Originally Posted by
Callypso
I'm a bit confused by your posts, as you say you have no issues with healing done relative to the other healers yet you say you run into mana issues a lot. Aparantly it's just the lack of mana that's frustrating you, not a lack of performance?
Here's a few thoughts to consider, some of them have been mentioned already:
- Are you spamming too much early on in the fight, running yourself oom later? (would explain the good numbers while you still have mana issues. Healing is teamwork, so don't overcompensate).
- Are you using your fiend optimally? (early so you can use it at least twice).
- Are you making sure you get a rapture proc ever 12 seconds? (Easy to forget if you're raid healing, but a shield on the tank every time the debuff drops is both good for your numbers and mana)
- Are you using your inner focus on cooldown? (macro it to your abilities for easy use)
- Are you keeping your 4 set bonus up? (This is a bit tricky since using penance on cd isn't always a good choice)
All of these point are things you could/should be doing to ensure your mana will last as long as possible, while barely affecting your playstyle or healing assignments. Each of these things will make a notable difference in your mana management, and if you combine everything together your mana should pretty much be fine, unless your raid is taking far more damage than they should.