I think ImdoinitwrongFollow

Step 1. Bard.
Step 2. Non-sh*tty DD.

i agree, Regen still is a nice way to cap people off.

most players are used to/spoiled by meripo, they expect way too much at earlier levels. being a main healer/hastega/enfeebler is almost too much ask at just about any lvl without a brd/cor, even then it takes a decent party to make it run smoothly.

when you don't have an extra refresh and the party is taking good dmg, you'll just have to give something up, haste only a couple members, drop an enfeeble, etc. sure rdm has refresh and convert, but never take that 'endless' mp for granted, we carry a heavy burden in a party. it's all about mp management, you'll catch on. i've done just fine with Cure IV.

Edited, Aug 25th 2009 9:09pm by Aerias

Edited, Aug 25th 2009 9:10pm by Aerias

Its already been said but I'll talk a lil more about it...

** 125hp for 15mp is never a waste(Cure2 costs 9mp more and heals about 20hp less)
** Regen1, Regen2 and Regen3 are mostly used for the sake of controlling emnity. After all, reducing the amount of hate you have over time is key to healing efficiently.

As for everything else in your post, ya, were at a huge disadvantage not having Cure5, its why whm will always be the best healer for spike healing situations. But for say merit parties, theirs no reason you shouldn't be able to keep full buffs, heals, and what ever enfeebs you deem necessary. Obviously the skill level of all healers are varying, but a thing to keep in mind(which has already been mentioned somewhat) that you will occasionally get those parties that it seems you just cant keep up. Its not your fault necessarily(assuming your normally always able too).

Having good dd's in your pt, not just OMGlookatmydmg!!! dd's, but ones who know how to play defensively when they need to will go a long way. Some ppl expect healers to be able to heal through any amount of dmg and still keep up with everything. Ignorance.. or Arrogance on their part.. I've had varying degrees of parties, and simply put, A full pt of /war's and /sam's and I had zero issues keeping full buffs and everything else thats expected. I am not boasting, because my ability to do that was due to the skill of the dd's.

Sounds like your doingitright! So /cheers to you ^^

Edited, Aug 25th 2009 10:01pm by ElVendi

Deleted, since apparently someone doesn't like me and rates me down without replying to my post.

Edited, Aug 27th 2009 5:23pm by Zeynothix

I'd like to throw my own experiences into the mix.

My first couple full-time healing gigs as RDM went really well. I always felt like I had plenty of MP, people were healed, DD's were hasted, occasional debuffs, etc...

Then BAM! *I* sucked... I was in a party and was having a lot of problems keeping up and eventually... drumroll... I had to ask for them to stop pulling while I rested!

What I have learned since is basically two things...
1. I *DID* suck. I sucked by not knowing what things to STOP doing and in what order as MP started being a concern. I basically kept doing everything until I ran out of MP. Keeping a Paladin refreshed was a MUST(!) Making sure that DD #3 had haste every cycle? Not so much...

2. The DD's in my party tended to grab hate onto 1 person early and KEEP it there, so I really had to turn to higher level healing to keep an individual alive.

I am far from a great RDM... But, I do have a comfort level with my job and a minimum of competence where I am no longer shy about telling the party when they are putting undo stress on my MP pool. I also have rest-macros that allow for the occasional 1 tick of MP healing. Its amazing what a single tick of rest here and there after just finishing a cycle will do for you when a party is really sucking up the MP.

Edited, Aug 27th 2009 9:56am by GruesomeWolf

I use regen spells to heal someone efficiently over time, not to save yourself from enmity. If they need HP but they don't need full HP RIGHT NOW, then I toss a regen on them and save myself some MP.

I rarely ever need to worry about enmity when I'm main heal on RDM, just so long as I am not spamming dispel, poison, cure IV, blind and sleep...

Dont forget you can also Curaga.

While you do put yourself at risk from hate generated, nothing is more mp efficient than Curagas when you hit 3-4 people that need it.

It would be really nice if people remembered that during stuff like nyzul too... Everyone pop body boosts, idiot goes around tossing 6 cure IVs...

It just seems your busy and the fights are too long. I wouldn't worry about it. I also wouldn't worry about you not being a whm. Rdm has its advantages and you're making good use of them aside from not using regen :)

I use regen every chance I get for a cheap easy 150HP. On whm, regen3 is a waste so I use regen1/2 since I've merited it (my main is whm).

Regen I + Composure = hawt

Also, Cure potency +% ftw