Post Your Healing Horror Stories.

[Valentine-R]

I was in a dungeon with my old character. Well, I got caught up in a communication error and dropped. My whole party went on to fight the boss.
I got back on, and they were all dead and angry that I didn't heal them.
Excuse me. My connection dropped. I wasn't there.
You all ran off ahead and died. like ??? who's bright idea was this?

Anyway, I kept going through this. My connection lagged a bit, but otherwise it was alright. The tank kept pulling, the dps started running in circles (not using any spells/moves, and standing in the aoe.) And I had to dps AND heal. Long story short, I hated it. I just wanted my seals and exp... Horrible time lol..

I realize now. I was the babysitter.

[Pastel_Orchid]

Not really one specific story but something quite embarrassing I used to do in my early WHM days. Before I ever really paid attention to tanks and their abilities I use to spam Holy while DRKS had Blood Price up. I'm so sorry all you poor souls trying to get mp </3 I was so dumb back then

[Pixelmancer]

I tried to do Burden of the Son for the 4th time so I can get my ilvl 230 weapon. The first 3 times went without a hitch. The last time I got 2 squishy tanks who don't use cooldowns. They're dropping to about 10% health every few seconds. None of the other tanks I did this with took anywhere near that much damage. The tanks were dying constantly so the DPS was getting aggro. Then the tanks would complain that the DPS weren't doing mechanics while half of them were dead and the other half were running for their lives from aggro. I start a vote to abandon, which passes. Requeue and get almost exactly the same group with the same two tanks. First pull the paladin went down almost immediately so I purposely ran into my tethered orb and left. Came here to whine about it while I wait to be able to queue again.

[Pixelmancer]

The horror in this story... is me!

I am a total noob and manage to get myself killed and thus my party wiped around 3 times when we were doing Titan story mode. I'm not new to MMOs at all but for some reason I really have a tough time staying out of the fire in FFXIV.

The first time I got tunnel vision and completley ignored his big line telegraph that knocks you off the island thing you fight on.

The second time I ran into the red telegraph on the edge of the island because I thought it meant if we stayed there we would take no damage.

The thrid time I used a hi-ether and got caught in his big obvious line telegraph AGAIN.

It happens to everyone sometimes. I'm normally a good healer, but for some reason I'm embarrassingly bad at Ravana EX. I can never remember which order stuff happens in and it gets me killed way more than I should be.

[Pixelmancer]

Trying to do Soul of the Creator.

I'm out of mana from healing so much? "Healer you suck! Why aren't you healing?!"

I'm dead and the other healer isn't raising me? "I can't solo heal this! Why aren't you helping?!" Because you didn't raise me, genius.

I'm trying to juggle several things at once and didn't notice you telling me to LB in /p? Everything must be my fault and I'm "useless" even though I'm consistently the last person alive aside from the tanks.

Then they threaten to report me. For what rule? No clue. Apparently not being omniscient is reportable. Someone else suggested kicking me for dying to mechanics, despite the DPS getting hit by them way more than me. Why me? No idea. Herd mentality?

So I left and now I'm back here again while I wait on another 30 minute duty finder penalty. And people wonder why I'm a misanthrope? /facepalm

[AlphaFox]

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Sounds about what I had to deal with running World of Darkness for my Tails. The party was well equipped so a basic aspected helios was all that was needed to keep them going. The WHM I was paired with however seemed to have a panic attack if a pebble so much as grazed someone's shoe going crazy with constant heals and medicas. After the first boss he pipes up and says "You need to heal". I just reply with "I am o.O" Second boss and we have more incoming damage this time all I see is "Thank you Rena" from him and I ask what for. "For healing, I see you stepped up" at this point I assume he is just trying to start problems so ignore him and even a DPS spoke up and said "Medica 2 is enough for the most part". Cerberus comes around and I had to raise him I believe 3 times and solo heal the entire time. To be fair, not a single tank was picking up the flowers and cus he was going nuts with heals, he was target #1. Final boss was pretty uneventful though and had no issues.

[Steady]

Usually I main Warrior, but decided I'd play some Scholar to 60 and had this run today.

Queued Lv 50 Roulette, got Pharos Sirius with a Paladin and his friends. First pull he took everything to the Zombies, popped no cooldowns, got debuffed with Defense down, I removed it while spamming heals, and he kept getting it two more times during the fight. We all ended up wiping, and he blamed it on failed Hallowed Ground..

So as we respawn, he charges to the mobs ahead with no buffs, while I'm toggling between keeping him topped off and rebuffing the party... then pulls it all again, though this time we make it through to the boss. At the boss, eh more or less ignores adds, we finish and he starts pulling while having 6x debuff on, pulls all adds up to the top of the stairwell, getting down into a few k health, so I work to top him off, and steal his aggro and get zerged before he can get it back.

After we respawn, I ask if he would remove me from the group... he refuses and resorts to bashing. I tell him to quit acting like a jack-a and letting himself and the group die. Obviously was a downward spiral from there..

[Rivxkobe]

It's been a while since I've posted here. This isn't a story where I was the healer but I felt bad for the healer and I also had to deal with it
Lol

So anyway I did leveling roulette last night as MCH and I got into Sohm (third day in the last four) and right away I wasn't looking forward to it, not only was I already a bit bored of it by this point but both the MNK and SCH were new to it (level 53, ilvl ~120). The WAR was a mentor, so I was hoping for a smooth run. Not the case.

The first pull took a very long time. As the tank pulled a lot. With just me AoEing and the SCH not even being able to throw down some damage (damage to tank was to much for them not to constantly be healing) we took a bit too clear them. I knew this was going to be a long one.

