Comments on: 5 Barriers of a Raid Healer – Part 3: Tunnel Vision http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/ Practical advice for World of Warcraft healers and leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel’s Scattered Thoughts » Blog Archive » Why Do I Raid Lead? http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-8311 Joel’s Scattered Thoughts » Blog Archive » Why Do I Raid Lead? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:40:00 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-8311 [...] a lot of the fight (especially in pre-BC raiding). You focus on your heal targets, keep them up and that’s it. As a raid leader I not only get to see the whole fight, I have to know what’s going to [...] [...] a lot of the fight (especially in pre-BC raiding). You focus on your heal targets, keep them up and that’s it. As a raid leader I not only get to see the whole fight, I have to know what’s going to [...]

]]> By: 5 Barriers of a Raid Healer - Part 4: Overconfidence : World of Matticus http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-7964 5 Barriers of a Raid Healer - Part 4: Overconfidence : World of Matticus Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:02:50 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-7964 [...] Limiting yourself because of tunnel vision [...] [...] Limiting yourself because of tunnel vision [...]

]]> By: yunk http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-7925 yunk Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-7925 I put #1 and 3 into practice by moving the camera around, even during a gheal where I'm stationary for a few seconds. We've been doing void reaver and solarian lately and I find moving the camera around helps me a lot. It was hard to move all the little bars and timers away from the center of my screen so I can see myself, but once we started ssc/tk it was necessary. I put #1 and 3 into practice by moving the camera around, even during a gheal where I’m stationary for a few seconds.

We’ve been doing void reaver and solarian lately and I find moving the camera around helps me a lot.

It was hard to move all the little bars and timers away from the center of my screen so I can see myself, but once we started ssc/tk it was necessary.

]]> By: Wynthea http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-7872 Wynthea Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:30:31 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-7872 I love this post... being aware of that third world, beyond my raid frames is always my greatest challenge; i must say, the hard work is paying off, and my longevity is resulting in topping all the meters. I do have to pick at you though - you say shammies are better raid healers. . .but no shaman can touch a good CoH priest on fights like the trash on RoS or on the BloodBoil fight. Or Archi... or any of the other encounters where moving, being spread out, or party-specific AoE heals matter. Bwuahahaha, Priest-class Pride! I love this post… being aware of that third world, beyond my raid frames is always my greatest challenge; i must say, the hard work is paying off, and my longevity is resulting in topping all the meters.

I do have to pick at you though – you say shammies are better raid healers. . .but no shaman can touch a good CoH priest on fights like the trash on RoS or on the BloodBoil fight. Or Archi… or any of the other encounters where moving, being spread out, or party-specific AoE heals matter. Bwuahahaha, Priest-class Pride!

]]> By: Blori http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-7855 Blori Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:49:19 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-7855 ...And never forget the ageless advice of your warrior buddy... "STFU and Heal!!111" :) …And never forget the ageless advice of your warrior buddy…

“STFU and Heal!!111″

:)

]]> By: Doug http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-7851 Doug Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:18:39 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-7851 On the subject of minimizing down time, if you need to move soon (ie. repositioning for bloodboil) and not immediately (ie. doomfire)do it when refreshing PoM/Renew/PW:S/CoH, or any other instant casts. Moving during the GCD whenever possible goes a long way to helping you avoid tunnel vision, by forcing you to look at where you're going (and whats going around your precious bars), while being mindful of the time you have to move. This minimizes the healing output lost by retaining mobility, and is an ESSENTIAL skill to master if you want to be successful in BT/Hyjal and Arenas. As you get better at this, your focus will adjust allowing to take in, not only the health bars of everyone, but the environment, position of allies, debuffs, and cooldowns as well. On the subject of minimizing down time, if you need to move soon (ie. repositioning for bloodboil) and not immediately (ie. doomfire)do it when refreshing PoM/Renew/PW:S/CoH, or any other instant casts. Moving during the GCD whenever possible goes a long way to helping you avoid tunnel vision, by forcing you to look at where you’re going (and whats going around your precious bars), while being mindful of the time you have to move. This minimizes the healing output lost by retaining mobility, and is an ESSENTIAL skill to master if you want to be successful in BT/Hyjal and Arenas. As you get better at this, your focus will adjust allowing to take in, not only the health bars of everyone, but the environment, position of allies, debuffs, and cooldowns as well.

]]> By: Bellwether http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-3-tunnel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-7847 Bellwether Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:06:28 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/03/15/5-barriers-of-a-raid-healer-part-2-tunnel-vision/#comment-7847 I was just talking about this with a friend of mine, how "I didn't see what happened; all I see is bars" or "I don't know what the inside of the instance looks like; I only look at bars" are only true of bad healers or "good" healers wanting an excuse for why things went wrong. I was just talking about this with a friend of mine, how “I didn’t see what happened; all I see is bars” or “I don’t know what the inside of the instance looks like; I only look at bars” are only true of bad healers or “good” healers wanting an excuse for why things went wrong.

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