I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order

[Thorondir]

I have a theory for the solo que healer situation. On live, a character required a significant investment of time to level, gear and make competitive. This meant that people, including healers, were more inclined to play their main - even without a group.

RoR suffers from "alt-itis". In RoR, you can pretty much get an alt that is "competitive" with the span of a week (if not days).

I think that on live, someone maining a healer would be more likely to solo on the healer because either: 1) they could continue their progression; or 2) their alts didn't have sufficient time invested to be playable solo.

The alt situation in RoR makes it easier than on live to swap to a dps when you solo. Then we get scenarios with 7 shadow warriors and no heals because everyone knows they are fun as hell for soloing.

[Thorondir]

I have a theory for the solo que healer situation. On live, a character required a significant investment of time to level, gear and make competitive. This meant that people, including healers, were more inclined to play their main - even without a group.

RoR suffers from "alt-itis". In RoR, you can pretty much get an alt that is "competitive" with the span of a week (if not days).

I think that on live, someone maining a healer would be more likely to solo on the healer because either: 1) they could continue their progression; or 2) their alts didn't have sufficient time invested to be playable solo.

The alt situation in RoR makes it easier than on live to swap to a dps when you solo. Then we get scenarios with 7 shadow warriors and no heals because everyone knows they are fun as hell for soloing.

[rmpl]

Then we get scenarios with 7 shadow warriors and no heals because everyone knows they are fun as hell for soloing.

subjective

[bwdaWAR]

This week and last week while playing my WE and Sorc I noticed a recurring chatter in the /advice and /3 at least once every day that sounded something like this: "where are the destro healers, order always has 4 healers at least in every sc and destro never has any and we lose all the time, why doesn't anyone on destro play healers? i totally have healers btw im just playing my dps right now"
Apparently healers only ever exist on the other side! Sounds like a conspiracy to me.

[Gachimuchi]

It happens to both sides. I've had 8/12 people in sc be healers. Multiple times in the same night. 4 zealots, 3 doks, 1 shaman. And theres like 3 chosen and a choppa.

[greenstoned]

i see big fluctuation on the healer number on both sides
the only constant for me has been facing a melee train pretty much every sc
sooooo many chosens

[davispeed]

You guys are seriously blind!! ... All i see is tank and heal on your side(order). On our side(destro) tho no healers, no tanks and no brain.

[spikespiegel84]

Destro side mainly here. Not playing order since t2.
Use premade, join guilds.

Untill I did that, happened to play against 4 WP 2 AM 3Kotbs 3 Slayer. Many times. And I most enjoy playing dps or dps tank.

If you need healer but don't want to rely on them too much, make a WP. With only a good tank guarding you a lot of fun is coming and with the right equip you can go in battle dealing death.
(t1 and t2 with WP/DoK was almost cheating, you could take 2-3 fellas with a smile on your face.)

[Talsorc]

Yes, you are forced indirectly to play either as a healer or tank. Literally.

Healers are in the long run much more appreciated than a tank who tanks other tanks.

I actually tank the air around my melee dps!!! Hahahahaa

[Disc0nnected1]

I have a theory for the solo que healer situation. On live, a character required a significant investment of time to level, gear and make competitive. This meant that people, including healers, were more inclined to play their main - even without a group.

RoR suffers from "alt-itis". In RoR, you can pretty much get an alt that is "competitive" with the span of a week (if not days).

I think that on live, someone maining a healer would be more likely to solo on the healer because either: 1) they could continue their progression; or 2) their alts didn't have sufficient time invested to be playable solo.

The alt situation in RoR makes it easier than on live to swap to a dps when you solo. Then we get scenarios with 7 shadow warriors and no heals because everyone knows they are fun as hell for soloing.

I agree. I've capped level 32, gridned for 3 pieces of Sov, there's no way in hell i'm grinding for the **** helm, so i start and alt. Wash, rinse, repeat.