On the second pull the tank pulled to much and skipped one of the plants. We wiped. MNK asked them not to pull so much. They did again and the three of them went down. I ran back to the start with one monster in tow, we killed it and the MNK asked then if they'd listen this time. They did and we got through it slowly, but we made it.

The first boss went well, though it's been a while since I actually had to kill the adds. I did though, since it would be a lot for the team to handle otherwise.

The run to the next boss was long, very long, and a bit confusing. Instead of taking the groups as they came
The tank would pull them all the way to the dragon near them. No one died, thankfully, but the SCH was constantly low on MP and I had to use single target attacks because the tank never stopped moving so I had to conserve TP the best I could (thank God for quick reload and invigorate).

The second boys went fine. I didn't gave time to explain anything as the tank dove the boss before the SCH was even ready. I just covered the red targeted allies and marked the green slime. MNK and SCH were quick to adapt and the SCH did his best to keep us all up. I almost died once but that's what happens when you attach on a red targeted ally by yourself then get hit by a blue. The tank made no attempt to reduce damage taken by the reds.

Took a long time to get to the final boss. During the three dragons before it the tank only focused the Ergo and let the wounded run around.

I was able to explain the last boss quickly, and the MNK and SCH actually did really well. They both were Targeted all the times but did it will. Especially the MNK, she took next to no damage from the boss and it was her first time ever.

It went smoothly enough, the SCH ran out of mp but we did it and I got both Comms.

I felt really bad for the SCH, having to deal with a tank that didn't care. And with all of the aoes and massive pulls I was happy we were able to get through it though I know there were a few *heart attack* moments for the SCH.

Sorry for any spelling mistakes and errors I'm on my phone.

[VanillaWafer]

I got a fun one for you. This must be like the ultimate horror story for me.

One lovely night, I got invited to a T9 clear/farm with my FC buddies and leader as my SCH. My cohealer was an AST not from our FC.

Okay, cool. SCH/AST, really good combo, right? We're gonna farm this easy, right?

Until the AST says in party chat that she only wants play AST for the new Nocturnal Sect buff. Oh boy. This was back when AST buff was still the hot thing.

I explained to the AST to stay in Diurnal Sect because Aspected Benefic in Nocturnal was going to compete with my Galvanize. I don't have a WHM to go into so she could play as to her heart's content, and I don't think having two ASTs would be better than the superior SCH/AST. Plus I didn't feel like learning how to main heal as my own AST at that time.

So we go in after bickering back and forth, wiping as normal as a clear party can get, y'know how T9 is with unsync (Just in case you haven't, it's still a finicky fight.), mostly with the meteor phase. It was fine. Or so I thought.

the AST goes into Nocturnal Sect, after I pleaded her not to. I reacted horribly and with pure frustration I typed with one line, "I will destroy you." Boy, she did not take it well. I didn't name call her, I didn't bully her. Just one line.

Of course, I wouldn't really do that. How can I? But still, wtf. I did get some flack from my buddies via Discord. Yeah, I have a temper. It could have been better. But what happened was insulting to me and I was not happy being denied of my healing kit. I have dealt with way too many ASTs in Nocturnal Sect with me being a SCH as their cohealer, even before the buff happened. I guess my patience with them wore off.

Her excuse? To help me DPS. Can anyone buy that? Anybody at all?

People were dying to mechanics, healing was amazing. People in the party confirmed this. There was nothing wrong with us doing our job. It was expected to wipe because someone was learning the fight for the first time. So, I understood that.

Anyway, the newbie finally got that "Ah-ha" moment and we successfully get it down. We were able to clear it 2-3 more times after, then we called it quits.

I am very quick to forgive and forget about the ordeal. I even accepted the friend request from the AST, hoping she'd understand.

I went afk for a few minutes to grab a drink to calm down and relax. I then come back to a chat full of tells from that AST, with each tell more worried and panicky than the last. Telling me I was rude, she didn't deserve that, why don't I talk to her, etc. Remember, I said one line. Then I get my name called in Discord about the very same thing. Great. I explained that I'm getting tells, too.

It was at this point where I had to wonder why was I getting this much attention. I'm a freaking nobody. I don't do anything spectacular to earn this.

I log off soon after, with the FC leader and her friend talking to the AST and explaining what had happened. I was advised not to talk to her at all, as this would only enable her behavior. Fine. I was tired from work anyway.

Next day, three moogle mails were waiting for me. It definitely was from that AST again with the same I was rude, why don't I talk to her, etc. Told my buddies about this and they advised me to blist her. Okay. Fine, I'm cool with that.

That would have ended there until one fateful day: The AST joined the FC. ... Yaaaaay.

I promised to everyone in Discord that I kept my mouth shut unless she rolls up in there and starts stuff. Not a peep directed at her in FC chat. I can't see her in chat anyway, what could possibly go wrong?

Oh, a lot went wrong.

One Eternal Bond ceremony and 2 fantasias later, I eventually talked to her at the behest of the FC leader. Did it get resolved? No? It was very one sided, as I wasn't interested in rekindling the 20-second long friendship. But I did explain why I did what I did, and I stated that I could have handled it better. So I left it at that, reblocked her, and went on my merry way with my new cat husband.

After a few weeks of trying to get my attention and failing, baiting me about the same incident that should have been gotten over a long time ago, she declared to the FC that she couldn't "tolerate" me anymore, tired of people saying she was actually in the wrong, and she's leaving. Meanwhile, my friends were just telling me all this via Discord.

The moral of the story: Healers, take heed to what your cohealers have to say. Have a bit more patience with your cohealer. And don't join in an FC with someone who has blocked you. It almost always end awkward.

[VanilleFang]

That's a rather... nightmarish story for sure. Sounds like a triggered child.

Just going to say. If you said "I'm going to destroy you" to me I would have laughed. I don't see that kind of statement as a real serious one. The reaction you received is ridiculous.