healers in the 20 bracket

[Zirano]

All you people that have been saying healers aren't fotm in the 20 bracket must be fucking delusional or some shit. I've done some bg's now finally on my 20 and out of the 6 games of wsg I played we had the current team setups:
2x 4 healers 6 dps
2x 5 healers 5 dps
2x 6 healers 4 dps

PS: there might have been some tanks instead of dps, but that's really besides the point.

 

[Chops]

There's alot of healers at low levels, yes. But I dunno that "fotm" is accurate because healers have ALWAYS been strong at low levels. Flavor of the last 14 years? Maybe?

 

[Zirano]

There's alot of healers at low levels, yes. But I dunno that "fotm" is accurate because healers have ALWAYS been strong at low levels. Flavor of the last 14 years? Maybe?

I mean healer have been much stronger at low level ever since blizzard reintroduced the ranks to spell. which is the main reason why healers do competetive damage at low level since dps specs havent gotten the crucial ranks for their dps spells yet.
so it wouldent be "flavor of the last 14 years". And I'd say it's reasonable to call if flavor of the month with the ammount of new players flooding to the bracket because of the patch earlier this MONTH.

 

[Klicka]

Yes, healers are fotm and broken.

 

[Miles]

Most of the healers your probably seeing are playing the class for the survivability aspect and or the dmg/healing combo.

On the other hand you don't find to many healers who actually heal the team. Most go mongo and wanna top dmg and heals on the charts.

 

[Zirano]

Most of the healers your probably seeing are playing the class for the survivability aspect and or the dmg/healing combo.

On the other hand you don't find to many healers who actually heal the team. Most go mongo and wanna top dmg and heals on the charts.

Well yeah, healers are fotm because they have good survivability and they do competetive damage, I already know that. But in another thread there were some f2p/vet players who were trying to say that healer arent fotm. which from my experience so far they clearly are lol.

 

[Chops]

Well yeah, healers are fotm because they have good survivability and they do competetive damage, I already know that. But in another thread there were some f2p/vet players who were trying to say that healer arent fotm. which from my experience so far they clearly are lol.

not to excuse some potential fotm-ism but I think its a hold over from having to be a healer at 20 if you were gonna be viable in a world of 29s.

With any luck, we'll see people branch out a bit as the BG segregation goes on. Maybe not. Whatever.

 

[Lateraldrop]

I always due w multiple roles and it always puts me in by as healer even if there are 3 other healers. Anyone know why this frustrating thing happens? Also the e times so far I qued as dps there were no healers on my team. One of the games there were no healers on either team.

 

[Goesid]

Well yeah, healers are fotm because they have good survivability and they do competetive damage, I already know that. But in another thread there were some f2p/vet players who were trying to say that healer arent fotm. which from my experience so far they clearly are lol.

They removed the healer cap yet I dont see games with 10+ healers on a single team.

 

[Zirano]

They removed the healer cap yet I dont see games with 10+ healers on a single team.

So for something to be fotm 100 % of the playerbase have to play it? I really don't understand how this is a argument lol

 

[Goesid]

So for something to be fotm 100 % of the playerbase have to play it? I really don't understand how this is a point lol

Not 100% but heres the game im in right now

Looks like healers are super fotm

 

[Zirano]

Not 100% but heres the game im in right now
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Looks like healers are super fotm

Yeah man it does feel like healers are pretty fotm to me

And I'm not only basing my point of bg's alone. In gs there are plenty of 20's hanging around and there is always an abundance of healers. and when you do the math of how many dps specs there are compared to healer specs maybe you can admit that there is an uneven ammount of healers to dps?

Edit: I could aso add that my btag has both long time vets/f2p's and 29's rerolling to 20 and also here there is an abnormal ammount of healers compared to dps.

