It's a bit off topic, but sometimes I miss closed servers. Oh, I know for a fact that I wouldn't have the patience to wait in the queues, or even go hunting for players as was necessary to form a group. With today's MMORPG traffic, automated queues and the interserver are more than necessary. ... But the fact of recognizing someone at random, running into a tank you know is good, making up with another player with whom you had a fight a week ago over trifles... I kind of miss it sometimes.

Yesterday I babysat a very new lalafel tank in a 90s dungeon. I'm not going to lie, it's always a bit surprising to have players who struggle as much as the basics (in this case, using AOEs as tanks) at max level. How did you get here, my brave fellows? The fact remains that, despite this surprise.... He was "cute", the bugger. Full of good intentions and the desire to do well, and above all delighted to receive advice. The two dps were patient, neither of them trying to pull (thank you), while I explained to him how to go about it. He congratulated me several times on my healing, but I didn't have the heart to tell him that in a dungeon, it's quite normal not to struggle too much after a while. But between that and our small talk, it made the run pleasant. They improved markedly towards the end, learning to put his cd def, use AOEs and then prioritize when necessary. I'd love to meet them again, to see if they've managed to grow in confidence.


On the topic's more usual tone (very minor "problems", just my rant) : holy cow stop healing like bullies in raids. I KNOW it's annoying to always spam the same dps button; but when the regen effect has been applied by your cohealer, it's pointless (except in special cases) to spam heal AOEs to put everyone full life. Let the regen effect work when it's applied, and don't spam medica II afterwards. Worst of all, it's not really their fault: the game is designed in such a way that healers are constantly stepping on each other's toes in the majority of content, because only one heal should be needed. But how annoying it is to see all your efforts washed away by a useless overheal.

Likewise, RDMs, I KNOW you're trying to do the right thing; but really, leave the rez to us when the raid doesn't turn into a disaster. You're lowering your dps, and that's not your job. No, you're not helping: I've already cast my swift cast, and now it's ruined. Look around you, see if the healer seems to be struggling (lack of mana, too many people on the ground?), and then you can rez. If it's just the player who's been taking all the mechanics since the start of the instance who's dead, don't worry: we've already got an eye on him, so concentrate on your job. Remember, dps is just as important as tanking and healing, so don't turn your back on it.