Comments on: It Came From the PUG: A Resto Shaman Story http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/ 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: Arcticwolf http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24774 Arcticwolf Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:13:30 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24774 Not a PUG story, but a resto shammy story from back in TBC days. Had a lock as my main back then and my guild was doing Kara. had a new guy tanking for us and he got a few big hits on him at Attumen and the run was getting slaughtered. Somehow in the middle of it all I managed to pick up the Horse and was whispered by the shammy to keep attacking him, I would be right. So I did, keeping the aggro firmly on me while the shammy kept me alive the whole way to the end. That's right, I warlock tanked Attumen's Horse with the assistance of a resto shammy. Now I've decided to make my own shammy healer, hoping I can be as good as that. Not a PUG story, but a resto shammy story from back in TBC days.

Had a lock as my main back then and my guild was doing Kara. had a new guy tanking for us and he got a few big hits on him at Attumen and the run was getting slaughtered. Somehow in the middle of it all I managed to pick up the Horse and was whispered by the shammy to keep attacking him, I would be right. So I did, keeping the aggro firmly on me while the shammy kept me alive the whole way to the end.

That’s right, I warlock tanked Attumen’s Horse with the assistance of a resto shammy. Now I’ve decided to make my own shammy healer, hoping I can be as good as that.

]]> By: Madwings http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24756 Madwings Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:59:23 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24756 Okay, here's my story: I had dinged level 80 recently, and had done regular ToC a bit. After organizing a group, we were missing one thing. A tank. So, soon, after no bites on general or Lfg, somebody pops up on lfg. A paladin advertising for tanking Naturally, I asked him to tank, which he accepted. Only after we summon, etc. we wipe. Why? He's specced for dps. Okay, here’s my story:
I had dinged level 80 recently, and had done regular ToC a bit.
After organizing a group, we were missing one thing.
A tank.
So, soon, after no bites on general or Lfg, somebody pops up on lfg. A paladin advertising for tanking Naturally, I asked him to tank, which he accepted. Only after we summon, etc. we wipe. Why? He’s specced for dps.

]]> By: Mort http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24394 Mort Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:43:28 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24394 I just wanna know why I can't get an invite to H Nexus to DPS as a holy priest? LOL! I think it would be fun! I just wanna know why I can’t get an invite to H Nexus to DPS as a holy priest? LOL! I think it would be fun!

]]> By: Yunakin http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24312 Yunakin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:13:24 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24312 To reply to Thespius. I hope you know that most druids use PVP gear nowadays because it offers the most stam, which is the ONLY way to gear for end game. To reply to Thespius. I hope you know that most druids use PVP gear nowadays because it offers the most stam, which is the ONLY way to gear for end game.

]]> By: NIX http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24302 NIX Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:53:43 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24302 As a shaman who's healed heroics... my own personal game, you know, to keep things interesting as someone who spends half their raid time healing TOC and Ony pugs.... Personally, I like keeping track of my healing. I don't mean like, the meters, nor the laregest numbers I can throw out. Assuming we get a decently geared tank, which isn't really hard on Daily Heroics even in pugs, I like to see how often the tank makes me actually cast a spell. Normally, I drop Earth Shield the tank, drop my totems, and in most boss fights I'll cast a spot heal or two and recast ES once. The whole game goes to hell with a newer tank or DPS who aren't careful, or got forbid one of the bosses designed to do Group Damage. But in most cases, healing heroics as a shaman is ridiculously easy - I find it kind of relaxing. -ANA-NIX- As a shaman who’s healed heroics… my own personal game, you know, to keep things interesting as someone who spends half their raid time healing TOC and Ony pugs….
Personally, I like keeping track of my healing. I don’t mean like, the meters, nor the laregest numbers I can throw out. Assuming we get a decently geared tank, which isn’t really hard on Daily Heroics even in pugs, I like to see how often the tank makes me actually cast a spell.
Normally, I drop Earth Shield the tank, drop my totems, and in most boss fights I’ll cast a spot heal or two and recast ES once. The whole game goes to hell with a newer tank or DPS who aren’t careful, or got forbid one of the bosses designed to do Group Damage. But in most cases, healing heroics as a shaman is ridiculously easy – I find it kind of relaxing.
-ANA-NIX-

]]> By: Seriss http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24250 Seriss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:47:44 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24250 A healer can only be as good as his group will allow. I can't solo-heal a 10-man when everyone decides to stand in crap and huddle up to each other when spreading out somewhat would have done the trick *sigh* And then they say WE are the ones who suck. A healer can only be as good as his group will allow.