 

[Goesid]

Yeah man it does like like healers are pretty fotm to me
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And I'm not only basing my point of bg's alone. In gs there are plenty of 20's hanging around and there is always an abundance of healers. and when you do the math of how many dps specs there are compared to healer specs maybe you can admit that there is an uneven ammount of healers to dps?

Edit: I could aso add that my btag has both long time vets/f2p's and 29's rerolling to 20 and also here there is an abnormal ammount of healers compared to dps.

Well there are alot of specs that arent healer specs that just like healers people tend to stay away from. While they flock to paladins, druids and warriors warlock and monk are much more rare. And sure 60% is alot, with half of those being priests, what priest spec I dont know but I'm also prepared to say that game may be an outlier just like mine was.

 

[Zirano]

Well there are alot of specs that arent healer specs that just like healers people tend to stay away from. While they flock to paladins, druids and warriors warlock and monk are much more rare. And sure 60% is alot, with half of those being priests, what priest spec I dont know but I'm also prepared to say that game may be an outlier just like mine was.

But I played 6 games of wsg as stated in the post earlier and the average of those 6 games would be 5 healers pr game. Don't you think this is an abnomal healer to dps ratio? and Yes I will agree that both our cases are outliers but including the people i see in gs, out in the world and on my btag I still stand by the statement that healers can be considered "fotm" because of how frequently they are picked over dps specs.

 

[Goesid]

But I played 6 games of wsg as stated in the post earlier and the average of those 6 games would be 5 healers pr game. Don't you think this is an abnomal healer to dps ratio? and Yes I will agree that both our cases are outliers but including the people i see in gs, out in the world and on my btag I still stand by the statement that healers can be considered "fotm" because of how frequently they are picked over dps specs.

5 per game might be high, it is certainly higher than what I have seen, but I also think the variety of healer specs played is relevant. I havent been to gs in like 6 years so I have no idea what the situation is there but what I do know it doesnt belong here, what happens in gs stays in gs. I dont know what kind of people you have on your btag but I do think that if only polling the people that browsed these forums and not who we actually played in the battlegrounds the numbers would be tilted way more in the healer direction.

 

[Zirano]

5 per game might be high, it is certainly higher than what I have seen, but I also think the variety of healer specs played is relevant. I havent been to gs in like 6 years so I have no idea what the situation is there but what I do know it doesnt belong here, what happens in gs stays in gs. I dont know what kind of people you have on your btag but I do think that if only polling the people that browsed these forums and not who we actually played in the battlegrounds the numbers would be tilted way more in the healer direction.

I don't understand, are you agreeing with the fact that healers are in abundance?

 

[Goesid]

I don't understand, are you agreeing with the fact that healers are in abundance?

There are certainly more than there used to be, abudance might be a stretch that said I do agree that with a smaller population sample like this site the number of healers would be inflated in comparison to what is seen in games.

 

[Zirano]

There are certainly more than there used to be, abudance might be a stretch that said I do agree that with a smaller population sample like this site the number of healers would be inflated in comparison to what is seen in games.

Well it seems like we somewhat agree but not entirely. I don't think there is any point discussing it any further than this.

Edit: I'd just like to add last note. I think if we took levelers out of the equation then it would be more common to see higher ammount of healers pr bg, but that's just me nitpicking

 

[SupremeChaos]

what do you even mean "healers are fotm" yea so is dps dude look at all the people playing dps the entire archetype is FOTM OMG. absolute nonsense. if you want to talk fotm classes youre looking at arcane mage, fury warrior, rsham, mm hunter

 

[Zirano]

what do you even mean "healers are fotm" yea so is dps dude look at all the people playing dps the entire archetype is FOTM OMG. absolute nonsense. if you want to talk fotm classes youre looking at arcane mage, fury warrior, rsham, mm hunter

I've never said that certain dps specs arent fotm have i? If so please go ahead and quote it. My point is that healers are clearly the most common choice in this bracket. Sure there are plenty strong dps specs but that doesnt change the fact that with my experience healers are over represented in the 20 bracket/community.