tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976498278553102987.post8709719700622883847..comments2023-05-19T03:28:01.757-04:00Comments on Twig Heals: First we try, then we trust...Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317192114528466408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976498278553102987.post-83475638444812424002010-01-12T17:41:20.966-05:002010-01-12T17:41:20.966-05:00Hi ambient!
First off, thanks for the disc prie...Hi ambient! <br /><br />First off, thanks for the disc priest as raid heals break down. VERY interesting stuff. I've always been told that Holy = Raid and Disc = Tank and that's just the way it will always be. Now that I know a disc priest can raid heal, I'll have to re-think the group make-up in my PuGs.<br /><br />Secondly, I agree that the priest and the tree should swap roles in their next raid, and even suggested it to our ICC raid leader. But for whatever reason (e.g. politics, power struggles, stubborness) the concensus in the guild is that the tree should make the switch. <br /><br />Guild politics such as these are part of the reason I'm on hiatus from our raids, atm. I'm hoping the 'powers that be' figure out a way to let everyone play their characters the way they want to play them and have success raiding while they do it.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317192114528466408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976498278553102987.post-19975695263477158192010-01-12T09:03:44.369-05:002010-01-12T09:03:44.369-05:00As a Disc priest who only recently got enough heal...As a Disc priest who only recently got enough healadins in guild to get entirely bumped from tank duty, I say: DISC RAID HEALING IS THE BOMB. Yes, the tree is being inflexible here, but in her defense, she's running an unusual build and it's not surprising she feels the need to defend it. (I like Healing Touch too! Tho my druid is only lvl 35.) The problem is that she's not sticking to her assignment, and that's a huge problem — people die when healers can't trust each other to cover their assigned targers *first*. It falls to the healing lead to admonish her on that front and then try to address the underlying cause. <br /><br />And I absolutely think you need to try swapping out the priest and the druid, at least a couple of times. As a disc priest, my role in our raids is "float", as opposed to the dedicated tank and raid healers. This means I keep a close eye on both the tanks (running my full bubble and renew buffer as I would while tank healing, and popping in with a penance etc. when my help is needed), but then I'm not stuck there staring their health bar waiting for something to happen. I'm free to bubble anyone else who needs it. I can bubble half the raid in preparation for Koralon's burning breath or Icehowl's massive crash. I can blow penance on a DPSer, which is insanely awesome (taking them from almost dead to full up in one spell!). Penance is fantastic for curing Incinerate Flesh on Jaraxxus, and saving kiting DPSers in Anub, Rotface, or Putricide. I can react immedialy with a PW:S to prevent Saurfang's blood boil from adding to his stack (as opposed to doing it "after the tank's topped off"). I can keep bubbles up on the mage with Incanter's Absorption. I feel so much MORE useful in my current role, compared to tank healing, where I was stuck spamming flash heal after PW:S and penance were on cooldown. I have left the heal bombing to the paladins and struck out into a brave new world. If your priest is at all amenable to trying it, swap the two and see how it goes!ambienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496899043319324318noreply@blogger.com