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TalonBot
06-23-2009, 11:13 AM
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"Bring the player, not the class" has become a cliché by now. However, there's been new discussion about it lately on the official forums (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17900053896&sid=1). This portion of the discussion focuses on an exception - healers. While Blizzard's player-centric design mantra tends to apply pretty well to DPS (and often tanks), it isn't really true for healers.

When putting together your healer team for a successful raid, especially a 25 man raid, you need some variety. You don't need a Discipline Priest's Pain Suppression (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=33206) and Power Word: Shield (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=48066), but it sure as heck can feel that way. You don't need a Resto Druid's Lifebloom (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=48451), but it sure helps. Ultimately, you're often best to have one of each -- variety seems to be the way to go with heals. Ghostcrawler (http://www.wow.com/tag/ghostcrawler/) has been discussing some very interesting points on the forums, which we'll take a closer look at below the cut.Continue reading Bring the player, not the class, except maybe healers (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/23/bring-the-player-not-the-class-except-maybe-healers/)

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