That depends entirely on content design. If the few-man content (5 man in particular) is designed with a lot of raid damage the way Loken is, then you need every healing class to be a decent AOE healer. If the few man content is strictly limited in AOE damage, on the other hand, you don't need all healers to be AOE healers.Originally Posted by Cynic
If the AOE healer uses a heal that hits five targets for one fifth of your single target heal, then you should be the one coming out on top simply because you will likely be healing the tank (main aggro target) which always take more than 10x the damage of anyone in the raid.Originally Posted by Sanguissa
AOE healing is meant to keep a lot of people topped up (it's not your responsibility as a healer to keep 10 people alive if they stand in the fire, it's THEIR responsibility not to stand in it in the first place), it's NOT meant to be a raw healing force/source.