Next time your cleric gets flamed

[Miriamele]

Clerics aren't the only ones who take a look at HP bars of party members. As a fighter in a party, I always a) pan the camera back to see everybody, if possible, b) keep a close eye out on any monsters around, and c) be prepared to click on a spawned monster and kick it if my mock is on CD.

It is hard though, being a cleric and having to deal with players that make themselves meat shields and can't take it. A lot of people are just ignorant about how clerics work and somehow expect you to always be able to avoid deaths. And this is not always possible. Clerics get the shaft the quickest because it's very obvious when something goes wrong on their end. Death almost always provokes the "lol failure cleric" response instead of considering the individual's or even party's shortcomings. It is kind of part of the cleric package, unfortunately.

In any case, I consider pulling too much to be a bad fault. A player should know his limits and act accordingly. Biting off more than you can chew when pulling, in my opinion, is just as bad as a bad cleric not healing where it's needed.

[a.L]

It's funny when a player gets OHKO and blames the cleric for not healing.

[Miriamele]

I know...

MD jumps, a bunch of DD fighters die, and cries inundate the chat box...

"OMFG NUB CLERIC ISNT HEALING"

Almost as bad as an archer going "maybe we'd win if you stop running, useless tank!" when I got feared from MD -_-.

Like I said, clerics are always the first to be blamed. I guess you just have to grow a tough skin and get over it. There will be times where you get insulted, however irrational it might be. But, with a support class, their life is in your hands, and you don't have to play with them if you don't want to.

[lamchopz]

Clerics aren't the only ones who take a look at HP bars of party members. As a fighter in a party, I always a) pan the camera back to see everybody, if possible, b) keep a close eye out on any monsters around, and c) be prepared to click on a spawned monster and kick it if my mock is on CD.

It is hard though, being a cleric and having to deal with players that make themselves meat shields and can't take it. A lot of people are just ignorant about how clerics work and somehow expect you to always be able to avoid deaths. And this is not always possible. Clerics get the shaft the quickest because it's very obvious when something goes wrong on their end. Death almost always provokes the "lol failure cleric" response instead of considering the individual's or even party's shortcomings. It is kind of part of the cleric package, unfortunately.

In any case, I consider pulling too much to be a bad fault. A player should know his limits and act accordingly. Biting off more than you can chew when pulling, in my opinion, is just as bad as a bad cleric not healing where it's needed.

very well said.

two thumbs up. =]

[Deoial]

when i get on my mage alt i sometimes forget im mage and try to spam heals on people... then i remember my aoe and heal are same number so i just spam aoe instead... then go damn not cleric

i love playing my cleric.. when people flam i just brush it off i know im a damned god cleric might not attack but mot of the time if im partied its a full scale aoe group in an abyss 20 levels higher than me... i end up looking at the ground so stop lag and just paying attention to mini map and group window to time heal, invinc, restore, all my goodies... and usually works out pretty well or they wouldnt invite me again.

an usually the best teams ive gotten into are with my guild, we have fun grind out a level or 2 and just have a damned good time even when we wipe lke 5 times in a row because of bad dc timing, or over pulling, or t3's timing out

OCEAN F0R LIFE WOOT

[Miriamele]

I know, whenever I'm on my cleric, I want to deva, and when I'm on my fighter, I want to heal. D:

I don't put up with bad parties. If I'm a cleric and I'm being a) seriously disrepected, or b) put into a bad situation because my partymates are not doing their jobs, I quit and find a different party. I take constructive criticism but when you pull too much and then call me a nub for not being able to keep up with your HP even though I'm spam healing, I leave. Lol.

Pting with my guildmates is fun though. I don't do it much on my cleric but people know their limits and know how to play. So that's always a good thing. Ocean for life. <3

[Loveless]

I miss partying with you guys... the party/normal chats are hilarious. Just a couple more days until I can do that. :B

On topic though, to choose a cleric and stay as one til end game you will need to develop a thick skin.

[a.L]

I don't think I've ever partied with randoms outside of KQs. :/

But generally feedback has been positive.