
(06-16-2015, 02:29 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote:(06-16-2015, 01:11 PM)Melkire Wrote: Dear experienced WHM Healers, I'm currently level 40 and climbing. My question is as follows:
If I'm running a four-man dungeon instance and the party is taking a lot of damage for whatever reason, assuming I already have Regen up on those who need it, at what point is it best to transition from individual heals to AoE heals via Medica, if ever? My main concern is keeping folks out of the dreaded "a lucky crit might kill them" zone while minimizing MP usage.
At the lv40 stage, nobody should be taking massive amounts of damage like that unless they're eating AoEs.
Level 40 is about when the dungeons stop being trivial for the equal geared and start being a bit painful. In this case, especially if the tank is also levelling/inexperienced, they can take quite a lot of fatter hits than expected.
If DPS are in the lucky crit might kill them zone, but the tank is also suffering, I'd let the DPS eat it in favor of keeping the tank alive, apply the Medica when you feel like it's safe for both the casting time and the mp. If mp usage is a concern, do make sure to keep Shroud of Saints cooling, and whatever variant of X-Ethers you've stocked up will help.