(09-10-2013, 07:34 PM)Teardrop Wrote: One of the things we try to do in our Free Company (Unsung Heroes) is pledge that no one be stuck in their story at the whims of the duty finder, and we create complete Free Company parties for pretty much everything multiple times daily. Â It's nice to be able to go through new content with friends and those you trust as well... though I realize not everyone has that option
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You don't have a Free Company listed in your information...maybe finding a home would help you
My Free Company does this. Â Of course, as once of the only "full" healers in the fc, as I am now a White Mage ... they all look at me when a group needs to be madeÂ
Hopefully more players will become more flexible and level a healing class. Â Or Squeenix will make moreÂ
(09-11-2013, 03:31 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: Disagree. Â From a healing perspective, if I Repose a mob in a group, the rest immediately aggro on me. Â Even if I get to the tank in time, 9 times out of 10, he won't be able to pull them off me fast enough to keep me from dying. Â The best thing for me, as a healer, to do is to simply run to the other side of the tank and pray. Â Even if I hit Shroud of Saints, if I'm the only person with threat on those adds (and I will be if I'm healing the tank, which I will almost certainly be doing since we're dealing with another pack), it won't matter. Â They'll still come straight for me. Â And because Regen is a primary mana-saving healing tool, there's an extremely high probability that I'll get threat before anyone else no matter what I do - because I can't click the HoT off another player. Â They have to do that themselves, and by the time they do (assuming they even think to do so), it's too late.
So honestly, as a WHM, there's not a hell of a lot I can do to control anything in this situation, especially if the tank is already being beaten on (since I can't really stop for 3 seconds to try to get a Repose off that one of the DPS or the tank is going to break almost immediately) and risk the tank dropping.
The bulk of the blame is just basically situational awareness. Â If you see a patrol approaching, the best thing to do would be to back away. Â But the tanking game being as it is, it's hard to watch chat, the area around you, and do your job, so I can't completely blame the tank.
Wipes happen.
OMG I cannot agree with this enough. Â As a CNJ turned WHM I swear I have a bullseye engraved on my forehead.
Every dungeon, any adds that pop ALWAYS aggro me and make a beeline. Â I could be picking my nose, doing nothing, and wham, 6 mobs on me. Â I tell my group before the fight, the adds will aggro me, every time. Â I hug my tank like he/she is my lifeline, praying they can get some AoE taunt off to grab the mobs.
So don't be so quick to blame the healer. Â We have it hard enough chain healing a tank with poop gear while trying to keep ourselves up.Â
