Healer Pet Peeves

[KeiranOlive]

Black mages who use Convert while I'm already having a hard time keeping up with healing.

Uh, convert is required at specific points if they want to do their rotation correctly. It's not really optional.

As for pet peeves:

-When you get a party of 3 dps and 1 healer (you) on the later floors of PotD, and all three of them run off in different directions, leaving you wondering which one you're going follow. The other two are just going to have to learn the hard way that if you want heals you need to stay close to the healer.

-When tanks stand around waiting for my crit deployed adlo to reach 3 seconds left before pulling

[Kibby]

- Ranged dps standing too far apart so my cards/aoe heals never hit everyone. This is why I was so happy to see that the card range was increased.
- Beserk macros.
- Tanks making large pulls and not using cooldowns.
- Tanks not waiting like two seconds so I can apply stoneskin before a boss fight.
- Because I know tanks don't like to wait, on occasion I'll apply cards before a boss fight, then they start the fight when they've nearly worn off. This is probably my biggest pet peeve.

[Fernosaur]

- Because I know tanks don't like to wait, on occasion I'll apply cards before a boss fight, then they start the fight when they've nearly worn off. This is probably my biggest pet peeve.

This infuriates me and then proceeds to make me sad when I manage to deploy a crit Adlo before a fight that has heavy raidwide damage shortly after the pull. Gdi tanks.

[Leigaon]

- Ranged dps standing too far apart so my cards/aoe heals never hit everyone. This is why I was so happy to see that the card range was increased....

I never thought about that even though it is obvious for the cards on an AST. That really must be extremely annoying. I've played AST to 60 only in dungeons so far so I have not had that problem, once it is geared though..I'll join in on the rage. I'm sorry though, tossing up an AoE Balance and not seeing that icon go near a ranged..death glare.

...Also, what really annoys me is when a bard or machinist pop MP buffs for me when not asked because I'm sitting at low MP. I tend to yell at them, and to have one of my friends tell them I'm actually good at MP management; she'll let you know if she genuinely needs MP. So stop lowering your DPS for something that is my responsibility.

That's the thing, not everyone is perfect at it, and situations come up that even if you are..you might need it. You can yell at them but just know you're supporting the entire "screw it" factor. I took bard to 60 to find out what all the nagging was about with WM. This was a mixture response, sometimes they would be low and not ask for ballad, until we all die. Then ask why didn't I cast it. Others I go forth and give them some MP unless I see a refresh icon, then it's either a lecture on what an insult it is to the healer as to why I put it up or they thank me.

You could say "Those healers just don't know how to manage their MP, not my fault" you would be right on both. Not your fault and they aren't able to manage MP like you do. Unfortunately they aren't you and I have to adjust for that as being part of a party. Just shows how much communication is important.

Tanks who use zero cooldown. I had one yesterday in the Vault. He died three times on trash pulls. None of those were my fault. ._.

Same. I got a good grasp of how well I can heal you while I'm in DD mode, but when they pull everything, then shove on Berserk.. and going into DD stance, makes things difficult sometimes. It's our fault because we didn't heal them through the 4 AoE's they decided to stand in while taking a tank buster of some sort. Or because we have to focus on other players as well who are getting hit with AoE's. It's not all of them that are doing this, like I said before we try to compensate for where the party lacks..if that's in the area of survival...so be it.

[ElasmoFan]

Probably the fact that ranged dps seem to want to be that cool kid off on their own. You can still maintain distance and be close enough so my aoe heals / buffs can get you... don't need to be on the exact opposite side of everyone as far as you possibly can. Especially if there's a party wide aoe, then complain why you didn't get healed right after it.

[Reptiletc]

Once had a tank DEMAND that I only heal him if he went below 10%. Didn't listen to that stupid request (of course) and he just left. It still bothers me.

[Supersun]

Once had a tank DEMAND that I only heal him if he went below 10%. Didn't listen to that stupid request (of course) and he just left. It still bothers me.

Honestly, if he was a Paladin (or pre-nerf War), I could understand why he would say that.

If the Pld can keep himself alive so you can keep DPSing it'll be a lot more on trash then the Pld DPSing and you healing.

[Dogempire]

I hate when people stand far away from everyone else to the point I can't heal them with aoe heals.

Also tanks who stand around when I deployment tactics everyone.

[TaleraRistain]

Tanks who either don't have the gear or the CD management abilities for big pulls
Tanks who insist on big pulls even when we don't have high AoE capability
Anyone who stands in the stupid
Doubly the people who do this and then bitch that they die
If I say I need a minute, I need a minute. You rush into the arena and good luck healing yourself
Other players being backseat healers in DF - I know what I need to do and I will do it and you'll just have to deal if it's not the exact way you would do it
The ranged DPS who thinks being in the next country is the right spot

Oh and the tank who doesn't know how to keep the mob pointed away from us

[Norune]

When I'm playing as AST/SCH and my co-healer is a WHM who insists on casting protect pre-pull. Please, let me cast protect, you have the precious stoneskin II, use this time to hard cast it. Nothing irks me more than having to wait those extra few seconds while the WHM overwrites my protect and then still has to cast SSII.