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sete_di_sangue in wow_ladies

Am I discing wrong?

Oct 31, 2012 22:15

So, I really loved disc healing. I picked it up in Wrath (I hated holy so much), and my love for bubbling and PoHing and things increased through Cata. With one hitch ( Read more... )

priest: discipline, help

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sete_di_sangue November 1 2012, 20:34:27 UTC

I did have to change a little from wrath to cata, but the shift didn't feel as drastic. Something about "YOU MUST DPS THE BOSS WHILE WATCHING THE HEALTH BARS" didn't sit well with me as a healer. I switched into a more PoH/GH focused style of play. Instead of bubbling everybody, I would PWS the tank, PoH the raid, and keep PoM bouncing and grace stacks up. It was more of a... lateral step than something that, to me, feels like a huge learning curve.

laudre November 1 2012, 04:17:45 UTC

My own priest is currently parked in Halfhill at level 86 while I raid and prep for PvP on my main, gear up my warrior, and level up my druid (... I have a bit of an altohol problem ...), but the impression I've gotten is that Atonement is more or less a core part of the spec's play. You can emphasize the new shinier shield stuff over Atonement, but AIUI some Atonement healing is meant to be part of it, if only to keep Archangel up.

That said, this post is reminding me of this.

the__ivorytower November 1 2012, 05:38:26 UTC

It's 1:30 AM and I should not be shrieking with laughter, but I am. Fortunately, my boyfriend, he is like a log.

janplayswow November 1 2012, 13:49:46 UTC

AHHHHHhahahahhah that commercial is funny.

laudre November 1 2012, 14:00:36 UTC

One of the players in my guild whose main is a disc priest said, back when she first found that and shared it with us, that she really wanted an add-on that counts Evangelism stacks like that.

the__ivorytower November 1 2012, 05:42:00 UTC

You switch between them, basically.

In periods of low damage, or times when people are all crowded close, you can smite and heal everyone. In periods with high spike damage, I tend to switch to 'bubble target, then cast Greater Heal/Heal to lower the time on the debuff', and throw out Penance like there's no tomorrow. I also tend to combine Spirit Shell, Inner Focus, and Prayer of Healing.

I took the glyph of Holy Fire to weave that in during a spare moment, particularly if I want Evangelism but don't have the time to cast Smite.

quixotic_coffee November 1 2012, 06:38:25 UTC

Attonement healing is optional, getting glyph of Holy Fire and using it to stack Evangelism for PoH spam is less so. Also Archangel, Spirit Shell, and PoH is pretty much the best thing ever as a disc priest.

najata November 1 2012, 13:47:52 UTC

I'm finding that they way I play varies depending on the fight. There are some fights where I get evangelism stacked up at the beginning of the fight and then use holy fire (glyphed) on CD just to keep the stacks and then right before a big damage burst I archangel + inner focus + spirit shell then bubble the tanks and POH the raid. If you are spec'd for power infusion and its off CD you can add that in there and OMG SO MUCH WIN!! Then get evangelism stacked back up again and maintain for the next burst. This is provided that the fight mechanics allow you to stay still long enough to do all that. There are other bosses like Gara'ja and the Spirit Kings where through most of the fight I do nothing but smite heal. Some fights like the stoned guard I prefer to go holy. I think as a disc priest we have the ability to be flexible on how we heal and that's a pretty cool thing ( ... )