Time Management: Heroics
Thursday, February 25, 2010 [Views: 1465] [Registration Required]
There are so many things to do. Random Heroic Daily, Raid Weekly Quest, your dailies to keep up your gold not to mention your guild 10 and 25 man raids. It really eats up your time. If you're anything like me there is a limit to how much time you can spend playing. We're going to talk about a small part of your time management. Running Heroics.... [Read more]
Interpretation and Understanding
Thursday, February 18, 2010 [Views: 1229] [Registration Required]
What sparked this article was a spirited debate with one of the readers of www.theholypaladin.com quoting elitist jerks about haste and how I was just plain wrong in how haste works. While I don't mind being wrong, I have done the math multiple times on the subject.... [Read more]
Raiding While Fatigued
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 [Views: 1188]
Fatigue is a topic that I haven't seen covered when related to healing, but it's a very important thing to consider when evaluating a healers performance and can be something that could be dragging your performance down. The reason that I thought about this is I've been plagued by it lately :(... [Read more]
Healing is often Contradictory
Monday, February 01, 2010 [Views: 3040] [Registration Required]
We hear it all the time, "Great healing" and "I died, you suck noob". "You got to keep your cool" and "You stupid **** **** noob ****er". "Stick to your healing assignment" and "a good healer knows when to adjust". No wonder we all get confused when starting out as a healer.... It's important to understand how contradictions effect our healing and what we can do about it.... [Read more]
Don't get ahead of the tanks
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 [Views: 1544]
It's important to let the tanks do their job. One thing that makes it hard for them is when you get in front of them....... [Read more]
Greed Costs
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 [Views: 2115]
It's human nature to get everything we can, often as fast as we can. Most don't realize that greed has its costs.... [Read more]
Abilities that are not used are wasted
Thursday, January 07, 2010 [Views: 4575]
I see it all the time, so many holy paladin's casting only one or two spells, claiming that they're doing all they can to avoid the dreaded wipe. The truth of the matter is: If you're not using all your abilities, you're wasting them.... [Read more]
Healer Burnout
Monday, December 28, 2009 [Views: 3024]
First of all, this all assumes you're in a raiding guild as a healer. Healer burnout isn't really relevant if you only pug since you get to choose when you play and what you play as. One of the biggest problem for healers is burnout.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Thinking For Yourself
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 [Views: 3977]
Question: What's the difference between a good Holy Paladin and a great Holy Paladin? Answer: The ability to think for yourself.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Searching For a New Guild
Friday, May 15, 2009 [Views: 836]
I hear some people have lots of problems finding a guild to join. So many people I know are having issues like this. Being a healer really does help as good healers are always in demand but...... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Recruiting - Beward of the Seasonal Player
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 [Views: 562]
Our guild is very selective when we recruit. We particularly look for players that will be here in years, now just months.There are some players that fit into the description of a Seasonal Player. They are typically those who only play during holidays or those who only come out to play when there's fresh content.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Improving Healers as the Healing Lead
Sunday, May 10, 2009 [Views: 1060]
Being a healing leader isn't something that is easy. In truth, its damn hard. Not only do you have to be a good healer, you have to be a good leader. It's important to lead by example.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Fear of Loss
Monday, January 19, 2009 [Views: 905]
It feels wierd talking about a pop psychology topic on a Holy Paladin site but I feel it's important. I see many topics posted on forums about how they feel unappreciated as a healer, especially after a wipe.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Trust Your Tank
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 614]
There needs to be a trust between you and your tank. You need to trust that your tank will hold agro, and your tank needs to trust that you’ll keep them up.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Should We Really Always Be Casting
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 2468]
Should you always be casting?... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Healing Agro
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 998]
If you suffer from continual healing agro, there is something wrong. It's usually one of two things that can be wrong.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: PUG = Probably Under Geared?
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 771]
This is a small topic about group selection. It's a good idea to group with players that are similarly geared as you. Everyone wants those who are over geared, but it isn't always a good an idea in a pug.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Heal Someone Who Refuses To Eat
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 945]
Should you heal someone who refuses to eat? Yes and no. It depends on the group. Most of the time, the answer is no...... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Players Failing To Run Back
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 902]
Your group wipes. You run back with some others and when you arrive, you find one or more waiting for you to resurrect them. Not only is this a pet peeve of mine, it boils my blood when another healer in a pug raid resurrects them.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: When Grouped With Idiot Players
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 1109]
You know the kind.... So what do you do with them?... [Read more]
Healing Lesson #9: Trust Your Fellow Raid Members
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 263]
I know it's hard to do, but you have to do it...... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Accepting Responsibility
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 481]
This is a really tough part for many raiders, not just healers. You’ve really stuffed up and it caused a wipe, or if not a wipe, multiple deaths.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Healing Outside Your Assignment
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 758]
All healers want to help, it's probably the reason they became healers in the first place. Its natural that you want to do as much as possible and stretch your abilities to the limit.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Trinkets
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 1218]
Are you the kind of person who forgets to pop their trinkets whenever they are on Cool Down?... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Healing Pets
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 711]
Healing pets is quite important. It's something that you should do and so few do it.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Staying Alive
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 598]
A dead healer does no healing. Just like others in the raid, you have a responsibility to not only do your assignment, but to keep yourself alive as best you can.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: Raid Awareness
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 [Views: 482]
Experience usually teaches this and it's often what separates a great raider from an ordinary one (assuming both are similarly geared).... [Read more]
Healing Lesson #18: I have a life
Monday, January 05, 2009 [Views: 1079]
If I had a 50 gold for every time I heard this from someone in a failed pug I'd be rich. Every time I hear this, I just want to reach through my screen and stangle them.... [Read more]
Healing Lesson: The funny 3 rules of healing
Saturday, January 03, 2009 [Views: 2300]
There are 3 funny rules of healing... and they are...... [Read more]
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