This is my rant about Delves as a healer main - Holy priest POV 610 ilvl & Brann over lvl 40
- After some hotfixes like removing mini bosses from tier 8 i can actually solo it which is nice but it still takes a lot of time. Depending about the story which is active and Brann, most times it takes me average 30 minutes. I need to plan my pulls carefully, if i get aggro i need to spam heal myself, i cant really do damage or i die so only few holy novas here and there. If Brann has aggro he tries to kite the mobs to great unknown so im pulling only few mobs at a time, max 5 to avoid ninja pulling and wiping.
- Brann is… special. So if he has aggro even just from 2 mobs he will try to kite them in a way which makes no sense at all. Underwater delves are the worst. I use my leap of faith to keep Brann close to me so that the pack wont reset and just… despawn? But Brann knocks 'em away or underground so they keep hitting and there is no way to see which way frontal is going in those situations so sometimes i just die. Worst was when he kited boss to edge and knocked it off platform. Leap was on CD and i dont have taunt to take aggro from boss so i sit there 10 minutes being in combat with boss which was in Narnia, probably at the bottom of the delve. I jumped off, waited still in combat and nothing. So i had to reset delve and do it all again, not cool. Brann also ninja pulls even when he doesnt have aggro. He starts kiting and runs into other pack. His kiting needs to be fixed (if there is mechanic that needs to dodged he can move from that but other times why cant he just stay next to a player if there isnt mechanic that reguires moving?) or just give him tank spec. I dont wanna waste 30 minutes in delve to just reset it and go again only because Brann knocked boss off from platform.
- I was shocked when i did delves with friends how much faster they go but we are not online same time always. There is healer tuning in delves yes but Brann makes it harder sometimes. Also with groups, some people just wanna run it fast, some wanna do all the puzzles and find treasures etc but being in pug group is gamble i dont wanna take.
- I chose to play as a healer and in delves it feels like being ‘punished’ for it. Not having tank spec to Brann or interrupt (after fear mobs start cast again). I understand healers arent suppose to pump same numbers as DPS players but does it really need to take so long time do solo content which others can do in half of the time.
- Then onto my favorite part - Zek’vir and his lair. So in delves sometimes he pops by to say hello which is totally fine, problems start in certain delves if Brann kites too far away so he tp’s back to me with boss which already has cast going so umh… Thanks? Unlucky? Bug? I dont mind missing some loot if i play poorly, i dont deserve it then but losing it just because of Brann is little frustrating.
- Where is Zek’vir lair healer tuning? Healers are suppose to pump same numbers as DPS players now? Run fails everytime to same spot, i alone dont have enough damage to break webs (Brann doesnt switch to them) Sure, i can dispell the dot but it would be nice to have interrupt for it too. Brann has healer spec so he can help with the dot but guess its too much to ask he helps with the webs. I really wonder where is healer tuning for that lair. Delves have healer tuning so why not Zek’vir lair? I wanna be able to do same content as other specs with same ilvl as i have.
