I love that video btw Myrr, makes a lot of sense and I think many players are usually focused to all hell on the task they are trying to exceed in and end up missing other things. I think that both practice and a UI that accommodates your eyes / play style would help you see things more ^^b

To your first question healers of any kinds are welcome, don't worry about Azarim he is happy with both SCH and WHM, but focuses on upgrading his WHM first. We usually like to use 1 whm 1 sch but I don't think there are many situations where it would hinder our runs with two whm, also his sch is far from gimp :D. We try to tell people of the FC that while we appreciate players keeping the FC in mind, at the end of the day you are paying for this game so you make the calls on what you want to level as you play :), but that being said we are pretty short on healers, which you already are.. So you're already doing us a favor!

Not sure on the WHM-ness although iirc the +1 is good for every job except Bard as the first upgrade.

Yeah, I did like the video too. Definitely shows the pitfalls of too much focus! (And also why I moved the Focus bar nearly to the middle of my screen, and shift-F bosses with cast bar abilities I want to be aware of).

I have the relic+1, so I'm guessing it should be the Awesome Shortpants of Awesomeness next…

One more noob question… ok, maybe two!

First, which would be more beneficial to the guild right now - WHM or SCH? I'm pretty sure I could get scholar up to 50 within a week, and most of my gear would transfer. I felt bad when I saw Aza going scholar so we wouldn't double WHM it, and therefore wasn't wearing the awesome shorts of … awesomeness.Myrrae

No need to feel bad! SCH is my secondary - I'm about as confident in my SCH as I am in my WHM, even though it is lacking iLvl90 gear. I love WHM, and I love SCH - I've done turn 2 as well as turn 4in ilvl70 gear, so that's not an issue for me as SCH. Don't fret about others, do what you like. :)

To answer your question though in a round-about way, we don't have any SCH primaries (I personally have WHM=SCH in my books, but Tam put me as WHM primary anyway) however we have a lot of SCH secondaries. Me, Tam (not officially, but he uses it so much that it may as well be his secondary), Keroko etc. So its up to you what you're comfortable with. Note that WHM and SCH have different roles in healing - you'll be mitigating damage a lot as SCH and quick fast heals compared to WHM, so learn the differences before you decide on one or another.

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Yeah, I did like the video too. Definitely shows the pitfalls of too much focus! (And also why I moved the Focus bar nearly to the middle of my screen, and shift-F bosses with cast bar abilities I want to be aware of).

I have the relic+1, so I'm guessing it should be the Awesome Shortpants of Awesomeness next…Myrrae

It's up to you which stats you want to excel in for as a WHM. In my own personal books, I'm going for a Determination build as I believe it scales a lot better with the different tiers of heals WHM has, in both Single target, AoE as well as HoT. However, I know some other capable WHMs who go for Spell speed instead, lowering both cast and recast timers, meaning faster Cures so your spells go off faster before the next big hit.

Take my choices for example. In my case, that will make the Cleric Circlet, Robe and Gloves not as effective for me as all three have Spell Speed as their secondary stat. The Culottes and Boots, however, have Determination, which is what I want. This will essentially build up the BiS you are aiming for. If you want a mix of both, that's also perfectly fine. The MND and VIT values will remain the same regardless.

So if you want to focus spell speed, choose the Robe. If you want Determination, choose the Culottes.

Thanks Aza. I'm still undecided - although it seems like Spell Speed is better for when you don't know the fight and get surprised (oh crap, titan is stomping already), but determination is better for those tough fights where you're on the edge of what you can manage in mp.

However, the the choice may be more practical in that Allagan pants only drop in T5, so I probably won't be wearing them tomorrow.

Either way I think I'm going to get Scholar to 50 before buying anything else with myth tomes in case I decide that Scholar is the most funnest ever and want to +1 it instead.

Meanwhile, trying to figure out if I want tt/mo macros for scholar to dot the hell out of things while targeting for heals, or to just do it manually… It will be nice in 2.1 when you can finally macro embrace on your fairy instead of having to hit the button manually if you want to micromanage her.

As a side note, in 8 mans is throwing out dots while Eos heals and then supplemental healing more DPS than just spamming heals and having Selene out?