I went into H.Nex last night as a healer for the first time. It was a complete train wreck. Let me explain:
My Gear: Gear is not the problem. (I’m the only Paly in my raids – Healer plate is mine by default)
My Stats: 17k Mana, 14k HP, 26+% Holy Crit, my spell power is right around 1300.
My Group: Paly tank (26k), Paly Ret, Lock, DK, Paly Heals (Me).
Well – the first boss (Frozen General Guy) was a problem – I put beacon on the tank, but I’m finding that my healing is simply rapidly switching between players and hitting them with a flash. Most people need a single flash – The Ret needs major attention at all times.
So questions:
How can I check to see if the Ret was killing himself with Recoil? I looked through the “Everything†of the combat log and I didn’t notice it – is there a better way?
Is this problem with Rets really that bad (I’m a tank – no clue about Ret). I mean – If I left this guy alone – which I did to take care of other things – he’s be <5k (more than 2/3 of total HP) in a few seconds.
Is there a way to set Omen to flash when someone (Not myself) takes agro? I think the idiot was pulling agro – and recoiling himself to death. (My Omen only flashes when I have agro and someone takes it – OR – if I don’t have agro and I take it.)
What are your healing tactics? I Beacon the tank, then whack-a-mole. I keep my 100% crit ready and don’t just use it every time it’s up. I will Shock when it’s available, I don’t “Save†it. Should I save it? I usually just hit a DPS with it and then off to the next mole…
Is that what paly healing is? Whack a mole? I’ve healed through the 50s as a priest. This just seems like it’s a race for me to do one of 4 things.
1. Little heal
2. Big Heal
3. Shock
4. Oh **** + 1, 2, or 3