Resto 4 life.

[D3V]

Here is a very, very well written and explained Guide to being a restoration druid.

http://www.resto4life.com/2008/03/03/24-mana-regen-part-1-the-basics/


Seriously, if you have ever had any questions/doubts/thoughts about being resto, or even rolling on of the most efficient healers on WoW then you need to take a glance at this website and read up a bit.

Very useful information.

[Coffeedagger]

I love being a tree

i like to say in magister's terrace "hey guise look i blend in, even my foliage matches"

[D3V]

I love resto as well.

Not even just in PVE, in Raids, but PVP as well. The Druid class gives me that upper-hand with survival, as well as being able to keep my entire group/party alive. The versatility of Druids is phenomenal, and this website goes into pretty good detail of the resto aspect.

Hmph, what server do you play on?

[Coffeedagger]

Moonrunner, you?

[D3V]

Ah, Andorhal here. Had a long run on Lightning's Blade but it just got too full back in the day to stand, so when server swaps came up me and a ton of my RL buddies bailed.

[Coffeedagger]

I wish I could join a new server I need an excuse to get out of my dead end, elitist, retarded guild. I have no where else to go though and i've been there for like 2 years and I kinda don't want to leave, I only like about 2 or 3 people there.

[D3V]

Hey man, what level are you? If you paid for a server transfer I'm sure my RL buddy could get you into this guild if you are actively on the game a few times a week.

[Coffeedagger]

I have like 4 characters i play and i can't play too often, its sporatic.

[D3V]

Ah okay, gotcha. Hell I'm basically the same way I tell 'em I can be on all the time, but really I can't. I don't get home from work 'til like 6-7 most of the times, and I like to be in bed around 10ish so between then I've gotta get dinner, hang with my girlfriend, shower, etc.

[Coffeedagger]

Yeah I have stuff to do I need to do and I also play with other things, i can never join a real raiding guild because i can't be at their beck and call 24/7.

My friend tried appling to a guild, he doesn't play often at all, and they basically told him he has to be ready at a moments notice to raid and he couldn't join since he has a life.

[D3V]

Well what's nice about this guild is you can signup for different slots. There are two kara teams, we asll as a team 3 full of PUGs that missed out on team 1 + 2 and still want to raid, as well as many other instances, and you can apply for 2 days a good month ahead of time that you know you'll be on, and your spot will be reserved.

[Coffeedagger]

That sounds better because its just organized sign up rather than, "ok everyone has raid or i /gkick"

[D3V]

Yes, they've been very organized since I reactivated my account. They use "Guild Calendar" which you can download througuh 'Curse-gaming'...

[Willkillforfood]

I swear to God ...as a mage ...druids are very annoying to fight.

[D3V]

Just work that element of suprise and keep us silenced/burning. When we go to retaliate just iceblock and use it to your advantage, I have hardly no trouble with mages, but if played right you can beat either side.

[Willkillforfood]

Yea, if they have good enough gear it's impossible to kill one without an initial crit.

[D3V]

Oh yeah, of course. Then again being resto you can't kill anything, so meh. Lol

[Sovereign]

I'll take my holy paladin anyday.

[D3V]

Eh; Paladins have their advantages as do druids, though for raid healing and anything generally relevant Resto druids > Holy pallys.

[Coffeedagger]

I think it goes like this:

Holy Priests > Resto Druids > Resto Shamans > Holy Pallys

[D3V]

That's about right, Holy priests still hold that excellent top spot.

[Coffeedagger]

As they are rightfully meant to

if someone beat a class that was really "meant" for healing at healing then something is wrong

[Asamin]

That is the same with many games. The sad part is you generally can beat the class that is made for something with another class.

I made a melee sorc in diablo. It did more damage than most Barbs of the time. Go enchant!

Personally though, I suck at healing in any game. It is kinda weird. I am just horrible at it even if I have the best of everything, I still suck.

[D3V]

Personally though, I suck at healing in any game. It is kinda weird. I am just horrible at it even if I have the best of everything, I still suck.

See, now I'm the total opposite. I've always been an excellent healer, no matter what game it is, (Medic in various games.. BF2) I think being a healer, especially in WoW requires a deal of premptive thought knowing what you have to do before it happens, almost a perfect class for somebody with OCD.

[Coffeedagger]

definetely D3V

Also asamin if everyone doing their job right, and the player is not an idiot, a class not designed for a specific job should never beat a class designed for said job. It doesn't happen in most games, it can in certain games but those aren't discussed here and thats also diablo 2.

[Asamin]

I don't know about that. I saw one monster of a melee shammy.

[D3V]

Yea yea yeah. I went to Kara last night with only (+932?) to healing and did just fine on 'Mag'.. I kept the MT alive while the rest of the raid was doing their rotating ..etc etc. I respec'd FULL 61 resto and it made the fight unbelieveably easier. Even though after the raid I got bitched at a bit by the raid leader saying my gear was shit etc, I just made the point to him that you can't go off the healing meters, just look my target was kept alive, which is awesome for the gear I have.

Anyways..

[Coffeedagger]

People are idiots like that, I hate it when people only look for healing bonuses and gear.

[Asamin]

If you do everything right, with his gear you could heal more than someone with full T6 that did everything wrong.

[D3V]

Pretty shitty isn't it? My RL buddy who is also the GM basically told me who cares and that I did fine in Kara, so all is well, lol.

[Asamin]

I would like to have been that person you were healing. Do you have a damage meter? If you do, how much healing did you do?

[D3V]

Something like 95k for the whole fight. But what you've gotta take into consideration is that I was only healing ONE person, as thats the only person I was assigned to, and to NOT LET DIE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, sorta deal. And the others were all raid healing, which definately will make your numbers huge. I had almost a 75-80% mana bar the entire fight until we wiped and still was even with the other healers for the most part, so I don't even see why the raid leader said anything at all.

[D3V]

Yeah, so I didn't play at all this weekend or yesterday :( I think i'm already having withdrawls. Right now would be a good time to just quit playing that damn game, again. Ugh!

[Coffeedagger]

I'm happy I'm not addicted. I play sometimes, it is hard to pull away but not that hard. I don't think I've ever been addicted to the game. But it has lasted the longest out of any game or item I have bought ever for a toy, With the exception of tin foil, that never loses its fun factor.

[D3V]

Hah!..

Well, I usually play when I'm bored. And lately I haven't been going to the gym, but just playing basketball for an hour or so (much more of a workout, and less time spent overall, definately).

Anyways, hmph. I'm going to be writing up a nice 2v2 guide as a resto druid/run-a-way spec. As well as a raiding guide with some simple tips to go by as a raider.