Dear Healers

[Raven2014]

Unfortunately the attitude this expac seems to be 'you're not the leader anymore, just a meatshield for bosses and for whatever we bring to you.' And while I have no patience for the entitled attitudes of the past where tanks were concerned, this is just as bad if not worse.

Well if you have this mind set "tank is the leader" I'm grateful that you're no longer tanking. I prefer to have an average tank over an egocentric tank anyday.

Thanks for not tanking. o7

[Silver-Strider]

"Healers, please look after your tank while they tank the tank."

The joys of language.

Cleric, pray watcheth over thy Champion whilst they engage the enemy.

[SomeRandomHuman]

I don't chase people around to heal them. keeping track of 7 children can be more trouble then its worth. In the case of adds I focus on the tank(player) since the co-healer can babysit the other 5 since they're not supposed to take damage past basic raid aoe. In the event the other healer wants the tank I've no qualms doing the other.

As a healer that tries to generally position in a central spot to reach everyone if you're outside of my range its your fault. On spread out adds I just do what I can, but peeps gotta remember there's no heal that's the size of the entire arena so be mindful.

[AngelCheese77]

I was healing a dungeon on my WHM (can't remember which one >< ) and the tank actually thanked me for healing. I was like .. wut? Apparently they have come across so many healers who focus DPS over heals that it made the DFs not fun. That is such a shame.

I mean, the tank is my beefy meatshield I hide behind! We gotsta protect them!

[ReviaInfantry]

Tanking Goliath...as WAR. Not solo but majority (including 6 of my pt member) go to other tank.

30% mit + nascent on first laser and raid wide with 2 chaos punts.

Rampart + reprise then EQ for second laser and raidwide.

Holmgang the third and my buddy got killed. No way to nascent my way out.
Popped thrill.

Then they finished up the other tank, other pts tank voke from me, get the laser and point it at my healers (and most of the alliance)

[RubixCube]

I appear to be the opposite of quite a few healers here in that I will adjust my position if I need to in order to heal team members. It is my primary job, after all, so if I saw a tank rapidly losing health, I’d shimmy right on over there to heal them if I am able to. Admittedly, being scholar means I can leave eos to babysit the rest of the team!

[SomeRandomHuman]

I appear to be the opposite of quite a few healers here in that I will adjust my position if I need to in order to heal team members. It is my primary job, after all, so if I saw a tank rapidly losing health, I’d shimmy right on over there to heal them if I am able to. Admittedly, being scholar means I can leave eos to babysit the rest of the team!

Most healers will do that in the cases of adds needing to be kept apart or aoes to be un-stacked.

For my statement at least I'm referring to general things like dungeons and raids that don't require players to be very spread out due to adds or such. There's no reason for say a bard or a black mage to be on the edge of the arena out of aoe healing range if no movement dependent mechanic is happening.

Chasing people who are grossly out of position around can easily take quite a few gcds that would've ideally been used on dps instead.

The morale of the story: Be mindful of your position in relation to your teammates. Everyone has a shared responsibility to reposition as needed, not just tanks and healers.

[Moggwa]

I don't chase people around to heal them. keeping track of 7 children can be more trouble then its worth. In the case of adds I focus on the tank(player) since the co-healer can babysit the other 5 since they're not supposed to take damage past basic raid aoe. In the event the other healer wants the tank I've no qualms doing the other.

As a healer that tries to generally position in a central spot to reach everyone if you're outside of my range its your fault. On spread out adds I just do what I can, but peeps gotta remember there's no heal that's the size of the entire arena so be mindful.

I only heal sometimes and I NEVER had a Co-Healer that did anything. Q.Q

[Jybril]

Most healers will do that in the cases of adds needing to be kept apart or aoes to be un-stacked.

For my statement at least I'm referring to general things like dungeons and raids that don't require players to be very spread out due to adds or such. There's no reason for say a bard or a black mage to be on the edge of the arena out of aoe healing range if no movement dependent mechanic is happening.

Chasing people who are grossly out of position around can easily take quite a few gcds that would've ideally been used on dps instead.

The morale of the story: Be mindful of your position in relation to your teammates. Everyone has a shared responsibility to reposition as needed, not just tanks and healers.

I love when range will be 60 miles in Kentucky while I'm trying to heal them. It's so annoying!
Have you ever played with full ranges? The horror...
That said, I love when you put down Scared Soil or Asylum and they move to it. Does my heart good.

[Moggwa]

I don't chase people around to heal them. keeping track of 7 children can be more trouble then its worth. In the case of adds I focus on the tank(player) since the co-healer can babysit the other 5 since they're not supposed to take damage past basic raid aoe. In the event the other healer wants the tank I've no qualms doing the other.

As a healer that tries to generally position in a central spot to reach everyone if you're outside of my range its your fault. On spread out adds I just do what I can, but peeps gotta remember there's no heal that's the size of the entire arena so be mindful.

I only heal sometimes and I NEVER had a Co-Healer that did anything. Q.Q