So ive been running GB, HoO, and lost city.
Im not that geared, im barely geared for those dungeons listed...
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...s/ondre/simple
^ My gear...
I did one GB run this morning that went exceptionally well, the tank marked everything dps CC'ed. Dps was high, so i didnt have to spam heal. 0 deaths, SMOOTH run.
Now this last group i joined before logging just now...
First pally tank... Runs in first pull tries to tank everything wotlk style. Im struggling to heal him, spamming my fast heal just so he could stay alive.
I ask him kindly...
"hey can you mark so we can cc plz "
Be replies "NO!"
I thought he was joking so i continued to heal through it moving towards the dragons. The tank then says some rude comment about dps. Ill admit dps was very low, and this is coming from an 85 lock who knows what good dps is These guys were pulling 3-4k with no cc..
I didnt complain i just kept at it.
Now we get to the elemental dudes who hit like trucks... I try to cc, and the tank runs in WOTLK style again and starting aoeing tanking!
So i ask him to mark stuff up, because i really cant keep him up due to my gear, and finite mana pool.
The dps got mad that the tank kept ragging on em so they kicked em...
2nd tank comes... So i tell em, hey feel free to cc. Its tough to keep up with heals on these packs.
Ignores me and does a wotlk style pull, dps follows.
3 packs in we get to elemental dudes again. Tank dies... We rez up, tank pauses for a second. So i get a whisper from another member...
"hey this dude is trying to kick you, says you suck..."
Im like : / wow... The group does not agree with the kick and I remain.
next tank comes in this is the 3rd pally tank mind you... I ask him to mark up for cc, and let me know when he is ready.
Curious how he got his hp so high, He is stacking all stam gems in his gear, he runs in tries to aoe tank the elemental pack. I use my fast heal, use my insta big heal. BOOM he dies trying to tank the 6 mobs.
I had enough, i told them i was sorry i couldn't perform for them. And i left.
This isnt like wotlk,
Ive been healing for 3 years, im so used to being able to heal through mistakes people make. But now i cant. Now if people dont want to cc, dont want to avoid damge, dont want to do their best dps so the mobs die fast... Things will get ugly. And no matter how hard i try i cant just "out heal mistakes..."
It was just a profound moment for me. I have a warlock 344 ilevel and i didnt think cata was that hard.
Until I tried to heal.
Overall its fun, and scary mostly trying to heal pugs now.
Sometimes you get a really good experienced pug, who will cc and dps really well... Other times you get a group that doesnt understand you cant heal through mistakes anymore. Not ccing when you can, not dpsing high enough, not avoiding damage are costly mistakes. Im glad i rolled heals to see that, now when i dps i will be sure to cc everything i can, and avoid as much dmg as possible. Heals really have a rough job.