WHM Help and Question

[DreamWeaver]

To be perfectly honest, I use regular Cure the majority of the time, and only switch to Cure II when things are getting hairier and the damage is outpacing the heals. Maybe Cure III if it's really bad.

Since newbie WHMs may look through this thread, it's important to note that unlike Cure I -> Cure II, Cure III does not offer higher healing values for your tank. Cure III is an AoE Heal skill that has lower potency compared to Cure II.


I used to put Stoneskin on the tank before a lot of fights, but I'm doing it less and less now because I find I'm just standing there watching him, waiting for damage to start registering. Seems kind of pointless. Instead, I put it on me and the more squishy DPS, to lessen the impact of somebody suffering a stray attack or AoE.

Lyrinn is correct, but allow me to elaborate:
SSing a tank b4 each pull provides two advantages:
1) Allow time for the tank to build aggro before any heal is needed (Irrelevant with a good tank, but you'll never know what kind of tank you'll end up with in DF ).
2) Instead of waiting for damage to start registering, break out your cleric stance and Holy 3~4 times, this will provide crazy amount of DPS AS WELL AS crazy amount of mitigation (4s + 2s + 1s of stuns, barring mobs that are immune to stun).
If you're still new and not confident with your MP management, you can still CS and Aero/Aero II a few mobs instead of standing there watching him

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Please, lock this topic before the retardism rises any more and the white mage reputation drops even lower...

[Cynfael]

I'm not even sure where to start with this thread; I've rarely seen so much blatantly bad advice.

- Do utilize CS. It's there for a reason, and it absolutely should be used in conjunction with Holy for trash pulls. Not only is Holy a ridiculously effective crowd control, no one needs healing while everything is stunned all to hell, which means that the healer needs to be pulling some DPS weight.

- Always begin and end pulls by Stoneskinning the tank. It is always worth doing and makes runs smoother. The tank should have SS on him/her as the last mob dies so that the dungeon can continue uninterrupted. Stoneskin mid-fight is generally only for specific mechanics.

- Swiftcast is a non-negotiable.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Thank you! Finally some people who make sense with their posts!

Yes, most of the advice (if not all) is terrible advice on the previous three pages (page 1-3). Regen tank before pull? Medica II before pull? Divine Seal Cure II spam? Unnecessary and this will create an unnecessarily large risk of getting yourself killed and thus your entire party. Don't even Regen the tank during large pulls unless he/she tagged every single mob with a shield lob/tomahawk or flash/overpower. Performing any action on the tank while in progress of pulling will divert the attention of untagged mobs towards you, rather than the tank.

That said, if the tank isn't tagging everything while pulling and are prone to dying before they reach the end, it's their own fault: Staggerish movement, no use of CDs if it's an exceptionally long pull (Amdapor Keep), inability to tag everything so you can do anything mid pull if necessary.

Whichever approach you decide to go for once everything is gathered up is up to you.