Domenico
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Re:oom and nothing I can do about it... - 2006/07/10 08:26
-Domenico – I think a lot of the trouble you encountered may be due to lack of experience. You were the main healer in your first Strath UD run. Congratulations on surpassing a major milestone in your journey to becoming an uber healer. Now quit kicking yourself in the butt!
Thanks!
-I can think of a few reasons why you felt that you struggled through that fight:
- were you having to spread out your healing?
No. I was told by the tank to just use Flash Heal on him, so I left everyone to their own devices. Maybe he knew something that I didn’t. Like he wasn’t really protection spec as he had claimed. The others did fine with Vanish, FD and Mana Shield.
- It could be that the MT is in need of a make over. I don’t recall damage spikes in a Baron fight to be that unmanageable. If the MT is poorly equipped, the healer’s role naturally becomes much more difficult.
The more people I ask the more I’m starting to think that his gear wasn’t fully repaired. Something I’m going to ask every tank in every PuG from now on. “So. How’s your durability?”
- How are you spec’d?
Click on my ctprofile link in my main post and you’ll see my gear and spec. From what you’ve said, I think you and I are almost identically spec’d.
-I personally use FH very little since they eliminated the mana conserve feature of CT Raid. FH seems to be a popular crutch for healers in situations they are not familiar with. This includes grouping in PUG’s. An important aspect of what makes a good group is being familiar with your group members’ playing styles. I do find that I have to rely on FH a little more heavily in PUG’s.
I do tend to fall back on FH in unfamiliar situations though I’m mostly a greater heal guy. I use a technique that I discovered by accident. I start casting and just continue to cancel the spell until it looks like they need a big heal. This keeps me at halfway to casting complete and speeds up my reaction time dramatically.
I hope this helps. Best of luck to ya!
Brodi
Thanks Brodi! I’ll keep what you’ve said in mind and try to ask more questions when I join a PuG.
-Domenico
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