Originally Posted by Deadbeatdad

This is where i somewhat disagree. I thought this was a place to help people better play their resto shaman. In fact I think I remember a sticky that says something like.



It may seem a bit nitpicky, but there were so many pages of gear discussion, that all centered around what I believe to be the core mistake a healer can make. Maximizing HPS.

Maxing HPS isn't going to help you be a better healer. Maxing mana return isn't going to make you be a better healer. Even comparing those two values and coming up with a Max HPS per X length of fight isn't going to make you a better healer. I'm sure i can TC a whole bunch of values, and make myself a theoretical healing beast. But when I don't get a heal to the right place at the right time, that entire gear set is a waste. And there is only 1 stat running that actually helps fix that timing issue.

I will never wear my haste gear because it increases my hps (even if in some cases it does). I wear my haste set because it decreases required reaction time and keeps more people alive, and helps my guild kill more bosses.

Look at most any guilds WWS for end game kills. 30-50% of healing is overhealing. You don't need MAX hps, sometimes you only need half of that...but you need it to get to the right places, at the right times.