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Did I do something wrong here trying to heal
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Post by
etrin
Yesterday we were doing daily heroic and I did not use tree form.
WHY
well we were moving so fast I was getting left behind. Why in the heck do we move soo slow in form?
I even gave up trying to cast it when we got to next group of trash it was just a pain in the ass.
I only use tree on boss fights now.
IS this stupid?
do most people stay in tree form or shift or ?
I think what made me the maddest was going up stairs, in tree its like you are in slow motion.
Post by
Mike
tree goes the same speed as every1 else.
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Post by
daedly
trees did run slower, i think so anyway, many many patches ago.
some character models do like they have different running speeds, but this is just based on their size. Like a tauren and a gnome run the same speed, it just looks like the tauren is much slower. tree form is a little bigger than NE form, maybe that's why it looks slow to you. (no clue if your a moo cow)
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Post by
etrin
one of my buddies said that it just looks that way. Then we took off together and he beat me to the other end of the tournament grounds. Lag maybe, or something that is going on. I saw it big time yesterday on a long flight of stairs. Everyone got to the top a long time before me. Maybe it is just lag on me starting or something, I have been seeing a LOT of 300+ on the network lately.
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Post by
Celdhyrean
Either lag, or they all have a speed meta-gem or enchant on boots. The tree-form runs at the normal running speed, the slowing effect has been removed for quite a long time now.
Post by
etrin
I go to tree form for max healing and if the tank races ahead, sometimes I shift to cat/dash to catch up
this is what I am going to do from now on. Even if its just lag or some enchant I can keep up that way :)
I do see your point about them finding out real quick if I am behind.
I am trying so hard to do good as healer I sometimes try too hard and mess up.
I never want someone to say where the F#$%^ is he or why aren't you doing more.
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Post by
etrin
And I have healed several heroics not in tree. But I do it because the tank is overgeared and doesn't need much attention so I throw out some aoe to speed the run up.
yep I did not think that I am at the rear and then they start out and I have reaction time and well I am 50 yrds behind before I get started. They were very well geared, naxx and uld gear (wish I was LOL)
I am just getting started with this but so far druid healing is so much easier than my shammy. I guess it just my play style.
Post by
MegaVolt
Cat + dash helps.
Additionally it's the tanks problem if the healer is left behind. As tank in an easy heroic I also usually ignore the healer and just charge into the next mob. But I do this because I know that I can usually take 1-2 groups without any healing at all if I pop my cooldowns. So even if the healer doesn't catch up at all I won't wipe the group.
Just don't worry, walk as fast as you can and let the tank judge which mobs he can take while you lag behind and for which ones he actually needs healing.
Doing slow heroics is so boring. Most overgeared tanks run the daily HC for the triumph emblems and really don't care about anything else. They just want to get it done quickly. Everytime a non-healer asks for a mana break I feel the urge to just kick them ;) Slacking and lagging behind is just annoying in such runs. Especially as Druid healer you have instant spells anyway so casting on the move shouldn't really be a problem. You can also try to simply stay next to the tank so he doesn't have a head start when running to the next group.
Post by
skribs
Could be speed enchants, could be other factors. For example, hunters have aspect of the cheetah, warrior's could have charged, death knights could have had unholy aura up - all of these things increase run speed.
Also, if you're moving while casting, then you're going to be moving slower. Not instants, but if you stop to nourish/regrowth you're slowing down.
Post by
daedly
kow what you mean, going tree form in a bg is like daring someone, "come on, see if you can out dps my hots"
Post by
etrin
MegaVolt you described exactly what I needed to know. What is the tank doing...HE KNOWS his job and what he is doing. I need to follow his lead and throw a dot while moving.
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