Why do Healers...

[Lunaxia]

There are things I've noticed when DPSing/ co-healing that some healers do that really bug me.

1) Why do healers cast Stoneskin/ Protect when there are still some people watching the cutscene? You're just going to have to cast it again in a few seconds, why not just wait and save your mana?

2) Casting Medicas when only one or two people really need healing, to the point their go to reaction seems to be Medica II > Cure II. ??? It's such a waste of mana and drives me insane. It doesn't even grant enough HP for the people that you're doing it for.

3) Not resurrecting your co-healer if they die (and there's plenty of time/mana.) Why? Is it out of some sort of perverse need to try and solo it? Your fellow healer isn't your rival, they're your friend. Saw this on Shiva, they were flinging Cures at players with 95% HP almost the whole time while the other one just lay there.

Anyone else noticed this? Or do you have any gripes about odd healer habits?

[Rox_Unlimited]

1. Impatient
2. Dumb
3. Dumb or no swiftcast

[Lunaxia]

1. Impatient
2. Dumb
3. Dumb or no swiftcast

Answer too long. Shorten it please.

[justinjarjar]

1. don't notice or I just like casting it to do something. (why not? my mana more than comes back before first pull)

2. lazy healing, bad habits (don't play whm with rgen then you might precast it)

3. no swiftcast at time or lazy

[FaizeD]

1. Somewhat rational fear that people will run off before buffs which means casting them twice anyway. Why are people watching cutscenes?
2. Dumb.
3. Extreme tunnel vision, or irrational contempt for you dying.

My gripes:
1. SCHs that spam succor.
2. Full-time DPS only healers that I have to carry.
3. If I'm already in a sect or have a fairy out, you better roll with the other option.

[Leiloni]

3. If I'm already in a sect or have a fairy out, you better roll with the other option.

This is how I "win" the unspoken dual AST DF fight. Load in first and make sure I'm in Diurnal stance. Have never had to heal in Noct spec so far.

As to the OP's question, everyone already said it but:

1. Either worried that people will run off, or at least in the case of Stoneskin it's easy to buff that one person. Also mana is not an issue since the fight hasn't started.
2. Bad. There's no other way to answer that.
3. Also bad. Swiftcast has only a 1 minute CD so if you really have to wait for that, it's not terribly long to wait. That would not explain ignoring your co-healer's dead body for long periods of time when healing and mana aren't an issue.

[Fevelle]

1. Somewhat rational fear that people will run off before buffs which means casting them twice anyway. Why are people watching cutscenes?
2. Dumb.
3. Extreme tunnel vision, or irrational contempt for you dying.

My gripes:
1. SCHs that spam succor.
2. Full-time DPS only healers that I have to carry.
3. If I'm already in a sect or have a fairy out, you better roll with the other option.

Maybe I'm overthinking your post, but I actually use Succor every time there is incoming party damage or if I see that hate is spreading and mobs are going everywhere and attacking the dps, to give tank time for pulling them back while I focus on him. No one ever said it was annoying or wrong, and I have ZERO experience at being a Scholar (only got to lv45 SCH on my last character, rip) so I would like some advice and feedback.

[SilverRhyme]

Maybe I'm overthinking your post, but I actually use Succor every time there is incoming party damage or if I see that hate is spreading and mobs are going everywhere and attacking the dps, to give tank time for pulling them back while I focus on him. No one ever said it was annoying or wrong, and I have ZERO experience at being a Scholar (only got to lv45 SCH on my last character, rip) so I would like some advice and feedback.

This. Succor is also used to mitigate incoming damage. It's not just for healing damage taken, and it's only really worth it for that if you use Emergency Tactics anyway. Scholars rely on shields to keep the party alive too.

[Leiloni]

This. Succor is also used to mitigate incoming damage. It's not just for healing damage taken, and it's only really worth it for that if you use Emergency Tactics anyway. Scholars rely on shields to keep the party alive too.

I like it when SCH use their shields more personally. Makes everything a lot easier and the healers gel together so much better.

[Saggo]

3. If I'm already in a sect or have a fairy out, you better roll with the other option.

Dual Selene is full uptime on Fey Wind, though.