by Armilus » Tue Aug 11, 2015 4:06 pm
Are you planning to get into raiding or just do 5man instances?
When it comes to raiding, DPS is usually very competitive even within a guild, everyone is trying to top the damage meters. For healers there is some competition but it's more of a team effort.
As DPS you're usually trying to run a perfect rotation (using the correct skills in the right order) where as healers really benefit from fast reaction times. Healers are constantly hitting different targets and making snap decisions on what spell to use (slow casting but efficient, fast cast but uses lots of mana or instant cast 'oh shit' buttons).
I like healing in vanilla wow because I prefer working as a team over competing with each other and some fights are really crazy with how fast you have to react.
If you aren't planning to raid then healing can get boring. 5man instances are challenging when you first hit level 60 but once you get decent gear it can get boring. There is a limit to how much healing is needed in 5man instances, once it's easy to keep up there isn't really anywhere to go from there. For DPS there is always room for improvement.
If you like PvP, then healers are basically tanks because the other team will always go after you first.
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