Comments on: Making the Jump from 10s Casual to 25s Progressive

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:44:16 +0000

Thanks! I’ve always been a 25s player at heart, only did a year’s stint in a 10s guild when I took a break from progression raiding. I know a lot of people don’t want to go back after tasting 10s, but not me! As long as there’ll be 25s guilds, I’ll be a 25s raider.

I still have to put a lot of thought into my healing, but it’s nice, I like the challenge. It can be discouraging at times, especially since the other holy pally is incredibly good, but I’m determined!

By: anafielle

anafielle — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:59:15 +0000

Good luck. I LOVE seeing people making the switch to the content level I love so much

I have seen a lot of healers come to us out of 10m raids all the time and I think that healers have the hardest transition. The dynamics of healing on a larger team are very different. I am sure that you will be fine though

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:28:33 +0000

Lots of HR spamming but you also still have to keep the tank alive. Whether healing 25s or 10s is more fun is really a personal thing. I can definitely see what others like about 10s (I do kind of miss the exciting moments of 2-manning the last 20% of a boss with the tank because everyone died), yet I love me the chaos of 25s!

By: AliPally

AliPally — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:00:21 +0000

‘it’ being Holy Radiance. I’m tired!

By: AliPally

AliPally — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:58:42 +0000

While I acknowledge it has made Paladins viable (if not OP) raid healers, the truth is I’m never more happy than when I’m using all of my various spells in a 2 person healing team, rather than in a group of 6-7 healers and being tied down to a specific assignment, especially if in the latter my role would be spamming radiance all night. I think radiance is the dullest spell I have ever used; lazy healing at its worst.

Anyway, glad you are enjoying progression again!

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:13:31 +0000

I’m always embarrassed too. I couldn’t imagine not being embarrassed by mistakes! But that might be why I feel more at home in relatively progressive guilds. At least then, everyone wants to be at their best and does everything they can to avoid or fix mistakes. In a more casual guild, where the attitude toward mistakes is “oh well, lets just tell a joke as a we run”, I get frustrated very quickly since I feel alone in my preoccupations with execution.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:05:12 +0000

Thank you! And thanks for your comment!

I think you summed my experience up perfectly with “a race to see who can be the first to AoE spam heal everyone off while keeping up the targets assigned to you”. That’s exactly how I feel in raids these days, especially when the other holy paladin is healing with me.

By: Aphrael

Aphrael — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:52:13 +0000

Hey, I’m Aphrael(Chainfire) from Method (Formally Ensidia) and I was in pretty much the same place you are. Jumping from healing in a 10man guild to a hardcore progression guild was a big step, the way you heal is completely different. It’s more of a race to see who can be the first to AoE spam heal everyone off while keeping up the targets assigned to you (hellow HC Zon’ozz!).

Best of luck with your progression

By: Stubborn

Stubborn — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:26:40 +0000

I love it when I or others feel embarrassed by screwing up. That embarrassment shows a lot of care about what your teammates think of you and about how you view yourself as a raider. When players refuse to admit they screwed up or act nonchalant like it’s no big deal, I get worried because I feel like they’re putting their ego before the good of the team, and darkness lay down that path.

Every time I screw up I feel totally embarrassed, and I think it’s a good thing, and while it doesn’t stop the wipe from happening, it certainly shows you’ve got your gaming priorities in the right place: on the team.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:38:14 +0000

Thank you! My heart’s always been in 25s. When I took a break and raided 10s, I missed the chaos (and the larger healing team) badly. I’m so happy to be back!

What you say about the different tiers makes a lot of sense. I did the beginning of Tier 11 with a 25 progression group, but had to quit early on so I don’t remember much. If it was anything like the 10s experience, than yeah, I really see how past tiers would have been more limiting in terms of assignment locks. I’m loving the damage patterns in Dragon Soul, where each fight is a little bit different to heal and calls for some healer judgment. It’s a good time to be a holy paladin!