1) Would this mean the end of CRZ?
1.5) Please?!
2) Would this allow you to have more than 11 toons per virtual server that can, say, share account-bound heirlooms through the mail?
2.5) If so, wouldn’t that require everyone being able to do that, including on non-virtualized servers?
3) Aren’t * and # a bit too similar and … uh, just a wee bit immersion breaking? Possibly another indication that CRZ might go away, leaving us with just # (except for LFx). I’d prefer a solution that avoids characters like that… maybe use the original server name as a last name for the toon (Kurn Stormrage vs Kurn Chromaggus). That might actually be worse, though.

This to me feels like another version of CRZ… basically a half-assed partial-solution that doesn’t really fix anything, it just introduces more complexity and confusion. Mind you, my two servers are mid-pack so while they’re slowish (ie – totally dead, if the trade trolls are to be believed), they’re still okay for me for the most part. Might have a different opinion if I was on a server 20% the size of mine, though, or if I was recruiting for a guild.

What I think I find most befuddling about all this is how Blizzard has had the opportunity to watch hardcore raiders for over eight years and they still misjudge the lengths to which players will go to maximize their output. That’s just kind of sad and out of touch. :/

Obviously, no idea if it’s difficult to implement or whatnot, but the more I see of this discussion, the more I think a flexible – so to speak – lockout system like this would satisfy and not exclude anyone.

Rho – An interesting idea. Still, I think there’s something missing from the solution because, ideally, raiders wouldn’t feel obliged to do LFR. If a high-end raider feels compelled to do the easiest mode of raiding in the game, not because they enjoy it but because they feel they MUST do so, then there’s something wrong with the system. And saying it’s optional doesn’t fly with me — see above comment to Verbosity. :) Still, it’d be a stop-gap measure that would at least keep things at the same level as they are now.

Now that works fine for LFR and Flex. It wouldn’t work for Normal/Heroic because its a different loot system. At least this way players wouldn’t feel obligated to run content three times a week for tier pieces… they would still only “need” to do it twice.

To heal someone else, you want to click on them as your target and then press a key that corresponds to the heal you want on your action bar. There are some very advanced methods, but that should help you out. When you join a party, on the left-hand side of the screen, you’ll see all the other player names (and what their health, mana, rage, energy, etc looks like). Simply click on one of them, then hit the button on your action bar that corresponds to the heal you want to use. At level 29, you should have… oh dear, it looks like it’s just Rejuvenation and Healing Touch.

Well, that makes things pretty simple. Use Rejuvenation for light damage and use Healing Touch for people who are under about 50% health.

You should always keep a Rejuvenation on your tank while in combat.

Hope that helps! :)