in to Holy. I also use FA against bosses/monsters that are immune to knockback.

But yeah... I seriously hate WHMs who keep spamming medica 2. Medica 2 -> cure 3 lol. Or medica when everyone's hp is at 95%. xD

[MXMoondoggie]

As far as prioritising CC goes, I suspect that stems from newer healers simply not trusting tanks to get agro on everything. A low levels this is a pretty fair stance to take. Easily solved with a bit of communication imo!

I think at all levels it depends on the Tank. Having a good Tank means i won't even think of using any CC becuse a good Tank knows instantly when they have lost aggro and i know they'll have it back before my stoneskin runs out. With a tunnelvision Tank i'll scoot the mob back to them and hope they wonder why mobs are flying by them.

[gehrtalert]

Fluid Aura is awesome. This FA/Repose macro everyone is bashing can save alot of trouble in leveling dungeons if its used right. Got a squishy tank or weak dps? Kick a mob away with FA... throw on Aero and put that guy to sleep. I've had numerous lower level tanks and DDs tell me how awesome it is but ive had people complain about it. These elitists that just run thru a dungeon thinking that being OP is always guna save them are usually the ones to complain.

[Cassandaria]

I can see these as big healer problems. Though, there are a few that I can see healers make that even I do at times. I think my biggest issue is getting tunnel vision when people expect me to have to dps (seriously, I am NOT getting into the debate over whether I should or not, this is not the topic and the concept is seriously old). When I dps, I can lose track of how many mobs there are and throw regen at a time that isn't right, so when the tank has a few mobs left that will die quickly. To be honest, I don't look at enemy hp, I look at my team, because that's my job. I dps if and when I feel safe and confident to do so, but when it's pressured, it leads to small mistakes.
Most of these issues can be rectified with a simple talk with your party.
Now I agree, FA is used incorrectly far too often, but I can and will use it if a mob is eating my face because a tank refuses to tank. Now if I pull because I put regen at the end of a mob cycle, that's my bad and I will tank those mobs as I'm asking for it by making that mistake. But if I wait, regen is not on the tank and cast a single cure and suddenly have half the pack trying to feast on my eyeballs? then yeah, I'm going to knock them back at the tank and at least slow them.

[Melondra]

Im try not to laugh after reading that post Great Post

[ShienSarvong]

Regen Before Pull
It's easier and it saves mana
These are the OCD healers that must always have regen/medica II up just for the sake of their satisfaction. It's harmless up until the point that the tank pulls, and then the mobs/boss then begin to attack the healer, in which they end up having to use a cure II anyway.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that this was why I was getting enmity on every pull. I ended up switching to scholar anyway, but oi... I was really chagrined when I found out what I was doing improperly.

[Odd]

Oh I hate fluid aura, I whm and I have never seen a legitimate reason to use that skill. .

I use fluid aura whenever I can, ie: on any mob the knock back doesn't work on. This includes almost every boss, and a lot of the big trash mobs in dungeons. It's an instant attack, that can crit for over 1000. Not using it in certain situations is completely illegitimate.

[Kassiekane]

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that this was why I was getting enmity on every pull. I ended up switching to scholar anyway, but oi... I was really chagrined when I found out what I was doing improperly.

I am aware that some healers do not know this, so I kindly tell them to cease.

If they deliberately continue however, I'm just gonna turn Defiance off.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

And the wtftank list continues:

-Tanks not having Shield Oath/Defiance on while tanking

[Alistaire]

Oh I hate fluid aura, I whm and I have never seen a legitimate reason to use that skill.

Killshots. Also moments where tank's lost control of something and you're in danger. Also mobs that are immune to the knockback. Also mobs that are up against a wall, especially when you have no mnk/drg where what little knockback won't affect your dps. Also mobs that need to be pushed/brought somewhere (turtle in the guildhest). Also any 2nd target that will effectively have their move nullified when nobody else can do it (like the maidens with the terror move in haukke).

And the wtftank list continues:

-Tanks not having Shield Oath/Defiance on while tanking

For most bosses in dungeons it's more of a wtf moment if they keep those on.