Return of Reckoning

greenstoned wrote:the why is actually easy

1) I dont like ppl much
2) in terms of renown, xp, inf, im actually doing much better on my own as a rdps. solo kills from wals during keep defense as solo while aao is up is huge numbers.
3) its much more fun to go out there and aim for stragglers trying to get to their zergs than zerging yourself. guerilla warfare = fun, mass zerging = boring
4) i don't have time to play long sessions, i just get on for a quick fix
5) I dont like ppl much!

deathiron wrote:

greenstoned wrote:the why is actually easy

1) I dont like ppl much
2) in terms of renown, xp, inf, im actually doing much better on my own as a rdps. solo kills from wals during keep defense as solo while aao is up is huge numbers.
3) its much more fun to go out there and aim for stragglers trying to get to their zergs than zerging yourself. guerilla warfare = fun, mass zerging = boring
4) i don't have time to play long sessions, i just get on for a quick fix
5) I dont like ppl much!

And if you a healer or a pure tank ?

cronius77 wrote:When I'm on my dps archmage in the lower tiers soloing I do it because of all the random hate tells you get when your DPSing instead of healing. People are entitled by nature, especially Americans ( I am american also) they think you should play your class the way they want you to play so its best sometimes not to join a warband or random group because they see a healer class and have expectations your supposed to bail them out of over-extending or assist trains. If I feel like healing I'll heal but I shouldnt be required to do so for a bunch of random people outside of my guild and even then my guild has the courtesy to at least tell me they need a healer etc.

Example random witch hunters running up to you telling you Heal or stop dpsing you are not a dps.

roadkillrobin wrote:

cronius77 wrote:When I'm on my dps archmage in the lower tiers soloing I do it because of all the random hate tells you get when your DPSing instead of healing. People are entitled by nature, especially Americans ( I am american also) they think you should play your class the way they want you to play so its best sometimes not to join a warband or random group because they see a healer class and have expectations your supposed to bail them out of over-extending or assist trains. If I feel like healing I'll heal but I shouldnt be required to do so for a bunch of random people outside of my guild and even then my guild has the courtesy to at least tell me they need a healer etc.

Example random witch hunters running up to you telling you Heal or stop dpsing you are not a dps.

So when you see a Slayer in your pug group do expect him to be a tank or dps???
I'm perfectly fine with dps healers but they work horrible in pug groups especially if there's no other healers. If you play a dps healer you need to be flexible and be ready to swap to healing gear. Tanks and dps need to adapt their playstyle and gear if healing output is low. So should you. Game is about teamplay. If you want to play with a group you should do whats best for the group. If you wanna solo don't join groups. (Pug wb's and scenarios are groups)

Telen wrote:A healer spec for dps is dps. If we have absolutely no other healer I will put on heal gear but I would have been far more effective as a dps. AM and DOK are different cases as DOK are apex healers so sacrifice a ton of effectiveness to dps. AM not so much. Also anyone who is even a casual fan of warhammer knows Archmages are THE dps.