VeganHipster Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) I am new to MMOs, SWTOR is my first. I am a sorcerer right now and I really love the playstyle but I want to get into healing. The thing is, I don't know how to be good at it. I don't want to join flashpoints, try to heal, and end up messing up the whole mission. I did that on hammer station and I got flamed lol. I am just wondering if there is a guide anywhere for healing sorcs for beginners. I have tried practicing during my questing. I would use static barrier and spam dark infusion. Is that basically what a healer does during flashpoints and such? When I played hammer station there were a ton of guys coming at me and I could not heal others because I was too focused healing my self and trying to get mobs off of me. What I am mainly wondering is what all these terms mean and when/how to use skills at certain times. I also want to know how to heal during PvP. When I asked my guild these questions, the usual response i got was 'heal heal heal heal'. Am I making everything too complicated for my self? Is it really that simple? Edited December 20, 2011 by VeganHipster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyasis Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) In an FP or raid, your main goal is to keep the tank alive, then yourself, then others. When im healing (depending on what level you are and if a Sorcerer is needed) I will first dot the main target and then check for heals, and repeat... Edit: and stay back out of the way, sometimes you can't. Edited December 20, 2011 by Dyasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganHipster Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 In an FP or raid, your main goal is to keep the tank alive, then yourself, then others. When im healing (depending on what level you are and if a Sorcerer is needed) I will first dot the main target and then check for heals, and repeat... What DoTs does the sorc get? I am a level 23 right now to give you an idea to what skills I have access to. Sorry if there is an obvious answer, i just really want to get better at this game because I love the solo aspect of the story, dialogue, and space battles and want to experience everything else too. Thanks so much for the quick reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisZoran Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) always keep stasis barried on the main tank and yourself if you're taking damage. always refresh the statis barrier on the tank when it wears off. Also put stassis barrier on the tank a few seconds before they engage so that it wears off earlier in the fight so you can cast again without delay. always stand about 20-30m away from the tank so that you can give time for them to pick up any lost agro on the targets. use whirlwind to CC any lose adds. use the quick heal on non tank players unless they've pulled agro and are taking big hits. If your tank falls to 50% hp or is constantly getting hit for 25% of their life bar in one hit then use big heals on MT. Watch out for any aoes on the ground. dont waste force dpsing if its a hard fight that is healing intensive. Make sure to make use of your other CCs like electrocute and overload to get adds off you or group members. use consumption in cases of emergency to get force back & then use a med kit to get the life lost back. use reckleness for your big heal only for those "oh crap" moments where a boss hits really hard and you're almost out of force but have enough for 2 big heals. Edited December 20, 2011 by OsirisZoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesemachine Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 always keep stasis barried on the main tank and yourself if you're taking damage. always refresh the statis barrier on the tank when it wears off. Also put stassis barrier on the tank a few seconds before they engage so that it wears off earlier in the fight so you can cast again without delay. always stand about 20-30m away from the tank so that you can give time for them to pick up any lost agro on the targets. use whirlwind to CC any lose adds. use the quick heal on non tank players unless they've pulled agro and are taking big hits. If your tank falls to 50% hp or is constantly getting hit for 25% of their life bar in one hit then use big heals on MT. Watch out for any aoes on the ground. dont waste force dpsing if its a hard fight that is healing intensive. Make sure to make use of your other CCs like electrocute and overload to get adds off you or group members. use consumption in cases of emergency to get force back & then use a med kit to get the life lost back. use reckleness for your big heal only for those "oh crap" moments where a boss hits really hard and you're almost out of force but have enough for 2 big heals. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisZoran Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Oh yeah. When you eventually get Relics with uses(inc crit/surge/aclarity, power) on them make sure to use them in conjunction with recklessness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordDescent Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I don't want to join flashpoints, try to heal, and end up messing up the whole mission. I did that on hammer station and I got flamed lol. If it was DPS that died it normally there fault. Already I have people that go all out on damage and pull aggro from the tank. As it was said in a previous reply, heal the tank and you, DPS can wait. If the tank dies you will most likely die, if you die, the group will wipe. And I would recommend telling the group that you are a new healer and learning the game, most people will slow down and be more accommodating to you if they aren't just leave. Without a tank and healer you really can't do much and most people that flame are the dps because they died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganHipster Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Thanks for the encouraging words guys. I will try healing on Black Talon and see how that goes. I have re specced so many times already I hope it does not cost too much again, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganHipster Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Since I am on the Fatman, I am thinking of going this build. http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#201hGrRrdrkhzZf00MZ0M.1 Now I am wondering, what should I first put my points into? I am level 23 right now and am respeccing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paegus Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I would take the points out of Dark Resilience and Fadeout and put them into Dark Mending and Force surge. Force surge seems like it should be a better talent than Dark Resilience while Fadeout seems like more of a PVP talent that will not be as useful in Flashpoints. Dark Infusion seems to be the most Force efficient heal ,at least at low levels, so a talent to cut the casting time is nice. I am lv 21 atm and recently respecced. I decided to go with the Lightning talents you have first and then focus on the Corruption tree. The overall increase in Force efficiency seems like it will be a big boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCerberus Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Your Heal over time (HoT) spells eventually combine to becomes really great. Buff the tank while healing, and it buffs your next healing spell. And if you crit with innervate, you get free force. And the buff to innervate from your other dot is a crit boost. At around level 30, my usual rotation goes. Bubble HoT bubble everyone until the tank needs heal bust out innervate HoT (appropriate strength heal) Dark heal someone, someone always takes damage rebubble HoT (appropriate strength heal) You know what, I'm just going to dps for a bit. rebubble etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganHipster Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Thanks for that rotation! I will definitely try something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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