Lazy Healers In Parties of Eight

[Mikki]

It can be difficult to accurately assess whether a healer in 8-man content is being lazy or not. Sometimes it's clear, but many times they simply don't "top people off" as quickly as someone else might. I know personally I won't cast Cure if some damage-dealer gets knocked down to half life, unless I know a big AoE is coming. I'll toss off a Regen and leave it at that. To another healer, however, this might look as if I'm ignoring them.

I'm not arguing with your overall point, simply suggesting that you might be more reactive than the average healer. Whether this is good or bad is up for debate, though it's far from clear-cut (I'd actually argue that being over-reactive is just as harmful as being under-reactive).

I have to agree with this. Although many people may not like it, I don't keep people topped off usually. If you have more than half health, you'll be ok unless a big aoe is coming (or if you're terrible and stand in every easily avoidable aoe possible). Sitting there spamming heals isn't actually that helpful, honestly. You're better off contributing to DPS until people are actually below half-health, maybe pop a regen or something and carry on. But I probably look lazy to people when I'm paired with another healer who likes to keep everyone at 100% health all the time.

This is how I was taught to play. I used to play with a pretty "hardcore" group. Not saying I'm fantastic myself but I'm always willing to learn and take advice and my group liked that about me. One of the things I was taught was that you don't need to waste mana overhealing and people don't need to be at 100% health all the time. Contribute to DPS when you can.

[Exodyce]

This was how I was taught to play. I used to play with a pretty "hardcore" group. Not saying I'm fantastic myself but I'm always willing to learn and take advice and my group liked that about me. One of the things I was taught was that you don't need to waste mana overhealing and people don't need to be at 100% health all the time. Contribute to DPS when you can.

Regen, Medica2, Roused WD, and Aspected Helios/Benefic (Diurnal) are amazingly efficient and are absolutely gutted by over-zealous healers... I feel your pain.