Comments on: Healing Paranoia

By: Pike

Pike — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:26:21 +0000

My tree has healed tons o’ raids, including PuG raids, and tons o’ PuG heroics.

…

And yet I’m scared to heal the new LFG too.

(Partially because I’m afraid I’m going to get Halls of Reflection as the random and that place scares the leaves off of my poor tree.)

By: Lainiram

Lainiram — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:03:45 +0000

I’m a random pugger by nature. I may have leveled my priest, Lainiram, as shadow, but I have always tried to heal pugs. I’m always scared at first to do a pug as anything. Whether I’m playing my mage, DK, or pally. Are you as good as you think you are? Am I the weakest link?

After pugging thought out my first character, I learn that most people don’t care unless you all die spectacularly (which means fear into the fire and standing in it after the fear is gone). And you get used to how different each tank is and adjust really fast.

By: Askevar

Askevar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:22:13 +0000

I LOVE healing randoms. Despite my main being a tank however, I’m still slightly timid with the idea of tanking for strangers. Not sure what the deal is.

By: Anea

Anea — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:19:38 +0000

I hope you go for it! It’s always familiar and comfortable healing people you know and after the safety of a set group PuGs ARE scary… but it won’t be (too) bad!

I’m trying to get over my “tanking for strangers” bit, so I can definitely relate.

By: Dariahn

Dariahn — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:32:11 +0000

I’ve found that, while I have been wanting to focus more on my DPS gear, I’m not entirely comfortable letting some random stranger tank for me. I don’t know if they’re going to be one of these people who just picked up a couple offspec tank pieces and felt that was enough to throw themselves into the queue as both Tank and DPS – and trust me, if you throw yourself into the queue as both Tank and DPS, you WILL be tanking. But on the other hand, you only have so much to lose, and if the tank is really THAT bad the rest of the group will be able to see where the problem is if they have any sense at all. And if they don’t? When are you even going to see them again?

So go for it, and good luck.