New WHM - Need Direction

[ispano]

One tip I have for newer healers is that Medica is actually significantly more MP-efficient at healing up the group if you have to heal 3+ people, and the range is huge. Some storyline bosses like Stone Vigil's boss have a room-wide AOE and using Medica will help you conserve your MP and get the entire group up to a safer HP level in case it flies away right after and your party has to dodge the tricky-at-first AOEs.

Also Regen adds enmity each time it ticks, so despite how amazing it is DO NOT use it before the tank has built hate on all the enemies he has on him. This also means Medica II (which heals everybody AND applies its own Regen effect) is incredible amounts of Enmity and while it is a fantastic spell you will probably need to save it for the tail end of boss fight after you've used a Shroud of Saints or two.

You don't have to wait for shroud. All heals generate enmity based on the amount healed, whether it's overheal or not. The reason you don't use regen at the start of a pull is that when the tank grabs something with say shield lob, he gets aggro from the other mobs too, but only at 0 enmity. One tic of regen is plenty to change their minds. Another example is similar, except you put regen on yourself, since you haven't done anything to the mobs, OR the people who have hit the mobs yet, you don't get any enmity (unless they are showing up on your enmity bar).

No one is saying Eye for an Eye isn't useful! The issue being it takes longer to get than any of our other skills (and most of those are needed much earlier) so it's often prudent to save it for last.

Actually some people were saying that people won't notice if you don't have it in end game... which is false.

[lxSch]

Hello - I am a newly minted WHM (31 with both THM and ARC @ 15). I've been going back and forth for what to do next. Should I bring my THM and ARC up to get Swiftcast and E4E? Can I meddle around as WHM for a bit to develop my healing technique? Should I advance main story line? I can only play like 10-12 hours per week until May so any direction will be most appreciated...

Peace!

Swiftcast may be useful in lv44 story trial, but not essential because it can be passed with only healer + tanker alive. But having a swiftcast will allow to revive a dps (if they die).
Eye4Eye may be useful in lv41 and lv50 dungeons, but not essential - it works like an extra damage mitigation cooldown for tanker, but tanker will not need it unless decides to speedrun (which is a bad idea with new players).
I suggest getting swiftcast after you get to lv50, because some people just get upset when are not revived asap. Most of people will not notice if you don't have eye4eye.

Order your cross skills!
Eye for an Eye: As others have mentioned, this is mostly for end-game, and no one is gonna die or notice if you don't have it.

No one is saying Eye for an Eye isn't useful! The issue being it takes longer to get than any of our other skills (and most of those are needed much earlier) so it's often prudent to save it for last.

Actually some people were saying that people won't notice if you don't have it in end game... which is false.

Looks like really noone was saying that. I cannot consider lv50 dungeons to be endgame because they can be done in lv55-60 gear.