So after about 8 years of playing DPS I’ve just taken the plunge and made a Holy Pala to try out healing and my god…I’m in love.
There’s always been a bit sweaty pressure with DPS in trying to out DPS everyone and top meters to get some validation, but with healing it’s like playing a completely different game! There isn’t that try hard aspect to it, just more tactical survival play. I love the rush when someone drops dangerous low HP and you need to quickly react to keep everyone up and going (I know this shouldn’t really happen but being new to healing it’s happened a couple times) But the satisfaction from getting that clutch heal that could be the difference between a successful run or a wipe gets the adrenaline going which I’ve never had mashing buttons as a DPS.
I’m also enjoying the questing, feels like I’m doing still decent damage but I’m indestructible! The instant queues are also a nice benefit!
I’m only coming up level 30 and I’m sure things will get harder especially in M+ but what can I say guys, I think I’ve turned to the light side! Just thought I’d drop a message to let anyone that plays DPS know that if your finding it a bit stale, healing is honestly worth a shot! I’ve put it off for years cause I didn’t think it would click with me, but damn It’s been blast!
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Just you wait 'till you get to M+, and there’ll be that sweaty pressure to press wings + ashen just at the right time and outdps everyone anyway. 
But seriously, healing is fun, welcome to Healer Club, where we decide who lives and who dies! BWAAHAHAHA.
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In raid there is always that one dps guy you keep coming back to heal.
You will want to hate him but he is the funny guy, you just cant get mad!
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Me in bwd: Warrior’s gonna die if he stays there, better grip him out.
-grips-
Warrior: WHAT THIS PRIEST DOING? IMMA CHARGE RIGHT BACK IN.
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yep there is always that one dps on Painsmith that says “Im going to hit the 12k dps finally and I dont give a damned hoot about chains and balls. Healer I order you to keep me up!” aka the tunneller 
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Dps is fun at low levels too . Mythic plus is colourful as healer but whatever rows your boat
I did do my KSM with pugs and as priest healer. Mostly is was fun as hell 
not even one toxic encounter thru the whole experience 
Welcome to the dark side young padawan…
Dps is what I main and has always been but I would actually really like to become a healer but stressful situation like people’s life dropping fast makes me go crazy lmao
I have only healed in does costume made groups for like world bosses or tornaments and never the more “serious” once like raids or dungeons, tho I would like to try some day heh
Welcome to the side of Kings
The thing I love about healing is that the power that lies in your hands!
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Healing Bursting with a moronic DPS group, is the best lol
if you can survive bursting week affix, you can probably survive anything as healer
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Necrotic, Sanguine with a tank that insists on facetanking everything without movement says hello. 
how i got good at healing … i’ll tell you the secret.
i let the tanks health get as low as possible before i heal them back up…
if by the end of the run the tank has had multiple heart attacks and is calling you all the names under the sun… but there was no wipes…
you are doing good.
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That is easy, just dps and facepalm 
Yup… but by the end of the run, there’ll be so many facepalms that my face disappears. I kinda want to have a face left, if I want to survive. 
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Worse.
Tank that runs after the mobs when you typhoon them.
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