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Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:32 pm
by 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.
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:32 pm
by 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.
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:50 pm
by rmpl
Thorondir wrote:Then we get scenarios with 7 shadow warriors and no heals because everyone knows they are fun as hell for soloing.
subjective
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:16 pm
by 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.
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 9:20 pm
by 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.
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 9:28 pm
by 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
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:42 am
by 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.
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:06 am
by 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.)
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:30 am
by Talsorc
Jonus wrote: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
Re: I feel like I'm FORCED to play a healer or tank as Order
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:59 am
by Disc0nnected1
Thorondir wrote: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.