I'm with you Alytheia.
Anyone who tries to DPS as a Priest is doing it wrong...
Here's 3 good reasons:

1. Your damage is pathetic.
Admittedly, Priests have some good burst damage. It's still not worth the trouble when facing a boss with a billion health. To DPS as a priest is high risk low reward. It's not worth it.

2. You need to conserve Mana.
Mana spent on DPS'ing could be the reason why you don't have any left to heal you dying teammate 2 seconds later. Nice going.

3. You need to be quick and keep yourself alive.
The difference between speed in and out of combat is terribly significant. Priests are damn squishy and going into combat slows you down making you an easy target. You need to keep yourself alive before you can keep your team alive.

Quote: Reiizm on 04/29/2012, 10:39 PM

I'm with you Alytheia.
Anyone who tries to DPS as a Priest is doing it wrong...
Here's 3 good reasons:

1. Your damage is pathetic.
Admittedly, Priests have some good burst damage. It's still not worth the trouble when facing a boss with a billion health. To DPS as a priest is high risk low reward. It's not worth it.

2. You need to conserve Mana.
Mana spent on DPS'ing could be the reason why you don't have any left to heal you dying teammate 2 seconds later. Nice going.

3. You need to be quick and keep yourself alive.
The difference between speed in and out of combat is terribly significant. Priests are damn squishy and going into combat slows you down making you an easy target. You need to keep yourself alive before you can keep your team alive.

This, out of all the games I've played. The only time I've Dpsed as a Healer in heroics/raids/endgame; Is when all my Dps are Dead or I'm last alive and the boss has 2% hp left.
Sure, as a priest I can regenerate Mana quickly but I'll stick to being out of Combat speed so I can dodge the boss and stay near my tank. Unlike most have mentioned, healers running to the dps. I only throw a heal to people under 50-75%, mostly just my lock-on.

To me, I shouldn't be dpsing unless I have crappy dps in the party or if everyone is topped off and not taking any damage.

Quote: Ainrehtea on 04/29/2012, 10:50 PM

Quote: Reiizm on 04/29/2012, 10:39 PM

I'm with you Alytheia.
Anyone who tries to DPS as a Priest is doing it wrong...
Here's 3 good reasons:

1. Your damage is pathetic.
Admittedly, Priests have some good burst damage. It's still not worth the trouble when facing a boss with a billion health. To DPS as a priest is high risk low reward. It's not worth it.

2. You need to conserve Mana.
Mana spent on DPS'ing could be the reason why you don't have any left to heal you dying teammate 2 seconds later. Nice going.

3. You need to be quick and keep yourself alive.
The difference between speed in and out of combat is terribly significant. Priests are damn squishy and going into combat slows you down making you an easy target. You need to keep yourself alive before you can keep your team alive.

This, out of all the games I've played. The only time I've Dpsed as a Healer in heroics/raids/endgame; Is when all my Dps are Dead or I'm last alive and the boss has 2% hp left.
Sure, as a priest I can regenerate Mana quickly but I'll stick to being out of Combat speed so I can dodge the boss and stay near my tank. Unlike most have mentioned, healers running to the dps. I only throw a heal to people under 50-75%, mostly just my lock-on.

To me, I shouldn't be dpsing unless I have crappy dps in the party or if everyone is topped off and not taking any damage.

I think that before more people continue to make themselves look like complete fools, they try reading up on some of the priest/mystic threads in the classes forum to find out how the class (and aggro in TERA) actually works!

... as a healer the boss/BAM's life bar isn't always on your screen because you aren't dpsing it.

Quote: DottyDots on 04/29/2012, 11:03 PM

... as a healer the boss/BAM's life bar isn't always on your screen because you aren't dpsing it.

Target Boss/BAM and just press Q and click, will lock the HP on your screen.

Isn't basic attacking a couple of times in between heals beneficial to maintaining low aggro?

Quote: Soraine on 04/29/2012, 10:09 PM

Isn't basic attacking a couple of times in between heals beneficial to maintaining low aggro?

Yes... it is. So...it's actually wise to not just sit back and heal, especially if you are a priest. I haven't played healers since OBT but I doubt they changed this (unless healing hold less aggro and heals do not count as crits, but judging from today's runs, I don't think so).