Gizmou 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 Hey guys, I have a question regarding the appropriate time to make the mandatory switch from enhancement levelling to pure resto (in terms of PvE). I have been playing as enh from the very beginning, running the low-level dungeons as DPS and eventually progressing into the resto tree for higher level dungeons (lvl 56 atm). I do enjoy the 1 in 100 Windfury crits, however healing is something I was planning on doing in the long run, and already have a full set of resto gear. So the question is - can I continue grinding to 60 as enh and still heal end-game dungeons, or should I make the switch now and not worry about underperforming as a healer in DM/Strat, etc? I am also worried that questing as resto could potentially be extremely slow and cause longer downtime, but would dungeon participation counter that? I would like to hear your thoughts and experiences. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotmilk0112 10 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) I went Resto at 59 and healed BRD and Strat UD to 60. BRD was a breeze, and Strat wasn't impossible, though you might need a mana potion or two. Edited February 8, 2017 by gotmilk0112 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gizmou 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, gotmilk0112 said: I went Resto at 59 and healed BRD and Strat UD to 60. BRD was a breeze, and Strat wasn't impossible, though you might need a mana potion or two. If I understood correctly, you healed the two dungeons as full resto from 59? What I meant to ask was whether I can continue healing dungeons as hybrid spec (enh/resto) until level 60? Thank you for your input! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotmilk0112 10 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) No, it took ~5 BRD runs and 1 Strat run to go 59 - 60. And that's with a lot of rested EXP. No, I wouldn't recommend healing as Enh in high level dungeons, unless you've got a lot of healing gear already. Edited February 8, 2017 by gotmilk0112 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ValarMorghulis 2 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Gizmou said: What I meant to ask was whether I can continue healing dungeons as hybrid spec (enh/resto) until level 60? Thank you for your input! I have been playing elemental/resto hybrid since about 50ish and healing all endgame dungeons (including UBRS) without any issues so far. So I'd say its definitely possible just requires you to use healing gear. Gear > spec, it seems. Need just a few more prebis pieces and I'm going to try raid healing with this spec too :) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotmilk0112 10 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 Yeah, if you have a good tank and a ton of +int gear, you can probably get away with healing as non-Resto. But if shit hits the fan, you won't be able to recover as well as a Resto shaman would. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ValarMorghulis 2 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 Surely I'm not trying to imply the hybrid is better at healing than the proper resto build. But I do think that with the proper healing gear and awareness you are able to heal just fine, regardless if the tank is full T2 or just collecting their prebis. The HUGE advantage of not playing full resto is that you perform much better in solo play - farming stuff or leveling (as the OP mentioned). So if you are interested in more than only healing in instances, then I'd recommend a hybrid build. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nacted 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Never ever roll a resto if you dont have to. always keep 0/31/20 specc and just swap gear when needed. 20p in resto is enough to make a valid healer and you shouldnt never ever be a main healer since we aint ment for that. We shaman suffer from lack of mana problem and toss druid/priest to main heal and you are the pick up healer when needed. Our Enha tree gives so much more than resto for full grp/raid that its benefits are undenaible more on % vise than any resto can make it ever. Imp stoneskin + WF is alone to be supportive and when needed you can always toss few chain heals to ease up the pain on healers. Its moreless way to take the role of hybrid class, you cant top of the dps charts nor hps, but your role is to fill up the gaps and give boosts to others. ThunderStar Edited February 9, 2017 by Nacted bits and bops 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotmilk0112 10 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 Wat What is all this crap of "shaman is not good enough, not 'main healer', go dps spec and do some crap dps while throwing a chain heal every so often" ? What does "main" healer even mean? There is no "main" healer that does all the healing; healing is a cooperative job. The "undeniable benefits" of Enhancement are a small increase to str/agi/stoneskin/wf totems. And the ability to put out some mediocre DPS. In return for gimping your healing and not getting the ever-useful Mana Tide. Sure, if by some freak stroke of drunkenness by the raid leader, you get invited to raid as a DPS, yes, then you would go Enhancement. But if you're a "healer", it is not worth gimping your healing just to get a very small buff to a few totems. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gizmou 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2017 Thank you for your responses folks! I see there are varying opinions on the switch and after trying out to heal BRD as enh (successfully, albeit running on fumes most of the time) I have decided to hold off the change. Thanks again! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garun 9 Report post Posted February 10, 2017 I'd go resto when you start grinding your BiS. Yea, you can probably get the job done as enhancement farming the BiS, but you will be much better off as resto. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
