Healer Confessions

[Zadocfish]

Healer confession:

I let Lalafell tanks die. Does this make me a bad person?

Is this outlook common? Should I be worried? I can switch to developing a Healer main if this outlook is common...

[Atoli]

Is this outlook common? Should I be worried? I can switch to developing a Healer main if this outlook is common...

Don't worry, the lala hate is just a joke. You'll hear the worst things people plan to do to you, but none of it actually ever happens. Most Lalas learn to embrace it and thrive in their new role, the others switch races after a few days/weeks of constant verbal abuse <3

Confession:
Today I had a tank in Arboretum who did max pulls on everything and of course without tank stance, cooldowns or stunning hornets at the wall. It's not like this was the first time, I can do it without troubles with friends (although said friends of course do actually use cooldowns and stuns xD), but still, it tends to go south with randoms. But todaaay...I somehow timed all my abilities just right and got that party 100% safely to the end with good use of my stun light, essential dignity and so on °-°
Of course, did plenty of dmg too, and even the cards I drew were good AND put to good use.

I've been struggling with my AST in Savage lately, so that run really made me feel good about myself :x
And when we finished the dungeon, everyone congratulated the tank on his awesome tanking and left after giving him all the commendations.
Yes. The tank.
And suddenly I wished I had just half-assed it and let them die a few times...>->
I understand saying nothing, but praising that god-awful tank for my work? What do I put effort in for anyway, then?

[Sida]

Is this outlook common? Should I be worried? I can switch to developing a Healer main if this outlook is common...

I haven't stumbled I to any like that. If anything, on occasion Lala tanks are hard to spot on the battlefield if they are surrounded by mob pack, but that only makes placing heal bubbles a bit more challenging. One point about lala tanking though. We had FC tank do a bit race hopping, and his opinion was that the low camera angle on lala makes it extremely harder than on some taller race. So more power to you if you master the lala tanking ^^

[Twilite]

You really want an answer to that?

[Andrea]

Im confused at some of the posts in this thread.

Why would anyone let any party member die? If you don't like how they play just kick them and get someone else lol.

Letting them die doesn't really teach them anything. 99% of the time they just think you suck as a healer >.<.

[Kaurie]

Im confused at some of the posts in this thread.

Why would anyone let any party member die? If you don't like how they play just kick them and get someone else lol.

Letting them die doesn't really teach them anything. 99% of the time they just think you suck as a healer >.<.

One legit time that I let people die (and it's more that I let them stay dead). If they repeatedly eat unnecessary damage and die in places like Void Ark, I will sometimes stop raising them - usually after 3-4 raises.

On that note, did 14 raises during tentacle boss the other day. Was a total of ~60 deaths in the raid. Minus 24 off for the wipe, that's still 36 deaths during the fight. Fun times!

[Pells]

Im confused at some of the posts in this thread.

Why would anyone let any party member die? If you don't like how they play just kick them and get someone else lol.

Letting them die doesn't really teach them anything. 99% of the time they just think you suck as a healer >.<.

Because by the time you get fed up enough to let them die, it's already obvious their opinion of you is shit. You could save them, sure, but they'll still think you suck as a healer.
The point is not to teach them anything; the point is to make our own lives easier.

Is this outlook common? Should I be worried? I can switch to developing a Healer main if this outlook is common...

It's not common no. I've heard similar comments directed toward Miqo'te, but haven't really seen it in-game.

[Andrea]

The point is not to teach them anything; the point is to make our own lives easier.

See I call complete BS here.

If the reason is to make your life easier you would kick them.

Letting someone die isn't making anything easier on you lol, it means less damage going out, boss lives for longer and therefore you do even more healing....Not seeing this easier life thing you speak of...

[Pells]

See I call complete BS here.

If the reason is to make your life easier you would kick them.

Letting someone die isn't making anything easier on you lol, it means less damage going out, boss lives for longer and therefore you do even more healing....Not seeing this easier life thing you speak of...

You can't kick in the middle of a battle. You can let them die though, and kick afterward. Assuming your tank isn't already running ahead like his pants were on fire.


(edit) And... in case you were confused about it all, you also can't let someone die while you're out of combat (since nothing will be hitting them). Kicking would be the proper course in this case.

[Twilite]

The lala jokes here aren't funny. And the taru jokes were funny because they were mostly about tarus up to evil schemes and whatnot(brought on due to the fact that a lot of taru story NPCs were villains - I mean it was THREE of them that destroyed Garliage Citadel) and not doing dirty little nasty things to them.

I do in fact believe the poster is telling the truth <_< and is just one more reason why I'm glad I'm a healer.