Quote Originally Posted by KaldeaSahaline View Post
Also if you actually have the time to watch other players it's because you're not putting max effort in or you're just a considerably better player than I.
I appreciate the compliment but in truth I don't think it's anything special to be able to spot some things without a parser like bad healers from watching hardcasts in the party ui, bad tanks who do things like use less than half of their kit or spam sheild lob, or seeing something isn't right with the buffs or debuffs displayed in the party and target ui. Especially as a healer I'm in an excellent position to watch what other people are doing...given it's actually part of my job to watch other people anyway.

Maybe no one else very active in this thread mains a healer? I'm always keeping an eye on what my co-healer is doing whether it's watching hardcasts, taking note of hots or buffs or their mana bar, because it actually makes me a better team player to do this. For example if I see they have popped cleric stance, well I'll put in a bit more effort into ensuring they don't need to heal so they can get the full use out of that buff. Or if I spot a hot on someone who needs healing but won't take damage again for a while I'll just do something else and let the hot do its work. If their mana is low then I'll pump out more heals so they don't run dry so quickly. I can see what cds the tanks are using as well and adapt my own actions to that. I also watch the arena so if I see something like someone standing in the wrong spot, I'll shield them to decrease the chances of them dying.

A side effect of watching the above is spotting players who are not playing correctly.