Medica II abuse needs to stop

[KokoGigiyako]

Medica 2 is not a pre cast skill its an OH CRAP ability after big damage it is not MP efficient in any way shape or form. STOP USING IT

You've never played WHM before, have you?

[RogueJawa]

As a noob who doesn't have Medica II yet what's the supposed point behind precasting Medica II? So far I haven't felt a need to do any precasting beyond putting Stoneskin on my tank.

[KokoGigiyako]

As a noob who doesn't have Medica II yet what's the supposed point behind precasting Medica II? So far I haven't felt a need to do any precasting beyond putting Stoneskin on my tank.

There is no point in precasting it at all, but it's an awesome skill (when timed properly) that will save you tons of MP and GCD's as you progress towards the endgame content. You'll see it by yourslef

[Ceodore]

You've never played WHM before, have you?

Check character info before posting, saves you the embarrassment of saying someone who has the Archmage achievement never played WHM.

Anyways, yeah, no reason to pre-cast this skill. That being said, no reason a tank shouldn't use the drop buff early function to remove a HOT before pulling. So yeah, sounds like stupidity all around really. Medica II is very MP efficient, if used properly. Popping a massive AOE HOT if 1 or 2 targets lose some hp is stupid. Popping it after all 8 party members take 2-3k damage after a big unavoidable AOE? Kuddos, whm. The WHM has pretty much every healing tool at their fingertips except for an AOE shield that can be used in combat. The GCD in this game is longer than I've seen in almost every other MMO I've ever played, If you can't read an entire fight situation in a matter of 2.5 seconds and decide on what heal you're going to throw out next, then perhaps it's not your computer processor that is too slow.

-stuff-

I love your banner...

[RogueJawa]

There is no point in precasting it at all, but it's an awesome skill (when timed properly) that will save you tons of MP and GCD's as you progress towards the endgame content. You'll see it by yourslef

Seems like it would pull aggro too, like casting Regen as soon as the tank pulls. I learned that the hard way as soon I got regen that it feels like an enmity magnet. I thought "Oooh! I can drop this around and.. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE.." I learned my lesson the first time I dropped regen on someone in a FATE grinding group and had a face full of flashing red enmity icons.

[warren-ragnarok]

I wear tank gear so my medicas aren't too op. Also so what if enemies punch me for a few seconds i'll just stoneskin my self -> swiftcast stoneskin to mitigate emnity while medica 2 ticks and heals me. Tank should be able to grab hate by then if not, i question thee!
If it isn't coil then probs won't be as big of a deal to ppl.
Also cuz i think its from all this high geared ppl flooding into dungeons.

I would totally let you tank that group of mobs, and laugh as you die.

[JillyBean]

I have never heard of pre-casting Medica II. Maybe that's because I go as WHM... and have never pre-casted Medica II.....? Medica II is amazing. But pre-casting it would be idiotic. Yes.

[Carstien]

There is no point in precasting it at all, but it's an awesome skill (when timed properly) that will save you tons of MP and GCD's as you progress towards the endgame content. You'll see it by yourslef

The 'tank should click it off' excuse only applies to regen, not medica 2.

Unless you know a magical way to click off everybody elses buff too.

[Mhiro]

Only time I ever feel the "click it off thing" is viable, is when I'm dungeon running or raiding with friends. If I accidentally medica 2 thinking the mobs aren't dead enough at the end of an encounter, I just tell buddy tank to click it off before speeding on like an idiot. Other than that you can't expect every tank to do it since most are lazy, 90% blind or rubberbanding a speed run pull.

If it's a genuine accident and they're still running off, stand inside the tank or run circles around them. They'll notice eventually or the mobs will get caught in the flash cycle. Run passed them for casters. SoS helps but I try saving that for holy spam. And never run away.Take that shit like a champ until saved or death. I find making sure I have the sense to run the mobs to them saves most pulls.

Oh and if you're a sch pre-casting whispering dawn, desummon Eos then punch yourself in the face.

And back on topic: precast medica 2 is dumb. Happy new year.

[Divine_Intervention]

You misunderstood his statement.
He said:

He was talking about before a pull or while the initial pull was happening, not after a fight has started. Your answer was more of a "cast Med II" before a big move, type of answer.

But then again maybe I misunderstood the OP or your response.

Reread OP - withdraw my statement. Don't do this to tanks.