tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post4677150752365830668..comments2024-01-18T16:20:09.743+01:00Comments on Nils' Blog: Late Night Speed Runs, EncodingNilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-32842606886155227332011-10-05T10:16:21.897+02:002011-10-05T10:16:21.897+02:00Adding some random comments:
- when leveling tank...Adding some random comments:<br /><br />- when leveling tanks with LFD, I always assume that the group sucks, starting with the healer. So, unless I get some very clear and evident feedback (= messages) telling me to pull more/go faster, I always play safe. Tanks are paranoid people :)<br /><br />- if your gameplay is incredibly boring you're doing something wrong. Like choosing the wrong class/spec, probably. If I had found myself spamming lesser healing wave when leveling my shaman in WotLK, I'd have dumped it.<br /><br />- it's not desperate healers who keep everyone at full health: you should try to keep everyone at full health as much as possible, mana permitting. Things can go wrong, you can have a lag spike, a DPS may get aggro, full health bars give you more time before people start dying.Helistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435861741164342377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-205394661404019332011-10-04T22:45:11.516+02:002011-10-04T22:45:11.516+02:00In the end, 50% of the player are below average.
...<i>In the end, 50% of the player are below average. </i><br /><br />Yeah, that's called skill. Only desperate healers heal everyone to max all the time. And those who think that they have endless mana. The real trick is to not let anyone die while using as little mana as possible and supporting the group with as much damage as possible.<br /><br />I think you're quoted text is very outdated, actually. It was like that in the beginning. Since then I played every role in a MMO; and so have many players. <br />We were always searching for something new to explore. The mechanics of one specc could only keep our minds busy so and so long.<br /><br />No experiened MMO player is 'just a facemelter' at this point. Or just a healer. Even the most dedicated healers I knew, somebone specific comes to mind, eventually explored damage speccs and argued that they just have to do everything on their own.<br />One of the holy priests I've known used to buff himself up with all sorts of potions when they still stacked indefinitely, and then holy-fired mobs to death in classic WoW.<br /><br />Fun times, unbalanced, but fun.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-50337416137045941022011-10-04T22:09:35.705+02:002011-10-04T22:09:35.705+02:00I would assume that my healer is a "Grouper&q...I would assume that my healer is a "Grouper" if he would heal mainly through smite spam. And I would assume that he will let me die or start to bitch (both would slow the run down) when I pull to much to force him to stop having fun (casting smite).<br /><br />I'm very well aware that Nils is not a Grouper but either a Healer or Face-Melter (hard to tell after dual-spec). But would I know that "some name" is?Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-8505112909709171802011-10-04T22:09:28.295+02:002011-10-04T22:09:28.295+02:00So where does the "war" between supposed...So where does the "war" between supposed Healers and supposed Face Melters come from? The one we see raging across the priest forums on a daily basis? Well, here are the other two types of priests:<br /><br />Groupers: Ah, so you leveled a 60 NE rogue/hunter, and found you couldn't find a group with anyone? Get booted out of your UBRS group because some random priest didn't like your name? Well Qgnyiou, if you roll a priest, you are GARENTEED a group! No questions asked! Unfortunately they realized really fast that the kind of priests people want to group with (Healers), are crappy at PvP not to mention they hate playing Health-Bar-Whack-a-Mole. Usually if forced to re-spec to holy, they re-roll. Or they stubbornly stay as shadow spec, refuse to heal anyone, and build up a huge resentment towards those Healers who actually enjoy being holy especially when they see them running around Orgrimmar with a Benediction. They often consider themselves Face Melters.<br /><br />Healbots: Ah, so your guild has 25 rogues, and someone needs to take one for the team, huh? You volunteer and roll a priest. You still keep your 60 rogue for farming and PvP and doing everything else, but you'll bust out your priest when the guild needs their healbot. These players rolled a priest for the primary purpose of healing, grudgingly, and don't get offended at the thought that priests should be able to do anything else. They look at Face Melters as idiots who don't know how to play their class. Any priest who tries to PvP, in fact, is an idiot. Their solution to any problems Healers may have? Re-roll another class! They often consider themselves Healers.<br /><br />Healbots and Groupers HATE each other. Healbots think that Groupers are idiots for refusing to heal, and Groupers resent the fact that Healbots have epics. They often shout at each other on the forums: the Groupers calling the Healbots names like "fanboi" and "loot !@!#&," while the Healbots tell the Groupers to "L2P" and laugh that they'll never get into an end game guild.<br /><br />So which one are you?Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-22372086401360983832011-10-04T22:09:20.822+02:002011-10-04T22:09:20.822+02:00There are basically four types of priests. If you ...There are basically four types of priests. If you are a priest, you likely<br />fall into one of these four categories. Many times, people think they<br />belong to one category, but often times fall into another it is only<br />through complete honesty will you realize which category you fall under.<br /><br />Healers: These priests, just plain and simple, like to heal. Many have a God-complex, which is amplified by having people rely on them for their very lives. Nothing makes this player happier than being the only healer in a group of agro-happy DPS/tanks, and making it through an entire dungeon without a single death. While mostly under-appreciated, anyone who groups with one of these players comes to expect that same level of performance from all priests they group with. These players are often elitists who only group with people they know and trust, and will often leave a PUG for nothing more than the slightest offhand remark from a rogue. Until recently, these healers have been a complete joke in PvP, which either lead to living inside an instance/friendly territory, BG-ing exclusively in guild, or re-rolling a druid/shaman/paladin.