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    Blessedbythesun's Avatar
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    Sora Kysuke
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    Is pre-buffing neccessary?

    Something I've noticed recently that tanks are very demanding now. For example, as a main SCH, a tank express disgust that I did not pre-buff with stoneskin or adloquium before engaging bosses. Another in Ramuh EX where the main tank literally did refused to engage until I cast adloquium on him.

    I admit it's become a bit habitual that I don't pre-buff anymore. I've stop finding much value in stoneskin outside of anything that could be considered difficult like coil raids, especially since a WHM is always present in a large party. Even to pre-buffing with adloquium, I found it really useless as a pre-buff unless it crits. I mean that use to be fun to keep casting to until I saw crit heals but ultimately it felt pretty pointless. Tanks don't usually die in the first two-three hits without it anyway or hit with a critical attack during the initial engagement.

    Am I wrong for this? I play my role as a healer seriously and effectively as possible, but this irks me.
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    Player aerolol's Avatar
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    Baron Eduardo
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    Cast it.
    Don't be lazy.
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    Blessedbythesun's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by aerolol View Post
    Cast it.
    Don't be lazy.
    Even if it's redundant?
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    Riepah Redeemer
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    No, no, it isn't. Protect is the only buff that should definitely be cast in dungeons, everything else is nobody's business. As long as you keep them alive, they have no right to complain.
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    I never suggested that I don't cast protect. That is a given as a healer to always pre-cast. I'm speaking on the other damage mitigation abilities. Stoneskin, Succor, and adloquium.
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    Zata'ra Dakwhil
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riepah View Post
    No, no, it isn't. As long as you keep them alive, they have no right to complain.
    ^^ Pretty much that, but they'll still cry "wahhhhhhhh, I wasn't at 100% hp the entire i70 instance and had to use 2 cooldowns." - full i110 derp
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    Player MilesSaintboroguh's Avatar
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    Miles Saintborough
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    Balmung
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    White Mage Lv 100
    Stoneskin is a must. Helps hold off healing the tank for a bit and gives insurance to your DPS guys if something goes flying at their face. With Stoneskin II now in the game, people have zero excuse to not use the Stoneskin buff in between battles.
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    Estellise Valesti
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    Quote Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh View Post
    With Stoneskin II now in the game, people have zero excuse to not use the Stoneskin buff in between battles.
    That's true for a WHM, but the OP is a SCH. SCH do not have SSII.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh View Post
    Stoneskin is a must. Helps hold off healing the tank for a bit and gives insurance to your DPS guys if something goes flying at their face. With Stoneskin II now in the game, people have zero excuse to not use the Stoneskin buff in between battles.
    Yeah good luck with that. It has such a long cast time people run off before you're half way done. Also, the OP is a scholar.
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    Jay'nes Alexander
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    Eh, I had one who sat and waited for my e4e to be up ... yeah you can't make that up.
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