Comments on: So, you want to raid? A Tree’s guide to your first raid.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:24 +0000

Averna, I had seen your guide and commented on it. I think it’s a great resource and am so glad you linked it here! Cheers! =)

By: Averna

Averna — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:11:58 +0000

Hey Syll – *awesome* post. I really wish I had read this, say, 7 months ago =D

I don’t know if you saw these or not, but I posted my own guild’s resto druid raiding reqs (the ones I put together as class leader). I thought you might find them interesting: http://www.nerfthisdruid.com/2009/03/what-are-resto-druid-raiding-reqs.html

Averna’s last blog post..Glyph of Nourish: Does it stack?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:12:13 +0000

Thanks so much! I hope you’re enjoying your raiding experiences. If there’s anything you’d like to hear more about, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line! Thanks for coming by the blog. Hope I’ll see more of you around here!

By: Sethrah

Sethrah — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:51:11 +0000

A great post!! I’ve only just gotten into healing in Wrath and only started raiding naxx recently and am managing to pull my weight in my guild. The jump into raiding would have been much more painfull were it not for little snippets of awesomeness like this

By: admin

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:08:27 +0000

Thanks so much for coming by, Fultree, and for your generous comment about the raiding guide. I’m really happy that you’re going to be able to get some use out of it. Blizzard has gone to all kinds of work to make raiding accessible to more players, but there still is a deal of demystification that needs to be done, in my opinion. I hope to see you around here again soon! =)

By: Fultree

Fultree — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:31:50 +0000

Thanks for the excellent guide. It sums up a lot of the spirit of raiding. I only started raiding with WotLK content, and have had to learn along the way from very patient people. This guide is a solid starting resource for any raider. I think I will start referring all new guild members here to make sure they understand the basic expectations to help them bring their A game. @Mender Excellent point and one that makes runs worth doing. Thanks again from a fellow bark wearer, Fultree Fultree’s last blog post..Wonderful Tree Raiding Guide

By: admin

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:52:51 +0000

@ Mender, your comment is just dripping with win. Raiding stops being fun the second it starts being about personal gain, IMO. Thanks so much for coming by! I hope to see you around here more!

By: Mender

Mender — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:48:13 +0000

Another helpful tip is to remember that the loot will come eventually. If you are raiding with friends or to see new content and push yourself, that is all fine and good. If you start raiding just for that upgrade to your blue shoulders you can’t get rid of, you will be unpleasantly let down. I am going to sound straight nerd when I say this but, raiding is life. you have to collectively work through problems and find solutions together. If you don’t, it’s not just you that failed. Being picky is a must BUT showing compassion and an open mind (especially in a PUG situation) will be a far greater reward. Bottom line: raiding for loot = fail.
keep up the great work! I always love another resto blog

By: admin

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:48:16 +0000

You make some excellent points there, Elk. There is a great difference between healing by your lonesome and having a healing team with you to spread around the love. Your role absolutely changes in this setting. Cheers!

By: Running Elk

Running Elk — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:14:53 +0000

As always, a great post, Syll: a primer that every aspiring raider should read.

One thing I’d like to add plays a little bit into your “hive mind” point: the thing that I have found different as a raid healer is that you always have backup. In a 5-man dungeon (heroic or otherwise) you are alone and the buck stops with you. In a raid, others are always there to pick up your slack. This doesn’t mean you can be a layabout and shirk your responsibilities, but it does mean that you don’t have to do everything. The resto druid’s niche has always been that of a buffer. Our HoTs provide a barrier that continually ticks to soften the huge blows that come fast and furious during raid encounters. Our job is not to get everyone to full all the time. It behooves us *and* our raid to remember that.

Elk