Worth: Just because you're necessary doesn't mean you're important.

[namiko]

Comments

[midnightesper]

While I agree with most of this, I still expect a good Felguard lock to be packing imp health funnel in order to be able to heal their Big Kid in a pinch. The Big Kid is the pet equivalent of a DPS warrior(soaks damage, and dishes it back), but it is still a pet, and a pet that at most times can be insta-summoned to replace a dead one. You want to make sure it stays alive, imp health funnel and take some of the burden off your poor priest(ess). Combined with Healthstones and Life Drain that should not be an issue.

[namiko]

Well, note the part on other healing classes ;-) In this case, it counts as situational healing. The main point was, basically, priests like to make all these "rules" about how things should go, and never seem to accept that things don't always work that way - if the pet is the actual tank/OT, you heal it. Otherwise? Talk to the pet owner about it, like athena_nyxeos mentioned, or just heal it if you have the time/mana (there have been PLENTY of runs where healing the pet is trivial, might as well do it and let the hunter/lock DPS a little more).

[athena_nyxeos]

I've played both a hunter and a healer ... Like the other I agree and disagree.
I think a healer should heal a hunter's pet only when it is really needed ...(basically when the hunter's mana is down or is way to busy) but other than that a hunter should be in charge of their own pet.

I've been able to do a lot of work as my hunter and still able to heal my pet enough to keep it alive.

As a priest I ask for the hunter's preference, but remind him/her that it isn't my main focus. This seems to work well for me at least.

[namiko]

You hit on the big part - talk to the other players ;-) Priests shouldn't just assume things will always work a certain way every time, just because they're the healer and the party needs you. Yay for talking! :)

[athena_nyxeos]

Aye, communication is key for any part you are playing in an instance, group or raid :P No communication will lead to a certain wipe :P