Warning for Shamroq: 2. All opinions should be stated as succinctly as possible.

• Aldriana · 09/12/09, 5:12 AM

Post: [Resto] Best Practices: PvE Healing Discussion
User: Shamroq
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Originally Posted by gabrielrockman

That's why I've been paying attention to overhealing meters, and my overhealing % has been less than the other healers in my raid. The lowest it has been is 21%, and the highest its been is around 50%. The only thing I have to compare my overhealing % to is the other healers in my raid, which has made me think that my overhealing isn't a problem. I've found that normally my Healing Waves are landing on people who need big heals, not people who need small heals. Giving them small heals is causing them to die because they don't need weak heals. I reserve Riptide for those that need smaller heals.

Recount will show you both your percentage of overhealing as compared to the other healers AND what percentage of your own heals are overheals.

If your dps and healers need 12k heals regularly without overhealing, they're standing in fire or other such unnecessary damage way too often. Are you tank healing or raid healing?

Originally Posted by gabrielrockman

The only way you can be confused about RT-HW-HW taking the same amount of time as CH-CH is if you are forgetting about Tidal Waves. With my low 375 haste rating and a wrath of air totem (and no t8 4 set bonus), Healing Wave takes 1.5 seconds and Chain Heal takes 2.14 seconds. With higher haste rating, the difference in cast times between the two options grows a bit more, but they still remain very similar.

Tidal waves is only effective for the 2 healing waves immediately following a riptide or lesser healing wave. Whereas chain heal cast time is not dependent upon any other spell. So under your very specific circumstances, RT-HW-HW may be faster than CH-CH, but you're staking the times upon always using a set rotation. That's been addressed repeatedly in this thread.

Originally Posted by gabrielrockman

As I said before, Chain Heal can jump only 12.5 yards, and can jump to a 90% health person instead of a 30% health person. AA has a 40 yard range and chooses the lowest % health person.

Presuming the 30% health individual is in range, Chain Heal would jump to them before a 90% health player. Chain heal is a "smart heal" in that sense. Unless your crit is ridiculously high or RNG really loves you, AA does not proc off of every single Healing Wave. If it's proccing off of Riptide, the heals from it will be much lower. Whereas with conscientious casting, CH will always hit it's 2nd, 3rd, and (if glyphed) 4th targets.

It is a vastly more effective tool when the shaman has a bit of situational awareness. I've not found it difficult to take a quick look at the raid, and know that when I hit Person A with chain heal, it's likely to hit B,C, and D; then to plan my next cast to hit person E who's 20 yards away from A.