Healer Buffs

[SarcasmMisser]

I hardly see how every bit of mitigation you can possibly pre-apply is going to add up to 30 seconds worth of dps from everyone else in the group.

[Selli]

I hardly see how every bit of mitigation you can possibly pre-apply is going to add up to 30 seconds worth of dps from everyone else in the group.

Because when the tank is properly buffed that gives the healer more time to DPS. If the tank is losing HP as soon as he's done pulling and the healer needs to spam heal him are they going to have time to DPS? No. Sure, in theory the WHM can use Holy 3 times to stunlock so the tank doesn't take damage for a few seconds. But who's healing them? No one. And if you have an undergeared tank or a tank who doesn't pop buffs then there is a risk of them dying or using a powerful resource like Benediction. It's much safer and easier if the tank is buffed before they pull. if they're not fully buffed, then healer might not bother to DPS at all and a healer's DPS is worth a lot more than the few seconds it takes to buff between pulls.

[YukariOro]

Because when the tank is properly buffed that gives the healer more time to DPS. If the tank is losing HP as soon as he's done pulling and the healer needs to spam heal him are they going to have time to DPS?

So true, I frequently toss out SS (both tank and dps as needed) and Eye for an Eye on the tank so that as sch I have a bit more time to toss out my dots before I return to healing. As for SS, I actually have more of a tendency to cast it on the dps than the tank at times, if I have a lull in healing, since the SS disappears almost instantly on the tank, but not usually quite so quickly on the dps. If it saves me a heal or two, and allows me to toss out some dots at the same time, the SS is worth it sometimes imo. I also tend to try to cast SS on someone if they have raise weakness during a fight, and if the fight isn't too hectic atm, for that extra damage prevention buffer.