When did this become a trend?

[Kamui_Argent]

The thing with that prey is that it happens in a period with a ton of other crap happening on the screen at the same time and is very easy to miss if you're not looking for it. Though by now, healers who've been running it constantly should be familiar enough to know and expect that it is coming that they know to shield and use instant heals on the target. I admit during the first weeks of 3.4 I really couldn't reliably save the preyed target but now it's very easy with to heal through it.

[Taika]

The thing with that prey is that it happens in a period with a ton of other crap happening on the screen at the same time and is very easy to miss if you're not looking for it. Though by now, healers who've been running it constantly should be familiar enough to know and expect that it is coming that they know to shield and use instant heals on the target.

There isn't actually that much else going on at that point (1 set of lazers in Mizzteq's guide, but I recall not even seeing those at the same time with Prey on my runs: https://youtu.be/1uRc-3SNz_0?t=2m47s). And yeah, the whole point is that the healers should know to look for it, identify the target as soon as the mark is up and be ready to heal them.

[RubyScarlett]

Well this thread is a rollercoaster.

Something else I see a lot is that when the prey marker goes out, DPS seem to want to run to the far ends of the earth. It's like watching someone try to run away from their shadow. I've had a few cases in DF when I'd had tetra all lined up and ready to go and the DPS runs right out of range.

[Dzian]

There isn't actually that much else going on at that point (1 set of lazers in Mizzteq's guide, but I recall not even seeing those at the same time with Prey on my runs: https://youtu.be/1uRc-3SNz_0?t=2m47s). And yeah, the whole point is that the healers should know to look for it, identify the target as soon as the mark is up and be ready to heal them.

Prey can go out when nothing else is happening at all or it can when loads of stuff is happening all at once. it varies by how much the dps pushes the encounter and how much stuff you skip.

Sometimes I can get the preyd target adlod and stoneskinned in the few seconds before they take the hit.

other times however i'm dodging tons of yellow beams, circles and whatever else shooting all over the arena and hardly have a second to stop and cast.

[Taika]

Prey can go out when nothing else is happening at all or it can when loads of stuff is happening all at once. it varies by how much the dps pushes the encounter and how much stuff you skip.

Alright, good to know! I've only seen it happen when there isn't that much other stuff going on. On the other hand, the healers should also try to reserve their instant heals for it.