I can’t solo-heal a 10-man when everyone decides to stand in crap and huddle up to each other when spreading out somewhat would have done the trick *sigh*

And then they say WE are the ones who suck.

]]> By: Wiccanwolf http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24215 Wiccanwolf Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:36:12 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24215 LOL. Is that guy for real? Oh my God, that's such a classic. xD Talk about people who swallow stupid for breakfast, eh? The best PUG I've ever had was from Heroic Nexus, we had an Arms warrior who came in and after we dropped the first boss he demanded to tank because he "felt like it". After proceeding to question him as to why he would even bother considering we needed a DPS and not a tank, he proceeded to tell us all that we didn't know what we were talking about, nor did he need instruction on how to play. Our current tank then tells him, "Unless you're prot, you aren't tanking, sorry," and then gives us this gem: "What does being prot have to do with tanking?" "So when did you buy your account? xD" "Does it matter?" Such a classic. I still have the screenshot, actually, of that bit of wisdom. Gotta love people sometimes. LOL. Is that guy for real? Oh my God, that’s such a classic. xD Talk about people who swallow stupid for breakfast, eh?

The best PUG I’ve ever had was from Heroic Nexus, we had an Arms warrior who came in and after we dropped the first boss he demanded to tank because he “felt like it”. After proceeding to question him as to why he would even bother considering we needed a DPS and not a tank, he proceeded to tell us all that we didn’t know what we were talking about, nor did he need instruction on how to play.

Our current tank then tells him, “Unless you’re prot, you aren’t tanking, sorry,” and then gives us this gem:

“What does being prot have to do with tanking?”
“So when did you buy your account? xD”
“Does it matter?”

Such a classic. I still have the screenshot, actually, of that bit of wisdom. Gotta love people sometimes.

]]> By: Lychordia http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24198 Lychordia Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:24:23 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24198 I had the BEST PUG day ever! On Sunday I did a complete run on Sunwell Plateau, Black Temple, Mt. Hyjal, Serpentshrine Cavern, and Tempest Keep. It was an AMAZING day. I had the BEST PUG day ever! On Sunday I did a complete run on Sunwell Plateau, Black Temple, Mt. Hyjal, Serpentshrine Cavern, and Tempest Keep. It was an AMAZING day.

]]> By: Fiorra http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24153 Fiorra Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:55:10 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24153 Lodur! I <3 shammies...and yes I'm creeping :P Tell whoever says to you that you can't heal a heroic to "bugger off and stick it up their butt" Heh ;) F x .-= Fiorra´s last blog ..<a href="http://killhorde.blogspot.com/2009/10/ode-to-female-raid-leading.html" rel="nofollow">An Ode to Female Raid Leading</a> =-. Lodur!

I <3 shammies…and yes I'm creeping :P Tell whoever says to you that you can't heal a heroic to "bugger off and stick it up their butt" Heh ;)

F x
.-= Fiorra´s last blog ..An Ode to Female Raid Leading =-.

]]> By: Olivier http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/21/it-came-from-the-pug-a-resto-shaman-story/comment-page-1/#comment-24096 Olivier Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:38:43 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6354#comment-24096 On another note, I once got heat for not healing on the nexus first boss. Well, I was sheeped for the longest time. I asked repeatedly for our Shadow priest to dispell me, but he wouldn't do it, "because SPs can't dispell". I tried to explain that dispell magic is Disc, not Holy, at that there even is an exception for the other dispell, which though Holy can be done w/o dropping out of Shadowfor... no luck. On another note, I once got heat for not healing on the nexus first boss. Well, I was sheeped for the longest time. I asked repeatedly for our Shadow priest to dispell me, but he wouldn’t do it, “because SPs can’t dispell”. I tried to explain that dispell magic is Disc, not Holy, at that there even is an exception for the other dispell, which though Holy can be done w/o dropping out of Shadowfor… no luck.

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