Hi I am a recent returning player from WotLK, and have jumped back into the game as a resto druid. I've been working hard to gear up in quests/heroics, and am currently at 645 ilvl, a lot of which is poorly itemized PvP gear. A small raiding guild recruited me, they raid 2 nights a week fairly casually, basically what I'm looking for.
They are working on heroic Imperator and took me along, first time I've ever done the fight. I did just fine in executing the mechanics of don't stand in things and positioning and whatnot, I was even complimented for it. We were very close a few times but just haven't eaked it out yet. The other healers, who are all 660-670 ilvl were doing 25-32k hps, while I was doing a mere 18-20K hps (and struggling with mana in p4 at that). I offered to drop the group due to my not pulling weight, but they asked me to stay anyways <3.
Keep in mind that this is a very casual group, and I don't know what is considered "good" for this fight. But is that difference in hps typical of the gear difference between us? I am worried that alongside the gear I'm also doing something horribly wrong. Or am I just being paranoid and just need to gear up?