Healer Horror Stories: Redux

[RopeDrink]

Can't seem to find the old thread anywhere so figured there'd be no harm having another fun thread in-between the serious topics, especially after the day that was yesterday...

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-- Two days ago I suffered one of my very few group-kicks in an EXP-Roul, all because I used Holy. We had a geared PLD, two AoE DPS and a WHM (me) waiting and ready to pull the trigger, so everything was going OK - until they pulled the second pack in Fractal (you know, Minotaurs & Chimera). I was doing my usual Holy spamming when one of the Minotaurs got off an AoE Swipe, which prompted the MNK to complain. He was the only one who had to walk out of the circle seeing as Holy obviously prevents stuns being a viable option when spammed, so he lost about 2 seconds of personal DPS, and this seemed to make him bitter. He mentioned stun-immunity and pointed out that "This is what happens when you spam your stupid Holy", to which I pointed out how unnecessarily pedantic that is due to the clear-speed - but it turns out they must have all been friends because that is where my run was prematurely ended, so I signed up and got an instant-pop with (thankfully) nicer people.

-- I typically boot up a stream on the fly when I'm about to have a roulette session for anyone passing viewers with interest, so there's typically a small unplanned audience of passers-by (very few) - one of which popped in during a Void Ark (ARaid Roul) who went on a flame-fest: "I hate healers like you, throwing stone and forcing the other Healer to do all the work" (I won't include the vulgar profanity spouted along the way). Bear in mind that during these comments, nobody was even taking damage - you know how it goes with low-end raids in roulette. I found it all the more amusing considering the Skalla I did just before it (which they obviously missed), involved me tanking on WAR, with two poorly geared DPS who were quite low on kill-speed, complimented by a classic AFK Healer who would stand there looking at me and do little else other than the occasional Benefic when I got to 90% - so being called a fa**** for doing something other than that on my own Healer just reminded me of how absurd it all is and how nobody can ever do right by everyone.

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I'm about to go on another session. Would be nice to have some other horror stories in here to read up on when done. So, what got your Healing goat this week?

[Driskus]

On the Fractal HM one: I've had people gripe about Holy in there before, and other dungeons too. Never been kicked for it, and I don't bother to stop spamming it if they complain. I'd bet at least the MNK was probably parsing. Its his fault for not dodging anyway, positionals or not.

[Taika]

I'd bet at least the MNK was probably parsing.

If they were, I doubt they would have complained about Holy spam...

[Alrin]

I am playing healers for more than 10 years in various games but i am fresh in FFXIV and will be learning it for some time. I still am sprout

I was running my daily rulette 50/60 on Monday. Amdapor Keep popped.Tank started sprinting ahead. He was picking one group after another. When he stopped he had several groups on him (6 or 7) and few started attacking DPS.

We all died and after respawn chat was:

Tank:?
Tank:?
Me:?
Tank:Why you didnt keep us alive.
Me: It was to big pull for me.

(I can manage to heal tank with double or even triplepull but this was simply to much for me)

Usually i would expect something like: Okay i will pull less / It wasnt that big but you did .... wrong and it will be better doing ...

But no it was : Enjoy your little pulls. Im off.

We got new tank and finished dung with ease (just one death - tank fell over the edge from Demon Wall push)

I meet toxic people here and there but they allways make my day darker.

[Risvertasashi]

I am playing healers for more than 10 years in various games but i am fresh in FFXIV and will be learning it for some time. I still am sprout

Welcome to FFXIV. As an experienced healer I'm sure the darker side of things isn't new to you... all the same, try not to let them get to you. Good luck out there.

[Vyriah]

But I could also understand the monk didn't. I wouldn't be surprised if he removed that skill from his hotbar.

They're not true monks.
True monks would totally use a worthless skill just to get back in the monk club to say "every one stop fighting about tornado kick, today I used one ilm punch for damage uptime".

[WilhelmWhite]

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I personally love big pulls as a healer, but I know that not all healers are into it. Which is why when I tank, I always ask if the healer is alright with big pulls before we start.

[Rhymenoserous]

I am playing healers for more than 10 years in various games but i am fresh in FFXIV and will be learning it for some time. I still am sprout

I was running my daily rulette 50/60 on Monday. Amdapor Keep popped.Tank started sprinting ahead. He was picking one group after another. When he stopped he had several groups on him (6 or 7) and few started attacking DPS.
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Dude was a dickhead, and he was probably on the edge of overpulling for a geared veteran healer. Ultimately when we've all bled our cooldowns and you are still dropping by 50% health every GCD I'm fairly limited in what I can do to keep you from going splat. I was doing a rare bout of DPS'ing (Was leveling RDM I think) when we ran into a tank like that in 50 roulette. He dropped out and I told the group I'd be right back, dropped out myself requeued as tank and got my sprout healer through it.

[Alrin]

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Kudos to you for that.

One thing that surprised me in this game is that there is a lot more ppl willing to help and a lot less toxic ppl.

I played SWTOR for more than 3 years so I am comparing it with this game. And i am not even talking about Empire side of SWTOR.

[Besame]

Kudos to you for that.

One thing that surprised me in this game is that there is a lot more ppl willing to help and a lot less toxic ppl.

I played SWTOR for more than 3 years so I am comparing it with this game. And i am not even talking about Empire side of SWTOR.

I disagree. I played WOW over from vanilla launch for over 8 yrs, most as Dru heals main and I find this community to be the worst raid attitudes of any ever. I refuse to heal pugs and rarely run any on my dps either.