Comments on: Priest Heals and Down Ranking in Wrath of the Lich King http://www.spooncraft.com/whatever/priest-heals-and-down-ranking-in-wrath-of-the-lich-king/ Your unofficial source for badass Gaming. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kripty http://www.spooncraft.com/whatever/priest-heals-and-down-ranking-in-wrath-of-the-lich-king/comment-page-1/#comment-3325 Kripty Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:25:55 +0000 http://www.spooncraft.com/?p=3321#comment-3325 You are right, i dont like too when others asking only healup, mana regen is important too. BUT kill downranking is the worst blizzard idea ever. You are right, i dont like too when others asking only healup, mana regen is important too. BUT kill downranking is the worst blizzard idea ever.

]]> By: Elgar http://www.spooncraft.com/whatever/priest-heals-and-down-ranking-in-wrath-of-the-lich-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2588 Elgar Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:20:02 +0000 http://www.spooncraft.com/?p=3321#comment-2588 I play a holy priest, I have never downranked, well I shouldn't say never, I think I still have like GH 4 on my toolbar, but I typically just toss out the big one. I am a DS holy priest though, so that might make some difference in the mana regen, but I've never had a problem with mana regen, especially since the change in spirit. To me downranking seemed critical for those who had trouble managing mana and stacked bonus healing only. It's easy to fall into the bonus healing stacking trap because so many people who don't play healers want people with big bonus heal as they think it's the most important stat. When people ask me about my bonus heal, I tell them my bonus heal and my mana regen rates, because I feel that number is equally as important. I play a holy priest, I have never downranked, well I shouldn’t say never, I think I still have like GH 4 on my toolbar, but I typically just toss out the big one.

I am a DS holy priest though, so that might make some difference in the mana regen, but I’ve never had a problem with mana regen, especially since the change in spirit. To me downranking seemed critical for those who had trouble managing mana and stacked bonus healing only.

It’s easy to fall into the bonus healing stacking trap because so many people who don’t play healers want people with big bonus heal as they think it’s the most important stat. When people ask me about my bonus heal, I tell them my bonus heal and my mana regen rates, because I feel that number is equally as important.

]]> By: Striped Socks http://www.spooncraft.com/whatever/priest-heals-and-down-ranking-in-wrath-of-the-lich-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 Striped Socks Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:06:10 +0000 http://www.spooncraft.com/?p=3321#comment-2576 Actually, downranking heals is more than just that, especially to priests. You see as it is now in TBC, when you have a certain amount of bonus healing, lower ranks of a heal do automatically become more efficient than higher ranks, simply because the lower ranks also gain the bonus healing effects (even if they gain a lesser percent of them). If your heals are expensive when it comes to mana, downranking is even more important: Holy priests to frequently swap in Greater Heal(Rank 1) as even their very most common spell used, simply because the cost of using it is bearable. The changed done to the manacost of all spells, so that they cost a percent of one's mana, will affect holy priests in particular, but it will also be a major slap in the face to any healers who are used to depend on bonus healing/spellpower only. My comments Actually, downranking heals is more than just that, especially to priests. You see as it is now in TBC, when you have a certain amount of bonus healing, lower ranks of a heal do automatically become more efficient than higher ranks, simply because the lower ranks also gain the bonus healing effects (even if they gain a lesser percent of them).

If your heals are expensive when it comes to mana, downranking is even more important: Holy priests to frequently swap in Greater Heal(Rank 1) as even their very most common spell used, simply because the cost of using it is bearable. The changed done to the manacost of all spells, so that they cost a percent of one’s mana, will affect holy priests in particular, but it will also be a major slap in the face to any healers who are used to depend on bonus healing/spellpower only.

My comments

]]> By: Hirohubris http://www.spooncraft.com/whatever/priest-heals-and-down-ranking-in-wrath-of-the-lich-king/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 Hirohubris Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:17:05 +0000 http://www.spooncraft.com/?p=3321#comment-1946 I can understand the desire for downranked heals, and perhaps they'll make an exception. The abuses of downrankes spells has typically been in pvp anyway. However, topping someone off with a DR spell usually means it's not really necessary anyway in most cases. Occasionally, it's needed to ensure that all members are topped off before a raid-wide damage takes place, but I suspect that groups could handle that without too much difficulty. I used to us a DR spell on my shammy to get the Healing Way buff up on the tank, but it's not really necessary. I can understand the desire for downranked heals, and perhaps they’ll make an exception. The abuses of downrankes spells has typically been in pvp anyway. However, topping someone off with a DR spell usually means it’s not really necessary anyway in most cases. Occasionally, it’s needed to ensure that all members are topped off before a raid-wide damage takes place, but I suspect that groups could handle that without too much difficulty. I used to us a DR spell on my shammy to get the Healing Way buff up on the tank, but it’s not really necessary.

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