My posting schedule continues to be irregular. I’m still in the much-hated job, and each night I come home after a very long commute feeling tired, depressed as hell, and without the energy to do anything that I’d planned. Sometimes I coccoon, wrapping myself in a duvet on the couch while I re-watch Firefly or the Harry Potter movies. Those are bad nights.
If only I’d realised how much growing up and becoming a responsible adult would suck, I don’t think I would have bothered. :/
I have been doing a bit of healing on my still-woefully-undergeared pally. I enjoy it a lot, although I think I would get very flustered if trying to raid heal. Better gear, with more intellect, would help a lot. Speed runs are tough, if there are people who need a lot of healing.
I know that healing has been described as whack-a-mole, and it’s true…there is an element of that. You stare at Grid while trying to keep half an eye out for shadow circles or fire or whatever on the floor. God knows what the instances actually look like. And yet, it’s fun. I’ve played ranged dps for so long that healing is a challenge, and everything feels new again.
The new pally changes are interesting – I love the idea of being a melee healer, a type of battle monk. I’ve loved classes in other games that combine healing with dps, and this would be a huge step in that direction. The only thing that I really don’t like is the combo-point-type mechanic. That is part of the reason why I’ve never been able to actually level a druid or rogue past 30…the combo point/finishing move mechanic just feels too artificial and stilted. But we will see. Despite my being a total tard at playing melee dps characters, I think it will be a good change.
Well, back to work. This was a stolen moment from my workday, taken to make up for having worked through lunch. I know, I know…emo much?
