Rawr!

[miffedplatypus]

So, to give a little background, my main is a DPS (BM Hunter) while my boyfriend's is a Healer (Resto Shammy). For our Pandas, we decided to try new roles. He went Tank (Brewmaster) and has been doing his research before we even queued for low levels dungeons, since he has never tanked before. While I've healed a bit on my low level Horde Pally alt

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[rayce]

I really hate that! I have a shaman healer leveling up with my friend who is playing a tank and we are leveling entirely in dungeons

[miffedplatypus]

Yeah, him and I were talking about a Macro last night. He's thinking of being the one to do it, so I'll tell him about how you and your friend handle things. :) I will also tell him about putting a mark over his head. Thanks!

It was a lot of druids, and I know they can heal themselves, but it just got annoying.

[najata]

Honestly, I get annoyed when I zone into a instance and get greeted with a macro like that. I currently play three different healers and I tanked for many years in BC and Wrath so I know where you are coming from, but please don't scold me until I've actually done something wrong.

[miffedplatypus]

We don't know that upon zoning in though and it's better to get it out there then to wait for people to screw up and start bitching that you're not healing them/getting aggro/what have you. Yeah, I could wait like I did last night with the druid and very calmly stat why I didn't heal them, but that gets tiring when it's happening over and over again.

Don't get me wrong, I can see both sides, but the lower levels are supposed to be for learning your class and group roles, not for running through everything as fast as you can and doing it at 90.

[pixelcurious]

/sympathy

If it helps, I nearly always run as dps and I hate when other dps do that, too. Sometimes they're the ones who want to top the recount and they think waiting for the tank will cut into their precious (and essentially meaningless) score.

It's sad that bad dungeon runs are so common, we feel grateful for the few good ones. I wish it were the other way around!

[miffedplatypus]

It really is! I just don't understand it since I was taught you wait for the tank and the healer. Makes me more appreciative when on my Hunter, except for when I get bad tanks that don't want to wait for the healer.

[miffedplatypus]

While I was taught, it was by guildmates who gave me advice before I even jumped into pugs. Plus, I thought it was the courteous thing to do. XD

I guess I was just being extra cranky cause I wasn't feeling well. :-/

[miffedplatypus]

True, I guess I just expect a bit more respect and courtesy out of people. It just seems terribly rude not to let the person who signed up as the designated role actually do that role.

See, while that's great for the self healing, the Mistweaver doesn't get any taunt abilities beyond Provoke. You really need to be Brewmaster to get those. He also wants to learning to tank and do it properly, which is admirable since I've so often seen people just choose to do it on a whim (like the druid we had the other ay that was obviously geared for Balance/Resto or Feral/Resto and was trying to tank....in Heroics). I don't fault him for wanting to and it's not really a problem with him, but with the DPS pulling the whole time. It wasn't even like they were pulling aggro off of him, it was they were running ahead and actively pulling the mobs.

[miffedplatypus]

I'm trying not to and my bf is enjoying tanking (really, he was going on after our first dungeon about how much fun it was! XD). I do enjoy it and while it's different from DPS'ing, it's kinda nice to sit back and not worry about being the one doing the mass slaughtering.

Oh joy, I so do not look forward to DK's, but you know what? If they want to tank, then they can, they just won't get any healing.

[katze_neko_mew]

Hey, that's how I heal too XD