(02-17-2015, 12:27 PM)Kellach Woods Wrote:(02-17-2015, 12:09 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: The same concept is why Parry for tanks is pretty useless. I can never guarantee RNGesus is going to Parry an incoming tank buster, so I'm going to heal the tank regardless. If he parries, great, my strong heal is already outgoing under the assumption that he's about to take the full amount of damage. So really all the Parry did was make me overheal. Same concept for DPS popping Second Wind. If the damage is enough to make you consider self healing, the healer already has a heal coming your way.
I've noticed healers fail to notice DPS damage more often than not, so I'd rather not give them the stress of having to babysit me. If they don't have to care about my bar 'cause I can take care of my own raid damage (and more often than not there's not really a better choice except maybe Mantra) then it's better overall for their focus.
Of course, we're assuming a good HEALER in this scenario, which we can't always assume.
Some healers will go nuts trying to fix everybody instead of focusing on the tank, and a little DPS damage mitigation might be enough to get off their radar and reduce their stress, after those routine, low-to-medium damage unavoidable raid AOE bursts.
So, for THOSE cases, I might be losing DPS to do a little self heal, but if it helps the healer to focus, then it's a net gain - tank stays alive, and while the fight may last a little bit longer, it doesn't wipe from a frantic healer.
As a DPS, I cannot always assume the healer is doing his/her job, especially in a pug, just as the healer cannot always know if I'm doing mine.
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