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IncGamers: MMO Weekly 27/10/09

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IncGamers'Jeff Hollis looks at the role of the healer in MMO games.

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"No, the folks I'm referring to are the part-time healers. These are players that chose a class because they enjoy a non-healing aspect of the class, but somehow find themselves repeatedly thrown into the healing role. One of my WoW characters – an enhancement shaman – is a phenomenal DPSer. He's in a full set of PvP gear, in fact. Yet, despite this, I have had the experience of *repeatedly* being called upon to heal."
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Fyzzu - 61 days 11 hours ago
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Yeah, I can relate to this. I had a full-time healer for awhile and I don't mind playing it, but while levelling a Druid recently I had the wonderful experience of being forced to DPS, tank, and heal - generally shifting form at least four times per battle - in an instance, because everyone meant to be doing each of those jobs was inept. Hooray for low-level instances, I guess.
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Leord - 61 days 10 hours ago
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Haven't we all? :P
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Dorjan - 61 days 10 hours ago
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I play RDM in FFXI and don't mind healing, although I can only support and not main heal with my gear I've never minded subbing WHM and going pure heal if needed.
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Leord - 61 days 10 hours ago
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Love the pic.

Hate to heal with my retri pala :(
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Maticus - 61 days 10 hours ago
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I don't mind healing at all actually.

But the same thing happens with tanking classes. I've been a DPS warrior for a long time, love it, but recently started tanking due to a shortage of tanks in the guild. Now, that's all I'm wanted for. Sucks.
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Redrudy - 61 days 8 hours ago
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I don't mind performing some healing support occasionally.
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