Quote Originally Posted by Silver-Strider View Post
Now, the WHM did EVERYTHING in their power. They used PoM, they kept Regen up, they used Cure 2, everything but it came at being bottomed out on MP every time. Now, obviously low level content, especially dungeons, isn't really cause for alarm because its irrelevant now but what do you think that WHM player felt like going thru all that? They were in level appropriate gear, having gotten every pieces of the 1st WHM artifact gear (minus the shirt obviously), using jewelry that ranged anywhere between 28-47 with a level 41 weapon. They had used what few CDs they had available and was actually able to hold it together for that 2nd pull but only by the skin of their teeth. That couldn't have been fun to experience, especially for a 1st timer in arguably the worst dungeon in the game. I felt terrible for them having to endure that. Sure, we can blame the tank for it but like, it would be disheartening to say the least if you did everything right and still had a hard time.

I really wish that WHM (and healers in general) got a small overhaul to their starting toolkits so that experiences like that wouldn't really be so difficult for new players.
The really sad part about this is that the very same pulls are quite easy to heal on all other healers, even if the tank is somewhat squishy or whupsies happen like a dps getting kicked into a frog in the first room or eating an aoe. I had tanks leeroying the first room and it was actually okay. They dropped really low but we survived.
SCH has Whispering Dawn and 3 AF stacks for Lustrate per pull plus Fey Illumination for stronger Adlos and constant fairy auto heals.
AST has much cheaper Benefic II and ED.
SGE has Physis, Druochole, Soteria, slightly cheaper EDiag and at least Kardia heals while they use Physis & Druo.
WHM just has nothing outside Regen and the expensive PoM Cure II spam. Everything in their power is two buttons while being close to finishing ARR.

That's why WHM is a horrible starter healer and I wish people would stop recommending it for people that want to try healer.
SCH starts decently low, has a lot of auto heal through the fairy, gets oGCDs at a good pace and is also available before reaching HW; they start with 3 heal buttons and a fairy, that doesn't exactly require an infinity stone brain to manage. AST is great with ED as long as the player doesn't put too much emphasis on nailing cards at first. Even Sage can be a good starter healer as long as the player does some low level dungeons first like Halatali (Physis) - Haukke (EDiag/ EDosis) - Qarn or Cutter's Cry (Soteria) - Dzemael or AV (Druochole) etc. to have done at least one dungeon per new skill to get used to it.
But WHM just teaches you bad habits for over 50 levels. No healing oGCDs until level 50 and the first one you get is a 3min full HP heal, baiting the player into thinking oGCDs are for emergencies.
MP economy is awful and tempts players to fish for Freecure procs.