Comments on: Teaching a New Paladin

By: Kurn

Kurn — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:09:35 +0000

Lefro – hahaha, I levelled the pally holy from 1-60 and 60-70, then 70-71, then was prot 71-73, then ret from 74-77, then holy ’till 80. I understand the madness. ;)

By: Lefromage

Lefromage — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:42:48 +0000

Rumors of my healing have been greatly exaggerated! I leveled 1-60 resto (yeah, I didn’t know what I was doing) and I still dabble in it on occasion. I’ll sometimes queue for a random as a healer just to stretch the old branches but heroics have gotten faceroll to the point where I throw up a Wild Growth and *maybe* a Rejuv and then see if I can’t beat any of the dps…

However to add to the madness of having leveled resto I might be going for the Insane title shortly so it all begins to make sense :P

By: Kurn

Kurn — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:08:28 +0000

Apple – It’s definitely fun to introduce someone to the game, if a little overwhelming at times! The last time I got to “teach” anyone anything, it was my brother on his hunter (and a little bit on his paladin). I was in Felwood with my brother and told him to pull X mob to us without pulling Y or Z mobs. He worked at it and eventually got it. It made me proud. :D

I don’t even know that a holy paladin is my favourite class/spec… It’s my preferred raiding class/spec, for sure, but my poor hunter still has a good chunk of my heart. ;)

I think that introducing my GM to the “joy” (haha) of healing on a paladin will be fun if only because I know she’ll be eager to learn. It always helps when people WANT to learn.

Kaboomski – Well, I’m pleased if I’ve been able to help you out at all. :) “Failure Avoidance”. Hm… I know I’m not capped yet. I dropped stacks on heroic Dreamwalker 10 twice last night. ;) Also, thanks, but I’m definitely not the best holy paladins. Maybe one of the more articulate, detail-oriented and longwinded ones, sure. ;)

Apple – We’ll see if I even play my paladin! haha! :)

Lefro – <3 It would be hilarious to see Fad go up against my GM in shammy healing. I think Fad might get her on cleansing and dispelling, but I think the GM might have a slight edge on throughput!

Didn’t you used to heal now and again? I seem to recall us being aghast (in jest) that you were healing at one point, but I can’t remember the circumstances, haha!

Being regarded as an authority, even just by a random person going “dude, how do you dps so much?!” or something, is always a pleasant feeling, that’s for sure. :)

By: Lefromage

Lefromage — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:15:54 +0000

Stopping in to say hello again :) I’ve been slowly trying to convince Fad to come back to the game so we’ll see where that goes! Maybe you’ll get your heal off one of these days.

There is something about helping someone understand your class that is a lot of fun. I can’t quite explain it but every time someone asks me a feral druid question I remember before I would have been able to answer it and I try to give them the best information possible. There is also the fact that being asked how to play my class/spec can’t help but leave me warm and fuzzy inside.

I’ve only pretended to heal on a lvl 80 Paladin and honestly if I ever seriously make one of my own it will likely be a tank (to round off the feral druid, warrior, and DK – I see a disturbing trend across the board here…) simply because healing confuses me beyond words and while I can do it I never quite feel like I’m as effecient as I “could” be. However if I ever do want to heal on a paladin I fully intend to peruse your blog for tricks and tips!

By: Apple

Apple — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:01:46 +0000

*points at Kaboom’s comment* Another reason I’m totally aiming to join Apotheosis Cata.0 – the chance to be, y’know, taught holy paladin-ing by my favourite holy paladin. :)

‘Cause, uh… you DO realise that I’m gonna be coming to you only half knowing what I’m doing, right? >.>

By: Kaboomski

Kaboomski — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:38:03 +0000

Man, I keep feeling sorry for myself that I don’t live in the US region. I would’ve let you mold me into another you anytime. In fact, I think you’re already doing that through all the advice you’re giving on your blog and sometimes through email.

I must admit, I am fully convinced that you are one of the best Holy paladins I have ever seen. I think that’s part of the reason why I would be very excited to have you teach me, and why I’m always excited when I see a new blog post from you come up.

I think Apple’s right though. If you can teach somebody else about your favorite class, then it’s double the fun.

Btw, I keep looking for items with a stat called “failure avoidance” but I can’t seem to find any. I’d like to be capped, if at all possible. Any tips?

By: Apple

Apple — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:30:30 +0000

…And, see, in my spare time when I want to heal but don’t want to pally it up, I’ve been levelling a disc priest.

If I thought there were any chance I could get levelled, raid-geared, and have any idea what I was doing in a raid before anyone else got there, I would do it.

THAT BEING SAID, on to the actual CONTENT of the post, heh… I think that there’s a certain joy in helping someone who’s already a good player, and a friend, learn the ins and outs of the class you love. I’m not the best with stats and numbers, but when my girlfriend JJ (I’ve got AJ and JJ, I really need to give one of them a better nickname…) started playing, I eagerly jumped in to help her with the stats as best I could, and rolled a tank for her to help keep her first character (who was… some sort of clothie, I can’t remember if she was a mage or a lock) alive while she figured things out. Most of the time, I’m really not the type to do that, if only because I don’t feel comfortable enough that my knowledge is accurate half the time, but with her, I knew she’d do well as a player, and I was excited to introduce her to the game.

Since your GM obviously already knows the game, the next best thing, imo, is introducing them to the joy that is your favourite class and spec. Which is, I think, probably part of why you’re so excited. And being able to mold her into another you is always a plus. ;)