by verbim on Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:21 pm
two reasons shakah.
first: in raids, HoTs do not stack. That's one regrowth per person, which might have been great while you were the only druid.. but now that we've got more it's potentially very wasteful. picking different ranks of healing touch to cast is a better choice.
second: the difference in cast times is typically negligable. 1.5 seconds shouldn't be making or breaking your ability to heal. and once you accept that the difference is negligable, it follows logically that you should be using the most mana efficient heal you can. this is healing touch, not regrowth.
grip: god I hope you're kidding. Healing is perhaps a shaman's largest contribution to a group. If you honestly believe you're not a healer, then let me be the first to say you are playing your shaman poorly.
That's akin to warlocks not debuffing, mages not using poly, or hunters not using traps and stings. These are significant parts of a class, and to opt not to use them is to intentionally gimp yourself.
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