Originally posted by: Scrimmy
You know, there's a way to guarantee that your side will always have at least 1 healer...
Seriously though, as a healer I get very annoyed when people complain about the shortage of healers or tanks on my server and then go right on playing their bright wizards and shadow warriors. If you aren't part of the solution, then you're part of the problem.
Having just switched from a Swordmaster main to an Archmage main, I have to say I'm actually having a blast healing in WAR. I played a Resto druid in WoW for way too long, thought I was burned out on the playstyle and started WAR as a tank. Had fun with it, but just got a little frustrated at the lack of heals I was getting when I wasn't running guild groups.
So I figured "What the hell?", started over as an archmage and have been doing RvR and scenarios pretty much non-stop up to level 20, where I am now. And really, healing in WAR is fun. No one dies instantly unless they get massively assist trained, so you're generally able to keep multiple people alive without a great deal of frustration.
And really, no single character in a PvP setting can have as much influence over how the battle is going than a healer. So that helps a bit with the fun.
A lot of it really boils down to who you're playing with, though. If you're just running PUGs and not getting any support, playing a healer can be fairly awful. If you're in a guild with good teamwork, it can be incredibly fun. Sure, witch elves will rip you apart in a PUG. But it's another matter entirely when you've got a pair of bright wizards beside you and an Ironbreaker with guard on you nearby, as you can just detaunt them then go about your business while they get rooted, punted away, and blown up.