Comments on: 5 Archetypes of the Healer http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/ 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: itara http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-25789 itara Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:06:09 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-25789 i started out a Average Gamer. My first toone (and my main) was a frost mage and i quickly found out that my server was in need of healers so i rolled a preist as my first alt. she just kinda sat there untill my mage was geared and what not. But once I started healing I was hooked. Healing is a hole different game. I'm tottally a hero complex healer (I actully cheer out load when i save a group form a wipe :P) while I do not have a tank, frost mages are pretty close right? lol i started out a Average Gamer. My first toone (and my main) was a frost mage and i quickly found out that my server was in need of healers so i rolled a preist as my first alt. she just kinda sat there untill my mage was geared and what not. But once I started healing I was hooked. Healing is a hole different game. I’m tottally a hero complex healer (I actully cheer out load when i save a group form a wipe :P )

while I do not have a tank, frost mages are pretty close right? lol

]]> By: Elpitha http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-25679 Elpitha Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:20:25 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-25679 Hero Complex (which is true in areas of RL as well). Without altruistic tendencies, why would we put up with all the crap? Hero Complex (which is true in areas of RL as well). Without altruistic tendencies, why would we put up with all the crap?

]]> By: Plaidman http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-25668 Plaidman Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:59:33 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-25668 Not to resurrect an old thread, Tree/Bear druid here. I think I fit the Hero Complex bill. Not to resurrect an old thread, Tree/Bear druid here. I think I fit the Hero Complex bill.

]]> By: Selhkna http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-24422 Selhkna Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:51 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-24422 Resto Shaman and DK tank here ;) And, yes... Hero Complex. Definitely. Resto Shaman and DK tank here ;)

And, yes… Hero Complex. Definitely.

]]> By: Omni http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-22337 Omni Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:33:50 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-22337 What a great post. I see parts of myself in several of the archetypes. My first character was a hunter (I came from EQ and the beastlord was my favorite class). Did a lot of vanilla WoW raiding with him. Seemed like my guild was always short on something. When BC launched, I decided I wanted to give tanking a try, so I rolled up a warrior and painful as it was, I learned the role and found myself enjoying it a lot. Eventually the cry for healing came about, and I got my druid moving forward. Same thing, I hit 70 and we needed a healer in Karazhan. I'd leveled up feral and really had only academic knowledge of druid healing at the time. I was scared to death, but I went resto, got my tree on, and just waded in. The first time was scary. The second time was WONDERFUL and I was hooked. Then doing the level crawl, I specced out of resto because we had so many healers leveling up. Got to 80, went back, and it was... meh... burnout. I couldn't identify what went wrong. I think I got a taste of the dps action and missed it. So out comes the hunter and I'm jamming along. Summer lull sets in and a lot of healers are no longer signing up for raids. I get to play hunter one night and resto druid the next. I hadn't healed in a LONG time, and I felt rusty, but it didn't take long to start getting the groove back. I noticed something else. With the hunter, seemed like my mind was wandering - a lot of my shot rotation stuff was second nature and I was able to do my job without stressing much at all. Going immediately the next day to the healer, the difference was made apparently clear. Healing, I have no time to let my mind wander. I'm watching health bars, trying to react, keep people up. More stress? Sure, but I found I was missing it. My guild leader, a smart and perceptive person, offered to let me go back to my druid as my raid main for a few months (longer if I want of course) so that we could help with the shortage of heals and so I could find out if I just needed a break from healing. Great post! Thank you. What a great post. I see parts of myself in several of the archetypes. My first character was a hunter (I came from EQ and the beastlord was my favorite class). Did a lot of vanilla WoW raiding with him.

Seemed like my guild was always short on something. When BC launched, I decided I wanted to give tanking a try, so I rolled up a warrior and painful as it was, I learned the role and found myself enjoying it a lot. Eventually the cry for healing came about, and I got my druid moving forward.

Same thing, I hit 70 and we needed a healer in Karazhan. I’d leveled up feral and really had only academic knowledge of druid healing at the time. I was scared to death, but I went resto, got my tree on, and just waded in. The first time was scary. The second time was WONDERFUL and I was hooked.

Then doing the level crawl, I specced out of resto because we had so many healers leveling up. Got to 80, went back, and it was… meh… burnout. I couldn’t identify what went wrong. I think I got a taste of the dps action and missed it.

So out comes the hunter and I’m jamming along. Summer lull sets in and a lot of healers are no longer signing up for raids. I get to play hunter one night and resto druid the next. I hadn’t healed in a LONG time, and I felt rusty, but it didn’t take long to start getting the groove back.

I noticed something else. With the hunter, seemed like my mind was wandering – a lot of my shot rotation stuff was second nature and I was able to do my job without stressing much at all. Going immediately the next day to the healer, the difference was made apparently clear. Healing, I have no time to let my mind wander. I’m watching health bars, trying to react, keep people up. More stress? Sure, but I found I was missing it.

My guild leader, a smart and perceptive person, offered to let me go back to my druid as my raid main for a few months (longer if I want of course) so that we could help with the shortage of heals and so I could find out if I just needed a break from healing.

Great post! Thank you.

