Officers’ Quarters: Hot-headed healers

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Every Monday Scott Andrews contributes Officers’ Quarters , a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership. A little healthy competition among your raiders can be a good thing. It encourages people to push to play their best, to show up completely prepared, and to gem and enchant their gear with the most effective possible options. A bit of banter can enliven your raids and ease the tension when your run is struggling. But what if your players take it too far? What if their drive for personal accomplishment becomes detrimental to your raid? This week’s e-mail asks how to handle two healers — and officers — who are turning their personal competition into public drama. Scott — I’m the raid leader in a growing progression guild with some pretty hot-headed healers. While our raid healing shaman is competent and professional, I’ve started to suspect that the other healers (the paladins in particular) are engaging in behavior that hurts the raid and creates drama. As an example, one paladin healer in particular will overwrite the other paladin’s Judgement of Light at every chance to inflate his numbers on the meters. Both of them vie for having “the biggest”, whether it’s mana pool, meter numbers, or SP; it’s something new every week. This has also encouraged similar behavior in some of our other healers. Continue reading Officers’ Quarters: Hot-headed healers Filed under: (Guild Leadership) Officers’ Quarters Officers’ Quarters: Hot-headed healers originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink