tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post5932022496884806018..comments2023-10-05T12:43:59.413-04:00Comments on Honor's Code: Swing ManHonors Codehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603644804340531952noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-31844428352548595922010-01-22T13:11:36.366-05:002010-01-22T13:11:36.366-05:00if you're looking for a timer to track your be...if you're looking for a timer to track your beacon and judgements of the pure, check clcbpt on curse. i track mine through vuhdo but w/e works for you.apokteinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-19984379929043224442010-01-22T08:57:39.369-05:002010-01-22T08:57:39.369-05:00Like Hana said, letting the Beacon fall of is norm...Like Hana said, letting the Beacon fall of is normally a bad thing. I would suggest some sort of timer (I want to say I used DoTimer, with everything turned off except to watch for Beacon of Light). This will give you a timer for the duration of BoL, since it's not a buff you cast on yourself. I know it helped me a lot.Crofehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541418467095439951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-86578933835910079992010-01-22T05:54:50.941-05:002010-01-22T05:54:50.941-05:00My main is a hunter but I recently levelled a 2nd ...My main is a hunter but I recently levelled a 2nd toon to 80 - enter the Holy Pally.<br /><br />Now I'd never had any experience of healing but what seemed like the biggest choice at the beginning was as simple as how to cast spells.<br /><br />My brother at the time was playing a raiding Holy Pally and swore by Healbot for click based healing - I tried this and really didn't like it, just much too different from having everything key-bound on the hunter.<br /><br />So my main piece of advice - which you may already be doing - would be to set up mouse-over macros for your main spells like the ones below (from memory).<br /><br />#showtooltip Holy Light<br />/cast [target=mouseover,noharm,nodead][target=target,noharm,nodead] Holy Light<br /><br />#showtooltip Holy Light<br />/cast [target=mouseover,noharm,nodead][target=target,noharm,nodead][target=player] Cleanse<br /><br />etc.<br /><br />Additionally being able to judge usefully without having to worry about targetting each time can be achieved using a focus macro similar to below where you can set your focus to the boss or the tank (later is especially useful for heroics).<br /><br />#showtooltip Judgement of Light/Wis<br />/cast [target=target,harm,nodead][target=focus,harm,nodead][target=focustarget,harm,nodead] Judgement of Light/Wis<br /><br />Of course the priority of the target choices above can be tweaked.<br /><br />Sythe - 80 Hunter - Anachronos-eu<br />Dominoe - 80 Pally - Anachronos-euUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172074770881253372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-65703079409312489412010-01-21T16:16:32.801-05:002010-01-21T16:16:32.801-05:00What's my main Again? has a good suggestion. ...What's my main Again? has a good suggestion. I cut my teeth on raid healing in Alterac Valley. Nothing quite prepares for you unexpected burst damage and on-the-fly triage quite like PvP.<br /><br />I think one of the biggest issues I've seen among new paladin healers is that they get the beacon and ss going at the start of the fight, but then they let them drop and may or may not get around to refreshing them in a timely manner. And admittedly it can get chaotic enough during a raid that a new healer might not find the mental bandwidth to remember to keep them up.<br /><br />During one of our early Deathbringer Saurfang attempts we lost someone to a Mark of Blood due to a Beacon not being refreshed when it was supposed to have been.<br /><br />But pally healing isn't that hard once you get the hang of it. Nothing teaches better than practice.Hanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020803566446071455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-67149618443802037242010-01-21T15:57:40.451-05:002010-01-21T15:57:40.451-05:00Somebody already mentioned it, but BGs are a great...Somebody already mentioned it, but BGs are a great way to get comfortable with pally healing. Recruit your guildies and make them go bging with you, stick together and see how long you can keep the group alive...erikbransonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503503584321103628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-73922748331806027702010-01-21T15:04:23.657-05:002010-01-21T15:04:23.657-05:00My advice is go get a friend and run some BG's...My advice is go get a friend and run some BG's together. Consider him your tank and try and keep him and everyone around you alive. Heroics are dull and boring (with the exception of the new 5 man's) when it comes to healing but BG's someone is always on the edge of dying... and if they die it isn't a huge deal. Healing in BG's will get you very familiar with your emergency buttons and on prioritizing healing. <br /><br />Just my 2 cents.What's my main Again?http://whatsmymain.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-21179333756561631732010-01-21T14:40:59.430-05:002010-01-21T14:40:59.430-05:00In my experience, a good paladin healer can free u...In my experience, a good paladin healer can free up healing in other areas - especially on fights where you've got two tanks taking a ton of damage (like Anub).<br /><br />A great thing you could do say for Princes is put your SS on your ranged tank, BoL on the tank on the far side of the room, and just spam the ranged tank. You'd be w/in 40 yds of each of them, but they're closer to 60yds apart. If you can get a druid (kitty is perfect for this) dedicated to innervating you - I'm pretty sure you could drop back down to 2 healing this.Adgamorixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642665863641484225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-77501016505215373982010-01-21T14:30:58.378-05:002010-01-21T14:30:58.378-05:00If you are used to tank-stress, healing is not tha...If you are used to tank-stress, healing is not that bad.<br /><br />Totally different way of approaching each encounter. You have to be much more aware of what the rest o the raid are doing, keeping them alive, and keeping your own body out of the bad stuff.<br /><br />Good luck with swinging it! <br /><br />Hybrid FTW!Dracomagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831401352522431903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-28028181278480285232010-01-21T14:19:29.342-05:002010-01-21T14:19:29.342-05:00Also, becuase you asked specifically for it and it...Also, becuase you asked specifically for it and it provoked thought... You are right- It's all about this spell and that spell. Stack Int and go nuts. <br /><br />Nobody really defines to a person new to healing what "go nuts" really means, outlining our jobs and how it changes in certain scenarios. I'll try to get this done here in the next day or two... I like the idea.Turielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375426769424700054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-18015249242553447422010-01-21T14:17:26.829-05:002010-01-21T14:17:26.829-05:00Welcome to the Light side!
I find it amusing becu...Welcome to the Light side!<br /><br />I find it amusing becuase I act as the same swing man in our 10 and 25mans, but in the opposite role. I sit as our 4th Tank and 1st Paladin healer. <br /><br />You will find that even being great in your main role, sometimes your role is slightly insignificant for certain fights. (For me when single target heals are not useful and tank damage isn't high... Faction Champs? I felt useless.) <br /><br />And hey! Try it out, if it isn't for you, then no worries!Turielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375426769424700054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-91558128952450974572010-01-21T13:55:38.340-05:002010-01-21T13:55:38.340-05:00I've got a big post on some of the cooldowns/o...I've got a big post on some of the cooldowns/oh shit buttons/macros you might want to look at for Holy Pallying (see it here: http://toomanyannas.com/ask-anna/ask-anna-beyond-holy-light-paladin-spells-and-tricks/ )<br /><br />That said, beyond how to basically set up a fight (who to beacon, who to Shield, FoL Hot and Light's Grace), it's all up in the air. There is no rotation, because you never know who is going to get hit or how hard - even the tank, who might get lucky and duck just in time, totally avoiding a smash hit. It's part of what makes healing fun!Annahttp://www.toomanyannas.comnoreply@blogger.com