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Queuing for Scenarios as a healer... am I doing it wrong?
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Post by
Discolando
Just a little background, my main is a Holy Paladin and I've been playing him since launch. I've always loved the challenge of healing and it remains my favorite way to play PvE content.
However, the other day I joined a scenario and when one of the other two saw I was healing and not DPSing, they proceeded to grumble about the run going to take longer than it should. Was that guy the exception, or is it expected that you should join a scenario as DPS?
Post by
CalaelenDT
I haven't done a whole lot of scenarios, but while 3 DPS will go faster than 2 DPS and a healer/tank, it should be acceptable to queue as the spec you prefer.
I've queued up as a tank for a few scenarios and didn't get any complaints, although tanks obviously contribute more than a healer does in killing mobs ;)
Post by
Tyrogs
They are balanced with 3 dps in mind, but 3 dps who know where one or two oh-&*!@ buttons are.
Having a healer and 2 dps or even a tank and two dps doesn't break the system, it'll just take a minute more or two more.
But because of the fact, that many people run them for capping VP and having a healer might potentially slow them down, you get the reaction you described.
I personally like having a healer, because that means, I can go full out ham in szenarios - just look for two friends with this mindset and enjoy :D
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Thror
As a tank, I normally deal like twice the DPS of an average DPS-specced character in an AoE pull, and I can easily survive substantially large AoE pulls. I do not understand when someone says 2dps+tank would be slower. Maybe if the tank is a warrior.
I am not super happy to see healers in scenarios. They are not needed normally, so when you get them, you miss up on potential damage (in such a small group format, losing 1 dps is significant), and gain practically nothing that you couldn't go without. I think I'd be fine with Smite priests and Fistweavers though.
Not that I would ever talk to anyone in a scenario about his spec or anything, I really do not care a single bit about what kind of people queue for scenarios. It is quite normal that you get the freshest level 90 players who still wear greens, sometimes even Cataclysm epics.
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Rystrave
Same here with the Domination Point scenario, Zakkhar. They couldn't figure out how I was doing so much DPS after I told them to pick up the rockets about three times.
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Post by
ChairmanKaga
However, the other day I joined a scenario and when one of the other two saw I was healing and not DPSing, they proceeded to grumble about the run going to take longer than it should. Was that guy the exception, or is it expected that you should join a scenario as DPS?
Sounds like typical Wrath baby LFD/LFR elitist mouthbreathers. "Oh nooooo, it'll take me 10 seconds longer to get my free valor,
how dare you
"
Any player with this attitude can frak off IMO. They are everything that's wrong with this game.
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Post by
Mileron
Also consider too, OP, you play a class that has an acceptable DPS mode that has off-healing capabilities, so while you may not be utilizing your full healing capabilities as DPS, you could still be doing a little healing and helping the group out.
I couldn't tell you how many scenarios I've been in where a feral/balance druid, enhance/elem shaman, ret/prot pal, shadow priest, or ww monk refused to offheal just to top people off.
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