Comments on: Mains http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/ Impish by nature. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:20:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Hamacus http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/#comment-892 Hamacus Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:52:11 +0000 http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/#comment-892 LOL, That is so funny because pretty much the same thing is going on in our guild Night Haven on Alleria. Lots of new healers all of a sudden. I sat out on the 22nd to allow a new Pally healer to run. He had a great night 5 drops I think. I played my Lock (Exarkunell) and took him to Outland at 58 and stopped at 60 with lots of new green loots. Locks are so OP'd. I then respec'd my Mage(Hamakkus) who was dying all the time fire spec'd and went frost. OMG it makes so much difference and I think I gained three levels in Duskwallow Marsh and had fun doing it. We have Kara on a one night clear except for Nightbane. Next night I get back in the mix and we get our guild 1st on Nightbane for a full Kara clear....Sweetness! Hamacus BTW gratz to guys on your Kara clear. LOL,
That is so funny because pretty much the same thing is going on in our guild Night Haven on Alleria. Lots of new healers all of a sudden. I sat out on the 22nd to allow a new Pally healer to run. He had a great night 5 drops I think.

I played my Lock (Exarkunell) and took him to Outland at 58 and stopped at 60 with lots of new green loots. Locks are so OP’d. I then respec’d my Mage(Hamakkus) who was dying all the time fire spec’d and went frost. OMG it makes so much difference and I think I gained three levels in Duskwallow Marsh and had fun doing it.

We have Kara on a one night clear except for Nightbane. Next night I get back in the mix and we get our guild 1st on Nightbane for a full Kara clear….Sweetness!

Hamacus

BTW gratz to guys on your Kara clear.

]]> By: Nibuca http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/#comment-871 Nibuca Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:08:24 +0000 http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/#comment-871 *ahem* when the "healer heavy" comments were made we actually had 4 healers in the raid (Khoss, Validor, Zynnia, Tatia). At least in the case of Tatia, having additional healers really gimps the DPS of the raid. Fiancee and Grimr definately have the "my dick is bigger than yours" competition going to see who can top the damage meter. I agree that it's detrimental. Unfortunately I and the other healers haven't been strict about not healing the non-tanks so the DPS/pulling aggro race continues. I look forward, as Lilac, to trying out DPS. *ahem* when the “healer heavy” comments were made we actually had 4 healers in the raid (Khoss, Validor, Zynnia, Tatia). At least in the case of Tatia, having additional healers really gimps the DPS of the raid.

Fiancee and Grimr definately have the “my dick is bigger than yours” competition going to see who can top the damage meter. I agree that it’s detrimental. Unfortunately I and the other healers haven’t been strict about not healing the non-tanks so the DPS/pulling aggro race continues.

I look forward, as Lilac, to trying out DPS.

]]> By: Leo Diogenes http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/#comment-870 Leo Diogenes Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:51:04 +0000 http://chicanery.fibergeek.com/2008/02/21/mains/#comment-870 So, last night was my first night bringing my fledgling resto shaman to Kara. For the first time our raid has had access to some very potent resto shaman abilities. Namely, Earth Shield, Mana tide totem and Chain heal. Honestly, I believe our raid went very smoothly. Poor Odie(our mage) even managed to stay alive for most of the run. Not disparaging anyones healing ability... Truth be known mine is still kinda weak(just over 1200+ healing unbuffed) So I am sure that my contribution was small. But I assert that the addition of these tools along with totems covering both parties in the raid made a big difference. However, last night I heard several comment on vent that we were "healer heavy". Funny, in the past we have had three healers in the raid and no one complained. So, why now I wonder? I'll tell you plain... I decided to leave the DPS group because I was tired of being judged strictly on how close I was to the top of the damage meters. I felt that I brought so much more to the raid as a mage, namely consistant high DPS w/o the aggro, yet I was forced to dance the fine line between max DPS and pulling aggro and dying. Yet, I see others in the raid that are at the top of the charts and either suck down the heals or just simply die. Not a game I want to play. I think honestly we should outlaw damage meters as a guild. Instead focusing on teamwork and our ability to pull off a successful boss-kill. So, last night was my first night bringing my fledgling resto shaman to Kara. For the first time our raid has had access to some very potent resto shaman abilities. Namely, Earth Shield, Mana tide totem and Chain heal. Honestly, I believe our raid went very smoothly. Poor Odie(our mage) even managed to stay alive for most of the run. Not disparaging anyones healing ability… Truth be known mine is still kinda weak(just over 1200+ healing unbuffed) So I am sure that my contribution was small. But I assert that the addition of these tools along with totems covering both parties in the raid made a big difference.

However, last night I heard several comment on vent that we were “healer heavy”. Funny, in the past we have had three healers in the raid and no one complained. So, why now I wonder?

I’ll tell you plain… I decided to leave the DPS group because I was tired of being judged strictly on how close I was to the top of the damage meters. I felt that I brought so much more to the raid as a mage, namely consistant high DPS w/o the aggro, yet I was forced to dance the fine line between max DPS and pulling aggro and dying. Yet, I see others in the raid that are at the top of the charts and either suck down the heals or just simply die. Not a game I want to play.

I think honestly we should outlaw damage meters as a guild. Instead focusing on teamwork and our ability to pull off a successful boss-kill.

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