Cross-posting in the Paladin forums for similar topic.
I used to heal on a Holy Paladin when it was a more traditional “tunnel health bars” healer. Ever since they changed the spec to be a melee healer where you want to be attacking and doing damage, I’ve had trouble adjusting and have mostly just given up trying to heal as a paladin. I’m having trouble changing my focus back and forth and back and forth between “Healing mode” looking at health bars and “Attack mode” looking at the battlefield, attacking, target swapping, avoiding melee mechanics in the melee mosh pit if I’m in my paladin, etc. I’m looking for some advice on things people did to help them adjust to a more damage-oriented healing style.
I’m comfortable doing one or the other, but constantly swapping between the two repeatedly hasn’t been easy. I get caught up in doing damage and I don’t heal enough. I heal too much and I don’t do enough damage and don’t get enough crusader strikes in to reset holy shock. It’s been hard to learn. Looking for advice.
Similarly, I’m very comfortable as Holy Priest, but it always kinda sucks so I need to learn Disc or Holy Pally to progress what I’m able to accomplish. Even standing at ranged, I have the same issue with disc. It’s been hard for me to learn to swap between healing and doing damage. It’s like my brain can’t process it. And it’s not like, say, shaman where maybe I can just cast some lightning bolts, flame shocks and lava bursts in downtime. That’s easy. But doing damage *to* heal... I just haven’t been successful in picking it up. Any advice? Anyone have the same problem?
Hope I explained that correctly. Thank you in advance.