<br /><br />Face Melters: A Healer's redheaded stepbrother. More often than not, these players started off life thinking they wanted to be a healer and upon seeing the awesome, face-melting capabilities of the shadow tree (not to mention the awesome graphics associated with shadow form), fell to the dark side. Face Melters, however, are quite accomplished healers! When invited to places like Molten Core, you will often see Face Melters switch gear and start tossing around heals however, they know what they're best at, and can more often be found throwing up Shadow Weaving and mind flay.<br /><br />Here's the dirty secret! Healers and Face Melters get along PERFECTLY! The Healers don't like healing competition (OMG I'm #1 in the healing charts again! /stroke e-peen), and the Face Melters like to melt faces knowing that someone is covering the heals! Healers and Face Melters are like peas and carrots! They even have a secret code when LFG:<br /><br />Priest 1: LFG Need DPS<br />Priest 2 whispers: I'm a face melter, and I won't roll on healing gear.<br />Priest 2 has joined the group.Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-29110752929830565972011-10-04T22:08:55.973+02:002011-10-04T22:08:55.973+02:00The following text was not written by me. I found ...The following text was not written by me. I found it in a forum back in the dark ages of vanilla. When reading it, be aware that this was written during vanilla when dual spec didn't exist and respeccing was expensive enough to require a week of farming.Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-90822887399299540542011-10-04T22:08:17.785+02:002011-10-04T22:08:17.785+02:00Wait, I wasn't saying you shouldn't heal w...Wait, I wasn't saying you shouldn't heal with smite spam. Atonement is in the game for a reason.<br /><br />It's just that I wouldn't expect to be grouped with an excellent player who a) loves to heal and b) knows how to use atonement during low damage situations. In the end, 50% of the player are below average.Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-34377498742669801332011-10-04T21:50:18.000+02:002011-10-04T21:50:18.000+02:00And, to be honest, if my healer would spam smite I...<i>And, to be honest, if my healer would spam smite I wouldn't assume that he is an excellent player able to handle the heat. I would expect him to be a DPS player who queued as heal for the faster invite who sucks at healing. I would try to pull in a way to survive with self and passive smite heals and do nothing to risk requiring a heal.</i><br /><br />Now that would be a strange misinterpretation. I think it is an insult for tanks if the healer can heal them with smite spam alone. It means that they don't pull fast enough for the healer, and he decided to spam smite to not be bored to death.<br /><br />That same lfd without smite spam? It would been incredibly boring. It's also much more demanding for a healer to heal via atonement. He must not only watch the tank's and group's health, but also the one of the enemies.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-24866335200954803152011-10-04T21:20:28.109+02:002011-10-04T21:20:28.109+02:00Should have read Helistars comment before I posted...Should have read Helistars comment before I posted mine. :)<br /><br />> it's actually best with tanks who pull 3-4 mob groups<br />> at once and never make a break. Unfortunately these<br />> tanks are rare.<br /><br />It's no small feat to constantly pull 3-4 mob groups without a break and keep them under control with a tank with about 5% avoidance, few or no cooldowns. Add to that the fact that it's very likely a new class to the player and he might not master all the tricks to keep their resource bar full.<br /><br />In WotLK, tanking a heroic with a Paladin was silly easy. Keeping the mana bar full without drinking, which required holding back on those shiny shiny spells, wasn't that easy.<br /><br />And, to be honest, if my healer would spam smite I wouldn't assume that he is an excellent player able to handle the heat. I would expect him to be a DPS player who queued as heal for the faster invite who sucks at healing. I would try to pull in a way to survive with self and passive smite heals and do nothing to risk requiring a heal.Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-74746233409605825652011-10-04T21:12:40.428+02:002011-10-04T21:12:40.428+02:00Yes, night runs are definitely better. But it take...Yes, night runs are definitely better. But it takes some serious dedication to play a video game at 11 p.m. instead of getting some sleep. Your chance of getting grouped with a 14 year old kid is very small. And if you get a 14 year old at 11 p.m. it's a dedicated and skilled player.<br /><br />But be careful at max level. You get the worst runs if you start at around 11 p.m. because then you have have a high chance of being grouped with raiders after their raid. And those player are either tired from raiding and don't give a damn about any mechanic (which doesn't make heroics easier) or just bad player used to get their welfare raid epics or both. Either way it's not going to be a pleasant run (unless you are one of them :).Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-76908327162671958662011-10-04T16:37:11.878+02:002011-10-04T16:37:11.878+02:00My gameplay is incredibly boring, Helistar. I gues...My gameplay is incredibly boring, Helistar. I guess that's part of the information I want to get through to my readers.<br /><br />My gameplay gets better and more interesting the worse the group. But it's actually best with tanks who pull 3-4 mob groups at once and never make a break. Unfortunately these tanks are rare.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801344413612447717.post-36310242098434375862011-10-04T16:33:54.793+02:002011-10-04T16:33:54.793+02:00The fast runs are much more probable late at night...<i>The fast runs are much more probable late at night.</i><br /><br />I've always assumed that it's mostly because you get no kids at those night hours. And the adults who care playing late in the night are actually interested in the game, so they know what they are doing.<br /><br />The best times for be, BTW, have been early saturday and sunday morning (I play on a french server, you can get canadian late-night players in the morning).<br /><br />Your gameplay seems a lot like smite-spamming and nothing else.... when leveling my shaman heal in dungeons I had a lot more to do(expecially if I wanted to dps a bit on the side). The first Utgarde Keep runs in BC gear were also a lot harder than anything coming later....Helistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435861741164342377noreply@blogger.com