healer vit points

[samkitwood]

So I have a scholar in all spell speed bits apart from 210 eso robe (not got 210 Gordian yet) , a 150 hq vit ring with spell speed (24) and a 190 Gordian ring. Also my bonus attributes are on vit, so far I can still heal 2500 adlo n 3000+ physick while having more survivability, plus my spells are quick 1.8 seconds. Marron glace is my food choice. What are your thoughts?

[Ashelia_Ferron]

Why are you stacking spell speed? SCH wants CRIT

[Fevelle]

Hi Atlas.
You idea is interesting, and what I usually liked to play with on oher games like Ragnarok (surviving an Asura Strike as a Priest was awesome), but it doesn't work like that here, unfortunately. I'd change all you points into MND and put on Crit especs and healing acessories, unless you're goin PVP.

[Whiteroom]

What Fevelle said.

The only uses for stacking VIT are things like duo titan runs where you have to survive a Goal crush. And those are just rare fights even if you do them, one standard vit ring will work for that. But in any normal run, you shouldn't be stacking any VIT. You have unlimited HP in the form of heals.

As far as the secondary stats, I don't know, but as I understand they are far less potent in HW than they were in ARR. MND is your most important stat.

[Jamillion]

Please don't do this in group play.

[samkitwood]

I can dps with higher damage , whispering dawn is increased and overall throw out heals more quickly. I tried the crit thing and went from like 10% crits to 15% whick imo doesn't benefit from quicker heals n increased hots/dots. Can solo heal Alex normal without running into mana issues and all trials bar thordan ex and expert dungeons. I guess it just works for me. Oh also RNG hates me with a vengeance , crits barely come around

[samkitwood]

Hi Atlas.
You idea is interesting, and what I usually liked to play with on oher games like Ragnarok (surviving an Asura Strike as a Priest was awesome), but it doesn't work like that here, unfortunately. I'd change all you points into MND and put on Crit especs and healing acessories, unless you're goin PVP.

I do play seal rock daily ^^

[Jamillion]

I can dps with higher damage , whispering dawn is increased and overall throw out heals more quickly. I tried the crit thing and went from like 10% crits to 15% whick imo doesn't benefit from quicker heals n increased hots/dots. Can solo heal Alex normal without running into mana issues and all trials bar thordan ex and expert dungeons. I guess it just works for me. Oh also RNG hates me with a vengeance , crits barely come around

So you are willfully being a detriment to your team. Stacking Vit on a healer at the expense of Mind is objectively the wrong way to heal in PvE group content.

[samkitwood]

Detriment? No wipes and I dps successfully , sustain a minimum 600dps , the duties over with quicker ?? I've seen scholars in full eso 200 set who don't dps but cant keep up healing either, I wasn't aware speeding things up was considered detrimental :s ok ill equip best mind gear I have ^^ thanks for the tips

[Anova]

Hmm, if it works, it works. I think there was some debate about skill speed but crit eventually beat out spellspeed simply by proc chance.

They did change the crit formula so it's not as powerful at higher ilvls, so I'd play around with a combination of crit and spellspeed maybe. Spellspeed is still very underwhelming even on a class like WHM where it was intended for. You don't have to follow the meta blindly, but I wouldn't go too far out of my way as to equip all VIT either (i know you only have 1 VIT ring, which is fine for survivability).

The VIT Attributes is quirky but it's like having a SMN main healing as a SCH (actually better since more HP is generally better than INT that you never use anyway). You will probably do fine regardless, but it's not optimal for cutting-edge healing. There's this mentality where as long as you can stay alive, a healer can bring you back up to full HP (so actual healing value is appreciated more).

It is known that SCH is much more passable with a low MND than WHM or AST, so I can believe you didn't wipe anyone. I would take a look at your fellow healers though; especially in 8man content where your healing and dps matter. Many Scholars DPS the entire fight (except throwing in heals at crucial bursts which don't necessarily crit either),so it's not like a good healer or static group can't compensate for a full VIT scholar, but it's just a question of how efficient your build is at balancing DPS and Heals and whether your party plays with that quirk in mind.