]]> By: Roary http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-21897 Roary Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:21:19 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-21897 I guess I could say healing is in my mindset. When i start a game, first thing i look for is a cleric, priest, or medic type of character. Which is Ironic because I hate people in general and have a very low tolerance for tomfoolery and goofing off. Which in itself is also ironic, because it's a game and that's sort of why I'd play. On the otherhand, DPS fills my inner competitive needs, because dps meters are much more accurate than healing meters, and what dps doesn't love seeing themselves on top? Being a healer fills me with a sense of usefulness, DPS are DPS, there are some good ones, there are some bad ones, with DPS it's rotation and reaction, wheres the excitment, the thrill of the fight? With healing it's a constant vigilant watch, your eyes darting from bar to bar, assessing life percentages, cast times, damage predictions, order of importance (cause let's face it, if you see two dps near dead and you can only save one, you better save the one that hits more,( if there are no conditions that would otherwise give that player meaning) It's a constant heart throbbing fingers flying calculation fest in your head as a healer for me, it's such a rush. I don't know how other healers see it, maybe they just see a colored bar, and they press a button that makes it fill back up, but healing is special to me. I guess I could say healing is in my mindset. When i start a game, first thing i look for is a cleric, priest, or medic type of character. Which is Ironic because I hate people in general and have a very low tolerance for tomfoolery and goofing off. Which in itself is also ironic, because it’s a game and that’s sort of why I’d play.

On the otherhand, DPS fills my inner competitive needs, because dps meters are much more accurate than healing meters, and what dps doesn’t love seeing themselves on top?

Being a healer fills me with a sense of usefulness, DPS are DPS, there are some good ones, there are some bad ones, with DPS it’s rotation and reaction, wheres the excitment, the thrill of the fight? With healing it’s a constant vigilant watch, your eyes darting from bar to bar, assessing life percentages, cast times, damage predictions, order of importance (cause let’s face it, if you see two dps near dead and you can only save one, you better save the one that hits more,( if there are no conditions that would otherwise give that player meaning) It’s a constant heart throbbing fingers flying calculation fest in your head as a healer for me, it’s such a rush.

I don’t know how other healers see it, maybe they just see a colored bar, and they press a button that makes it fill back up, but healing is special to me.

]]> By: Marymoon http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-2/#comment-19084 Marymoon Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:31:09 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-19084 A little late this comment, but couldn´t be more true. Playing one of the most underpowered class in game atm, compared to Godladins of course, playing a shaman brought me a lot of feelings, and even arguments with officers about my role and why I am important to the raid before CoH nerf. At that time having 4 priests were better then having 1 resto shaman, and God I felt under appreciated there. Lodur , you´re awesome man, keep up the good work, don´t let nerfs scare you and bring me those new icons Blizzard, since is the only thing you are concerned about ! A little late this comment, but couldn´t be more true.
Playing one of the most underpowered class in game atm, compared to Godladins of course, playing a shaman brought me a lot of feelings, and even arguments with officers about my role and why I am important to the raid before CoH nerf.
At that time having 4 priests were better then having 1 resto shaman, and God I felt under appreciated there.

Lodur , you´re awesome man, keep up the good work, don´t let nerfs scare you and bring me those new icons Blizzard, since is the only thing you are concerned about !

]]> By: Nickolah/Lunestone http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-1/#comment-17745 Nickolah/Lunestone Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:21:29 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-17745 I can easily say I have a hero complex... I tanked up to Sunwell pre-WOTLK on my prot warrior, I was a guildless for a bit and seeing that tanks weren't needed as much I made my shammy a healer... and I LOVE it! I dunno if it's just a change I needed but right now I prefer healing over tanking (honestly I think tanking is a lot easier now, healing can be much more complex). Plus I enjoy PVP much more on my healer. I can easily say I have a hero complex… I tanked up to Sunwell pre-WOTLK on my prot warrior, I was a guildless for a bit and seeing that tanks weren’t needed as much I made my shammy a healer… and I LOVE it! I dunno if it’s just a change I needed but right now I prefer healing over tanking (honestly I think tanking is a lot easier now, healing can be much more complex). Plus I enjoy PVP much more on my healer.

]]> By: Zusterke http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-1/#comment-17250 Zusterke Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:23:27 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-17250 I theorycraft like mad I try to optimize my healing with every spell The only alt I have managed to lvl up is a tank. Damn ... I want a second opinion. I theorycraft like mad
I try to optimize my healing with every spell
The only alt I have managed to lvl up is a tank.

Damn … I want a second opinion.

]]> By: coralie http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/01/15/5-archetypes-of-the-healer/comment-page-1/#comment-17199 coralie Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:05:48 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=3354#comment-17199 I would prolly be the Hero Complex healer, i have a 80 paladin holy, a 70 holy priest and a lvl 71 druid tank :D also lvled the paladin and priest healing... i always help guildies when they need help with a quest or dungeon, don't know why but i just have an urge to help healing is just the most responsible role you could have in world of warcraft i suppose ;) I would prolly be the Hero Complex healer,

i have a 80 paladin holy, a 70 holy priest
and a lvl 71 druid tank :D

also lvled the paladin and priest healing…
i always help guildies when they need help with a quest or dungeon,
don’t know why but i just have an urge to help
healing is just the most responsible role you could have in world of warcraft i suppose ;)

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