Who's Fault is a Death in the Raid
January 3, 2009
Was the death your fault?
These are some questions to ask if there's a death in the raid. This will determine whether or not you're at fault.
Sometimes healing problems have nothing to do with the healer.
Yes, sometimes it is because of you, but there are often a number of factors leading to someone dying that is not your fault. Questions to ask if someone dies is:
If someone dies situations that it’s not your fault:
The boss hit the hard enrage timer
The tank didn’t reasonably avoid as much damage as possible
The tank didn’t use life saving items like Healing Potion or Fel Healthstone
The tank pulled too many mobs
The tank failed to use an ability that should have been used for the fight
Someone failed to do an ability/interrupt that they should have that would have done that would have helped to avoid the death
Someone failed to do an ability/interrupt that they should have that would have stopped an enemy heal which caused the fight to go too long
There a spike in damage that you or your tank cannot handle at your current gear level
The tank is below their defense cap
The fight went too long, with the DPS not doing enough damage and not being threat capped
The fight go too long, with the DPS not doing enough damage and them being threat capped
A player failed to apply a buff or debuff, which caused the death
The dead player did not have the appropriate item enhancements and gems
The dead player failed to use the appropriate buffs
The DPS or Healer stood in the fire or something else when they should have moved
The DPS or healer pulled agro from the tank
The DPS stood too close to a cleave or a whirlwind type attack
The DPS hit the mob too early
The player has too little health for this encounter
The player failed to bubble or use other evasion instead of dying
Situations where it is your fault or you need to improve:
The boss hit their soft enrage and you didn’t appropriately increase your healing? Eg, Patchwerk enrages at 5%.
Your gear isn’t up to this level of healing
You ran out of mana and no other player failed to do their job
You didn’t have Sacred Shield up on who was going to receive damage
You not learn the fight well enough beforehand
You did not anticipate the damage
You failed to follow your healing assignment
You failed to compensate when another healer died
You forget about an ability that you had to deal with
You failed to buff up enough to handle the healing required
Someone die due to you trying to climb the healing meters
You fell asleep or lost concentration
Your UI not set up to detect a debuff that you have to deal with fast
Something in real life distracted you. Eg. Child Agro, Wife Agro, TV etc.
You stood in the fire or something when you should have moved
You failed to bubble instead of dying
You don’t have the appropriate item enhancements and gems
You weren’t using the appropriate buffs
If it was your fault? Was it cause of something you could have done better? If so, admit it and fix it to the best of your ability so it won’t happen again.
A good rule of thumb:
While healing meters are a good indication of whether you’re doing well, the real test of success is whether your healing assignment is still alive.
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